Federica Elisabetta De Galeani was born April 24, 1953 in
Alassio, Savona, Italy. She was known to movie-goers as Ely Galleani but was
sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall.
The daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of
Lithuanian origin, Galleani made her film debut in 1970 with a small role in
“Quella piccola differenza” directed by Duccio Tessari, then appeared in a
number of films with larger and more significant roles. Among her films was one
Euro-western: “Apache Woman” (1976) where she played the role of the Master’s
daughter.
She was the half-sister of actress Halina Zalewska, who
accidentally died in 1976, at 36, in a fire. Galleani was married to filmmaker
Carlo Vanzina but they are now divorced.
Ely’s last film was “Cugine mie” in 1978. Now retired you
can still stay in touch with her through her blog at http://www.elygalleaniblog.com/italiano/index.asp
Today we celebrate Ely Galleani’s 60th
birthday.
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