Ely Galleani

Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani 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 by Duccio Tessari then appeared in a number of films with roles of more weight She retired from acting in 1978 and moved on to a career as an accountant She was the halfsister of actress Halina Zalewska who accidentally died in 1976 at 36 in a fire Galleani is also the exwife of Italian filmmaker Carlo Vanzina