Anna Galiena
Born December 22, 1954 (Age: 71)
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Roma, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Anna Galiena is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in Le Mari de la coiffeuse, Jamón, jamón and Being Human. her youth, Galiena starred in numerous off and on-Broadway shows, including several revivals of Shakespeare plays. She had made over a dozen films, mainly in her native Italy before her role in Le Mari de la coiffeuse brought her to international attention. She went on to appear in Bigas Luna's Jamón, jamón and went on to make her mainstream Hollywood debut in the Bill Forsyth-directed Being Human starring Robin Williams. The film was, however, a massive flop. Since then, Galiena has worked in European cinema, where she is consistently in demand. With over 50 films and many television appearances to her credit, she currently has several films in production, including a prominent supporting role in the film Virgin Territory, starring Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton. She stars alongside Joaquim de Almeida and Ben Gazzara in the thriller Christopher Roth. In 2007 she was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival
Anna Galiena is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in Le Mari de la coiffeuse, Jamón, jamón and Being Human. her youth, Galiena starred in numerous off and on-Broadway shows, including several revivals of Shakespeare plays. She had made over a dozen films, mainly in her native Italy before her role in Le Mari de la coiffeuse brought her to international attention. She went on to appear in Bigas Luna's Jamón, jamón and went on to make her mainstream Hollywood debut in the Bill Forsyth-directed Being Human starring Robin Williams. The film was, however, a massive flop.
Since then, Galiena has worked in European cinema, where she is consistently in demand. With over 50 films and many television appearances to her credit, she currently has several films in production, including a prominent supporting role in the film Virgin Territory, starring Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton. She stars alongside Joaquim de Almeida and Ben Gazzara in the thriller Christopher Roth.
In 2007 she was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival
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Filmography
My Summer in Provence
2014
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as Irène
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Age: 59
Virgin Territory
2007
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as The Abbess
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Age: 52
Write It on the Walls
2007
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as Madre Sole
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Age: 52
La Tête haute
2005
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as Marthe
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Age: 50
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
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as Madame Plens
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Age: 50
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
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as Madame Plens
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Age: 49
Dirty Vivancos III
2002
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as Amanda
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Age: 47
Black Angel
2002
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as Livia Mazzoni
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Age: 47
Bibo per sempre
2000
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as Marisa
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Age: 45
But Forever In My Mind
1999
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as Eleonora
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Age: 44
Doppio Segreto
1999
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as Caterina/Maria Manara
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Age: 44
The Leading Man
1996
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as Elena Webb
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Age: 41
Moses
1995
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as Ptira
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Age: 40
Being Human
1994
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as Beatrice
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Age: 39