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
Beatrice
2019
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as Beatrice
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Age: 64
My Summer in Provence
2014
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as Irène
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Age: 59
Un amore di strega
2009
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as Emma
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Age: 54
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
No way out - A broken love
2007
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as Caterina Della Torre
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Age: 52
Guido, Who Challenged The Red Brigades
2007
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as Silvia Rossa
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Age: 52
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
2006
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as Viceregina
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Age: 51
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
Il veterinario
2005
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as Olimpia
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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
Across the border
2004
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as Agnese
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Age: 49
Guardians of the Clouds
2004
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as Donna Maddalena
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Age: 49
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
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as Madame Plens
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Age: 48
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
Le coup du sort
1997
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as
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Age: 42
My Brother's Gun
1997
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as Madre
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Age: 42
The Leading Man
1996
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as Elena Webb
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Age: 41
3
1996
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as Baronessa Chiara del Serchio
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Age: 41
Three Lives and Only One Death
1996
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as Maria Gabri - Colosso "Tania la Corse"
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Age: 41
Unpredictable Nature of the River
1996
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as Louise de Saint-Agnan
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Age: 41
Question of Luck
1996
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as Marie
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Age: 41
Moses
1995
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as Ptira
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Age: 40
Les femmes et les enfants d'abord
1994
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as Rose
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Age: 39
Being Human
1994
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as Beatrice
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Age: 39
The Last Writer
1993
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as Fanny
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Age: 38
The Great Pumpkin
1993
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as Cynthia Diotallevi
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Age: 38
Old Rascal
1992
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as Rose
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Age: 38
L'Atlantide
1992
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as Amira
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Age: 37
Jamon Jamon
1992
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as la puta madre
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Age: 37
La viuda del capitán Estrada
1991
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as Luisa Estrada
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Age: 36
The Hairdresser's Husband
1990
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as Mathilde
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Age: 35
Quiet Days in Clichy
1990
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as Edith
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Age: 35
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano
1989
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as Alessandra
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Age: 34
La Fée Carabine
1988
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as Julie
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Age: 33
La Travestie
1988
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as Solange, aka Myriam
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Age: 33
Down There in the Jungle
1988
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as Gloria
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Age: 33
Rorret
1988
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as Barbara Liegi
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Age: 33
L'estate sta finendo
1987
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as Sandra
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Age: 32
Sweets from a Stranger
1987
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as Isa
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Age: 32
Farewell Moscow
1987
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as
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Age: 32
Hotel Colonial
1987
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as Francesca
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Age: 32
Nothing Underneath
1985
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as Diana
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Age: 30