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Anna Galiena (born 22 December 1954) is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances inLe Mari de la coiffeuse, Jamón, jamón and Being Human.
Movie career
In her youth, Galiena starred in numerous stage plays, including several of Shakespeare's works. 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 Humanstarring 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.
Personal life
Galiena speaks Italian, English, French, and Spanish. In Being Human she speaks Friulian, a Romance language spoken in north-east Italy. She was a member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003.
Selected filmography
- Nothing Underneath (1985)
- Sweets from a Stranger (1987)
- Farewell Moscow (1987)
- Hotel Colonial (1987)
- La fée carabine (1988)
- Willy Signori e vengo da lontano (1989)
- The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
- Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)
- Jamón Jamón (1992)
- L'Atlantide (1992)
- No Skin (1993)
- The Great Pumpkin (1993)
- Being Human (1994)
- Mario and the Magician (1994)
- Moses (1995)
- School (1995)
- Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)
- The Leading Man (1996)
- My Brother's Gun (1997)
- Excellent Cadavers (1999)
- But Forever in My Mind (1999)
- Off Key (2001)
- Senso '45 (2002)
- The Tulse Luper Suitcases (2003)
- The Citadel (2003)
- Guardians of the Clouds (2004)
- Fade to Black (2006)
- Virgin Territory (2007)
- Flying Lessons (2007)
- Ultimatum (2009)
- Un Amore di Strega (2009)
- Stay Away from Me (2013)
- You Can't Save Yourself Alone (2015)
- Like Crazy (2016)
