Anna Galiena

Anna Galiena

Known for
Acting
Born
December 22, 1949 (age 76)
Birthplace
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

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Still Sexy poster

Still Sexy

Movie · as Adelaide

2026
Rodin and Michelangelo: The Song of the Statues

Rodin and Michelangelo: The Song of the Statues

Movie · as Anna Galiena (voice)

2024
It Happens in the Best of Families poster

It Happens in the Best of Families

Movie · as Mamma Lina

2023
Happiness poster

Happiness

Movie · as Floriana Mazzoni

2023
Giorni felici poster

Giorni felici

Movie · as Margherita

2022
Sposa in rosso poster

Sposa in rosso

Movie · as Lucrezia Madonia

2022
Improvised Christmas poster

Improvised Christmas

Movie · as Rosa

2021
CARRON - Codice d'Angelo poster

CARRON - Codice d'Angelo

Movie · as Graziella Carron

2020
Decent People poster

Decent People

Movie · as La mère de Manon

2020
Emily in Paris poster

Emily in Paris

TV · as Antonia Muratori · 6 eps

2019
Despite the Fog poster

Despite the Fog

Movie · as Laura

2019
An Almost Ordinary Summer poster

An Almost Ordinary Summer

Movie · as Giulietta

2019
Beatrice poster

Beatrice

Movie · as Beatrice

2018
A Family Tale poster

A Family Tale

TV · as Tullia Zampi · 12 eps

2017
Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo poster

Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo

TV · as Germana Gregoretti · 8 eps

2016
Like Crazy poster

Like Crazy

Movie · as Luciana Brogi coniugata Morelli

2015
You Can't Save Yourself Alone poster

You Can't Save Yourself Alone

Movie · as Viola

2014
My Summer in Provence poster

My Summer in Provence

Movie · as Irène

2013
Stay Away from Me poster

Stay Away from Me

Movie · as Lorenza Bra

2013
Casa & Bottega poster

Casa & Bottega

Movie · as Teresa

2010
Christopher Roth poster

Christopher Roth

Movie · as Catherine Roth

2010
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore poster

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

Movie · as Self

2009
Ultimatum poster

Ultimatum

Movie · as Rachel

2009
Mejor que nunca poster

Mejor que nunca

Movie · as Clotilde

2009
Un amore di strega poster

Un amore di strega

Movie · as Emma

2008
Destiny Ride poster

Destiny Ride

Movie · as Tante Louise

2008
Sleeping Around poster

Sleeping Around

Movie · as Sara

2007
Virgin Territory poster

Virgin Territory

Movie · as The Abbess

2007
Un amore su misura poster

Un amore su misura

Movie · as Carla

2007
Lezioni di volo poster

Lezioni di volo

Movie · as Pollo's mother

2007
Write It on the Walls poster

Write It on the Walls

Movie · as Madre Sole

2007
Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades poster

Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades

Movie · as Silvia Rossa

2007
No way out - A broken love poster

No way out - A broken love

Movie · as Caterina Della Torre

2006
Amore e libertà - Masaniello poster

Amore e libertà - Masaniello

Movie · as Viceregina

2006
Fade to Black poster

Fade to Black

Movie · as Aida Padovani

2005
The Do-Gooders poster

The Do-Gooders

Movie · as Laura

2005
La Tête haute poster

La Tête haute

Movie · as Marthe

2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish poster

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

Movie · as Madame Plens

2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper poster

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

Movie · as Madame Plens

2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea poster

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

Movie · as Madame Plens

2004
Across the border poster

Across the border

Movie · as Agnese

2004
Guardians of the Clouds poster

Guardians of the Clouds

Movie · as Donna Maddalena

2004
Le Président Ferrare poster

Le Président Ferrare

TV · as Marylin · 3 eps

2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story poster

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

Movie · as Madame Plens

2002
Black Angel poster

Black Angel

Movie · as Livia Mazzoni

2002
Dirty Vivancos III poster

Dirty Vivancos III

Movie · as Amanda

2001
Off Key poster

Off Key

Movie · as Rita

2001
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein poster

Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein

Movie · as Serafina Salvini

2001
La Crociera poster

La Crociera

TV · as Laura · 1 ep

2000
Bibo per sempre poster

Bibo per sempre

Movie · as Marisa

1999
Excellent Cadavers poster

Excellent Cadavers

Movie · as Francesca Morvillo

1999
Love in the Mirror poster

Love in the Mirror

Movie · as Virginia

1999
But Forever in My Mind poster

But Forever in My Mind

Movie · as Eleonora

1999
Doppio Segreto poster

Doppio Segreto

Movie · as Caterina/Maria Manara

1999
The Venice Project poster

The Venice Project

Movie · as Maria / Sophia

1999
The Pleasure Zone poster

The Pleasure Zone

TV · as Monica (as Maria Galis) · 1 ep

1997
Le coup du sort poster

Le coup du sort

Movie

1997
My Brother's Gun poster

My Brother's Gun

Movie · as Madre

1996
Question of Luck poster

Question of Luck

Movie · as Marie

1996
The Leading Man poster

The Leading Man

Movie · as Elena Webb

1996
Three Lives and Only One Death poster

Three Lives and Only One Death

Movie · as Maria Gabri - Colosso "Tania la Corse"

1996
Unpredictable Nature of the River poster

Unpredictable Nature of the River

Movie · as Louise de Saint-Agnan

1996
3 poster

3

Movie · as Baronessa Chiara del Serchio

1996
Moses poster

Moses

TV · as Ptira · 2 eps

1995
La scuola poster

La scuola

Movie · as prof.ssa Majello

1995
Lo + plus poster

Lo + plus

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1994
Senza pelle poster

Senza pelle

Movie · as Gina Frigeni

1994
Mario and the Magician poster

Mario and the Magician

Movie · as Rachel Fuhrmann

1994
Being Human poster

Being Human

Movie · as Beatrice

1994
Les femmes et les enfants d'abord poster

Les femmes et les enfants d'abord

Movie · as Rose

1994
Eppur si muove poster

Eppur si muove

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
The Last Writer poster

The Last Writer

Movie · as Fanny

1993
The Great Pumpkin poster

The Great Pumpkin

Movie · as Cynthia Diotallevi

1992
Jamon Jamon poster

Jamon Jamon

Movie · as La puta madre

1992
Old Rascal poster

Old Rascal

Movie · as Rose

1992
L'Atlantide poster

L'Atlantide

Movie · as Amira

1991
La viuda del capitán Estrada poster

La viuda del capitán Estrada

Movie · as Luisa Estrada

1990
The Hairdresser's Husband poster

The Hairdresser's Husband

Movie · as Mathilde

1990
Quiet Days in Clichy poster

Quiet Days in Clichy

Movie · as Edith

1989
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano poster

Willy Signori e vengo da lontano

Movie · as Alessandra

1988
La Travestie poster

La Travestie

Movie · as Solange, aka Myriam

1988
Down There in the Jungle poster

Down There in the Jungle

Movie · as Gloria

1988
Rorret poster

Rorret

Movie · as Barbara Liegi

1988
La Fée Carabine poster

La Fée Carabine

Movie · as Julie

1988
L'Argent poster

L'Argent

TV · as Baronne Sandorf · 3 eps

1987
L'estate sta finendo poster

L'estate sta finendo

Movie · as Sandra

1987
Hotel Colonial poster

Hotel Colonial

Movie · as Francesca

1987
Farewell Moscow poster

Farewell Moscow

Movie

1987
Sweets from a Stranger poster

Sweets from a Stranger

Movie · as Isa

1986
Puro cashmere poster

Puro cashmere

Movie · as Marika

1986
Italian Fast Food poster

Italian Fast Food

Movie · as S&M Client

1985
Nothing Underneath poster

Nothing Underneath

Movie · as Diana