This page uses content from the Anna Galiena biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.

Anna Galiena (born December 22, 1954) is an Italian actress, best known to British and American audiences for her appearance in Le Mari de la coiffeuse, Jamón, jamón and Being Human.

She was born in Rome.

In 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 Jamón, jamón and went on to make her mainstream Hollywood debut in the Bill Forsyth directed, Robin Williams starring Being Human. 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.

Trivia

• Galiena speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and French.
• She was a member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003.
• In Being Human she speaks Friulian, a Romance language spoken in north-east Italy.

External links

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.