Anna Galiena
Actor
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
Filmography
Jamon Jamon
as la puta madre 1992
Virgin Territory
as The Abbess 2007
My Summer in Provence
as Irène 2014
You Can't Save Yourself Alone
as Viola 2015
The Hairdresser's Husband
as Mathilde 1990
Stay Away from Me
as Lorenza Bra 2013
An Almost Ordinary Summer
as Giulietta 2019
But Forever In My Mind
as Eleonora 1999
La scuola
as prof.ssa Majello 1995
Write It on the Walls
as Madre Sole 2007
Nothing Underneath
as Diana 1985
Black Angel
as Livia Mazzoni 2002
Improvised Christmas
as Rosa 2022
It Happens in the Best of Families
as Mamma Lina 2024
Being Human
as Beatrice 1994
The Great Pumpkin
as Cynthia Diotallevi 1993