Occupation Actress Name Halina Zalewska | Role Actress Siblings Ely Galleani | |
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Born 1940 Switzerland Died August 19, 1976, Rome, Italy Movies The Long Hair of Death, Leoni al sole, The Leopard, An Angel for Satan, The Warm Life Similar People Ely Galleani, Vittorio Caprioli, Raffaello Matarazzo, Camillo Mastrocinque, Florestano Vancini | ||
Halina Zalewska (1940 - 19 August 1976) was a Swiss-born Italian actress.
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Life and career
Born in Switzerland, Zalewska was the daughter of a Polish noblewoman and an Italian businessman. She spent her childhood in Alassio, her father's birthplace. Her career was launched by winning the beauty pageant Miss Muretto in 1958. She was very active in genre films, mainly Spaghetti Westerns, peplum and Eurospy films, but her career include also a few art films, including a minor role in Luchino Visconti's The Leopard.
Zalewska accidentally died in a fire in 1976, aged 36 years old. She was the half-sister of actress Ely Galleani.
Selected filmography
References
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