Halina Zalewska

Halina Zalewska
Halina Zalewska
	Zalewska in The Long Hair of Death (1964)
Born	1940; Poland
Died	19 August 1976 (age 36); Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress

Halina Zalewska (1940 - 19 August 1976) was a Polish-born Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in Poland,^[1] Zalewska was the daughter of a Polish noblewoman and an Italian businessman.^[2] She spent her childhood in Alassio, her father's birthplace.^[2] Her career was launched by winning the beauty pageant Miss Muretto in 1958.^[2] She was very active in genre films, but her career include also a few art films, including a minor role in Luchino Visconti's The Leopard.^[2]

Zalewska accidentally died in a fire in 1976, aged 36 years old.^[2]^[3] She was the half-sister of actress Ely Galleani.^[3]

Selected filmography

Leoni al sole (1961) - Paola
The Leopard (1963)
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963)
The Warm Life (1964)
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964) - Myrta
The Long Hair of Death (1964) - Lisabeth Karnstein
Amore mio (1964)
Hard Time for Princes (1965) - Luisetta
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1965)
Giant of the Evil Island (1965) - Dona Alma Morales
Seven Dollars on the Red (1966) - Mexican Woman (uncredited)
An Angel for Satan (1966) - Luisa
Agente segreto 777 - Invito ad uccidere (1966) - Frida
War Between the Planets (1966) - Janet Norton
The Ugly Ones (1966) - Eden
La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967) - Lt. Teri Sanchez
Joe l'implacabile (1967) - Betty
Omicidio per appuntamento (1967) - Fidelia Forrester
Gente d'onore (1967)
Hate Is My God (1969) - Rosalie Field
Nero Wolfe: Salsicce 'Mezzanotte' (1971, TV Series) - Dina Laszlo
La polizia brancola nel buio (1975) - (final film role)

References

^ m. f. (11 August 1958). "Eletta miss Muretto ad Alassio una signorina svizzera di 18 anni". La Stampa. No. 190.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Redazione (21 August 1976). "Alassio ricorda una bella ragazza "che aveva voglia di fare l'attrice"". La Stampa. No. 180.
^ ^a ^b Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.

External links

Halina Zalewska at IMDb

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[1] . f. (11 August 1958). "Eletta miss Muretto ad Alassio una signorina svizzera di 18 anni". La Stampa. No. 190.

[bio-2] Redazione (21 August 1976). "Alassio ricorda una bella ragazza "che aveva voglia di fare l'attrice"". La Stampa. No. 180.

[att-3] Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.

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