
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

Virgin Territory
2007 · as The Abbess

Still Sexy
2026 · as Adelaide

My Summer in Provence
2014 · as Irène

Jamon Jamon
1992 · as La puta madre

Black Angel
2002 · as Livia Mazzoni

The Hairdresser's Husband
1990 · as Mathilde

Off Key
2001 · as Rita

Destiny Ride
2008 · as Tante Louise

Christopher Roth
2010 · as Catherine Roth

La Travestie
1988 · as Solange, aka Myriam

Being Human
1994 · as Beatrice

Excellent Cadavers
1999 · as Francesca Morvillo

The Leading Man
1996 · as Elena Webb

Sposa in rosso
2022 · as Lucrezia Madonia

Old Rascal
1992 · as Rose

Question of Luck
1996 · as Marie

Like Crazy
2016 · as Luciana Brogi coniugata Morelli

Lezioni di volo
2007 · as Pollo's mother