Elvy Lissiak
Elvy Lissiak (19 July 1929 – 25 February 1996) was an Italian stage and film actress.
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Born | Elvira Lissiak 19 July 1929 |
Died | 25 February 1996 66) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Born in Trieste as Elvira Lissiak, she made her film debut with the role of Luciana in Luciano Emmer's Domenica d'agosto, gaining critical appreciation for her performance.[1][2] Lissiak later appeared on stage in a rivista with Ugo Tognazzi and in several films alongside Vittorio Gassman, at the time her partner in life.[1] Following the breakup of her relationship with Gassman, she decided to focus her activities on stage, where she knew her then husband, the actor Franco Castellani.[1] She retired from acting in the early 1960s.[1]
Selected filmography
- Sunday in August (1950)
- Toto Looks for a Wife (1950)
- The Lion of Amalfi (1950)
- Hawk of the Nile (1950)
- L'ingiusta condanna (1952)
- The Ship of Condemned Women (1953)
- The Two Marshals (1961)
- Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962)
- Hawk of the Caribbean (1962)
References
- Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
External links
- Elvy Lissiak on IMDb
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