Halina Zalewska | |
Birth Date: | 1940 |
Birth Place: | Poland |
Death Date: | 19 August 1976 (age 36) |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Occupation: | Actress |
Halina Zalewska (1940 - 19 August 1976) was a Polish-born Italian actress.
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]