Elvy Lissiak
Italian actress (1929–1996)
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Elvy Lissiak (19 July 1929 – 25 February 1996) was an Italian stage and film actress.
Born
19 July 1929
Elvira Lissiak
19 July 1929
Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 February 1996 (aged 66)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Elvy Lissiak | |
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Lissiak in the movie Domenica d'agosto (1950) | |
| Born | Elvira Lissiak 19 July 1929 Trieste, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 25 February 1996 (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Born in Trieste, Italy, as Elvira Lissiak, she made her film debut with the role of Luciana in Luciano Emmer's Domenica d'agosto (1950), 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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sunday in August | Luciana | |
| 1950 | Toto Looks for a Wife | Adelina | |
| 1950 | Hawk of the Nile | Selika | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Lion of Amalfi | Diana | |
| 1951 | Trieste mia! | ||
| 1952 | Guilt Is Not Mine | Barbara Soldani | |
| 1953 | The Ship of Condemned Women | Carmen | |
| 1960 | Labbra rosse | Baby's Sister | |
| 1960 | From a Roman Balcony | ||
| 1961 | The Two Marshals | Vanda | |
| 1962 | Hawk of the Caribbean | Lolita | |
| 1962 | Lo smemorato di Collegno | Wife of Polacic | (final film role) |