Elvy Lissiak

Elvy Lissiak
Lissiak in the movie Domenica d'agosto (1950)
Born
Elvira Lissiak

(1929-07-19)19 July 1929
Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 February 1996(1996-02-25) (aged 66)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Elvy Lissiak (19 July 1929 – 25 February 1996) was an Italian stage and film 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)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.