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. 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. 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. She retired from acting in the early 1960s.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1950 Sunday in August Luciana 1950 Toto Looks for a Wife Adelina 1950 Hawk of the Nile Selika Uncredited1950 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)
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