Ketti Gallian (25 December 1912 – October 1972) was a French actress.
Early life Gallian was born in Nice.
Career She went to Paris at the age of 15 and secured work as a model. She later went back to Nice and appeared in a number of foreign films made by Paramount.
Her performance in The Ace, in which she played opposite Raymond Massey on the London stage, resulted in a screen contract from Fox. However, she never became a success while acting in America and returned to France.
Personal life Gallian had an affair with gangster Bugsy Siegel.Shnayerson, Michael. "Sportsman in Paradise". Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021, pp. 33-48.
Gallian married Pierre Billon. She died, aged 59, in Paris.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes1932 With Assurance 1932 Côte d'Azur Yvonne Casin 1934 George White's Scandals Dancer Uncredited1934 Marie Galante Marie Galante 1935 Under the Pampas Moon Yvonne LaMarr 1937 Espionage Sonia Yaloniv 1937 Shall We Dance Lady Tarrington 1937 Aloha, le chant des îles Maoupiti 1938 La Piste du sud Hélène Marchand 1945 Mademoiselle X Catherine Nanteuil 1949 Du Guesclin Jeanne de Malemains 1950 Agnes of Nothing Alix 1956 Suspicion Cécile de Villesec (final film role)
Further reading
References
External links
Ketti Gallian at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Victorine Catherine Galliano at matchID