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Tania Velia

Biography

Tania Velia

Overview

  • Born
    April 3, 1935 · Moravice, Croatia
  • Died
    January 1, 2004
  • Birth name
    Tanja Ivelja
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Biography

  • Tania Velia was born on April 3, 1935 in Moravice, Croatia. She was an actress, known for Queen of Outer Space (1958), The Fiend of Dope Island (1960) and Missile to the Moon (1958). She died on January 1, 2004.

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  • Competed in the 1952 or 1956 (exact year unknown) Summer Olympics as part of the Yugoslavian Swimming Team.
  • Former Miss Yugoslavia.
  • Described as 'The Yugoslavian Bombshell' in promotional material for The Fiend of Dope Island (1960).
  • Fluent in six languages.
  • Daughter of a Turkish father and an Italian mother. Her father was the governor of the island of Lastovo, in the Adriatic Sea.

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