Galani started her career in opera and sang professionally before she became known as an actress. She worked as a singer in England for four years in the 1960s, then joined the
Australian Opera for five years between 1967 and 1972. Galani had played a regular role in local soap opera,
Number 96 as Maria Panucci, the aunt of
Harry Michaels' character Giovanni from late 1976, until the end of the series in August 1977. In 1979, Galani appeared in the first series of cult drama TV series
Prisoner, as Mrs. Bentley, in a controversial story-arc about a woman who had buried a child alive, a crime that was later falsely blamed on Lynn Warner (
Kerry Armstrong), who was subsequently wrongly convicted and imprisoned whilst protesting her innocence. The character played a crucial role in one of the show's original storylines, and with the series gaining international success in numerous countries, it is probably Galani's most widely known role. In 1980, Galani took a regular role in
Australian Broadcasting Corporation situation comedy series
Home Sweet Home, appearing until 1982. Other television credits include
Matlock Police,
Homicide,
The Young Doctors,
A Country Practice,
The Flying Doctors,
Home and Away,
Police Rescue,
Murder Call,
Something in the Air,
All Saints and
Blue Heelers. Galani also featured in a series of television adverts for Jalna
Greek Yoghurt and
Mortein. ==Acting credits==