Ines Pellegrini
Known For
Acting
Born
1954-11-07 in Milan, Italy
Biography
Though born in Milan, Pelligrini grew to adolescence in Eritrea, attending Italian schools, before returning to Italy with her adoptive father in the 1970s.[1] She made her film debut in 1973 in Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia but her career was launched by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who chose her for the role of Zumurrud in Arabian Nights (1974); she also appeared in Pasolini's last film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975).[1] About her Pasolini wrote: "When I noticed a half-caste Eritrean-Italian, I almost cried looking at her small, somewhat irregular features, perfect as those of a metal statue, hearing her chirpy, interrogatory Italian, and seeing those eyes, lost in a pleading uncertainty."[2] Later Pellegrini became a minor starlet in Italian genre films including Eyeball (1975), La madama (1976), Blue Belle (1976), Una bella governante di colore (1978) and War of the Robots (1978), appearing in 16 films between 1974 and 1981. In the mid-1980s she left showbusiness and moved to Los Angeles, where she opened a downtown antiques shop and promoted volunteering.
Most Known For
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as The Slave Girl
Family Scandal
as Luisa
Arabian Nights
as Zumurrud
Escape from Women's Prison
as Terry
The War of the Robots
as Sonia
Eyeball
as Naiba Campbell
Scandal In the Family
Annie
as Sarah
I Am an ESP
as concubina del Maraja
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
as Bianca, prostituta e amante di Zoppas
Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2
as Tronia
The Kiss
as Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)
Una bella governante di colore
as Myriam
Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro
as Queen's Black Maid
Noa Noa
La madama
as Irma
Provaci anche tu Lionel
as Sister of Lola Lola bis
