Ines Pellegrini

Ines Pellegrini

  • Birthday: 1954-11-07
  • Place of birth: Milan, Italy
  • Also know as: Macia Pellegrini

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.

Filmography

Jailbirds

1978

As Terry

La madama

1976

As Irma

Eyeball

1975

As Naiba Campbell

Noa Noa

1974

As

Arabian Nights

1974

As Zumurrud

Family Scandal

1981

As Luisa

The Kiss of Death

1974

As Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)

Annie

1976

As Sarah

I Am an ESP

1985

As concubina del Maraja

Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia

1973

As Bianca, prostituta e amante di Zoppas

The War of the Robots

1978

As Sonia

Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2

1977

As Tronia

Provaci anche tu Lionel

1973

As Sister of Lola Lola bis

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1976

As The Slave Girl

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