
Ines Pellegrini
Born November 7, 1954 in Milan, Italy (age 71)
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]
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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.
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LearningI Am an ESP1985
LearningFamily Scandal1981
LearningEscape from Women's Prison1978
LearningCould It Happen Here?1977
LearningScandal In the Family1976
LearningAnnie1976
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom1976
LearningUna bella governante di colore1976
LearningEyeball1975
LearningThe Kiss1974
Arabian Nights1974
LearningNoa Noa1974
LearningIl brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia1973
LearningProvaci anche tu Lionel1973