Ines 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.

Most Famous Work

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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

(1976) The Slave Girl

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The War of the Robots

(1978) Sonia

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Eyeball

(1975) Naiba Campbell

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Annie

(1976) Sarah

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Jailbirds

(1978) Terry

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2

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The Kiss of Death

(1974) Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1985	concubina del Maraja	I Am an ESP 1985-12-24 Movie
1981	Luisa	Family Scandal 1981-05-22 Movie
1978	Terry	Jailbirds 1978-08-18 Movie
	Sonia	The War of the Robots 1978-04-26 Movie
1977	N/A	Could It Happen Here? 1977-11-24 Movie
	Tronia	Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2 1977-08-01 Movie
1976	N/A	Scandal In the Family 1976-05-26 Movie
	Sarah	Annie 1976-02-19 Movie
	Irma	La madama 1976-01-16 Movie
	The Slave Girl	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1976-01-10 Movie
	Myriam	Una bella governante di colore 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Naiba Campbell	Eyeball 1975-01-24 Movie
1974	Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)	The Kiss of Death 1974-08-22 Movie
	Zumurrud	Arabian Nights 1974-06-20 Movie
	N/A	Noa Noa 1974-02-24 Movie
1973	Bianca, prostituta e amante di Zoppas	Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia 1973-12-12 Movie
	Sister of Lola Lola bis	Provaci anche tu Lionel 1973-12-01 Movie
	Queen's Black Maid	Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro 1973-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv