Ines Pellegrini

Known for ActingBorn 1954-11-07 (age 71)Milan, Italy

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro

Could It Happen Here?

Family Scandal

Provaci anche tu Lionel

Arabian Nights

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

La madama

I Am an ESP

Eyeball

Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia

Una bella governante di colore

Annie

Scandal In the Family

Noa Noa

Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2

Escape from Women's Prison

The Kiss

The War of the Robots