Ines Pellegrini

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.

Known For

Birth Location Milan, Italy
Born 1954-11-07

Movies

I Am an ESP as concubina del Maraja
1985
Family Scandal as Luisa
1981
Jailbirds as Terry
1978
1978
1977
Annie as Sarah
1976
La madama as Irma
1976
1976
Eyeball as Naiba Campbell
1975
The Kiss of Death as Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)
1974
Arabian Nights as Zumurrud
1974
1974
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia as Bianca, prostituta e amante di Zoppas
1973
Provaci anche tu Lionel as Sister of Lola Lola bis
1973
Ines Pellegrini hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows