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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.165 |
Birthday | 1954-11-07 |
Place of Birth | Milan, Italy |
Also Known As | Macia Pellegrini, Macha Erit, |
1978
Jailbirds
4.2/12
Four female convicts break out of prison, and during their escape they take hostage a bus full of young female tennis players. They drive the bus to t...
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Jailbirds
1976
Annie
5.6/10
Annie, the mistress of a middle-aged financier, accompanies him on a trip to Hong Kong. When his business interests collapse Annie ends up destitute....
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Annie
1975
Eyeball
5.7/59
A group of American tourists is traveling through Spain when two of them are murdered by a mysterious serial killer who removes an eyeball from every...
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Eyeball
1974
Arabian Nights
6.5/195
The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love a...
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Arabian Nights
1981
Family Scandal
0/0
A wife tries to deal with the recent death of husband and her rebellious daughter who is at constant odds with her. One day a friend of her deceased h...
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Family Scandal
1976
La madama
4.5/1
In the slang of the underworld or "mala" there is a special term for cop: "Madama". But if word were to get around that the "Madama" is Vito (Christi...
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La madama
1976
Una bella governante di colore
5.4/4
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Una bella governante di colore
1976
Scandal In the Family
4.5/3
A rich older man dies during a massage (you see, uh--never mind). His young widow (Lucrezia Love) decides she needs some male help in managing her dec...
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Scandal In the Family
1974
Noa Noa
5/3
The Survivors of the Bounty
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Noa Noa
1974
The Kiss of Death
2/1
Adaptation of a novel by Carolina Invernizio.
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The Kiss of Death
1978
The War of the Robots
3.2/24
An alien civilization, which facing eminent extinction, kidnaps two famous genetic scientists from Earth. A troop of soldiers is dispatched to combat...
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The War of the Robots
1977
Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2
2.5/2
Predictable parody of the legendary chapter of history of ancient Rome. The Orazi champions of the Central-South indolent clash with the Curiazi of Al...
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Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2
1977
Could It Happen Here?
0/0
Three terrorists—a rebel girl from an upper-class family, a teacher who despises capitalism, and an ex-con with a taste for violence—come together to...
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Could It Happen Here?
1985
I Am an ESP
5.7/32
Roberto Razzi, skeptical and convinced atheist, is the conductor of the Futuro program, in which he unmasks the most common tricks and deceptions that...
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I Am an ESP
1976
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
6.4/2026
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1973
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
5.4/24
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Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
1973
Provaci anche tu Lionel
0/0
Anna Tredicesimo, wife of Luigi Tredicesimo of Santa Ninfa (Trapani), introduces herself to the private investigator Lionel Lionelli and instructs him...
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Provaci anche tu Lionel
1973
Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro
0/0
Yet another adventure of the famous musketeers engaged as usual to help the needy. Cardinal Richelieu is always hindering their task.
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