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    Ines Pellegrini

    1954-11-07 (69 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    I Am an ESP
    57.74 %|Dec 24, 1985
    Comedy
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    Family Scandal
    0 %|May 22, 1981
    Comedy
    poster
    Jailbirds
    43 %|Aug 18, 1978
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    The War of the Robots
    30 %|Apr 26, 1978
    Action, Science Fiction
    poster
    Could It Happen Here?
    0 %|Nov 24, 1977
    Crime
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    Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2
    25 %|Aug 1, 1977
    Comedy
    poster
    Scandal In the Family
    45 %|May 26, 1976
    Comedy
    poster
    Annie
    54 %|Feb 19, 1976
    Drama
    poster
    La madama
    45 %|Jan 16, 1976
    Crime, Comedy
    poster
    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
    63.879999999999995 %|Jan 10, 1976
    Drama, War, Thriller
    poster
    Una bella governante di colore
    54 %|Jan 1, 1976
    Comedy
    poster
    Eyeball
    58 %|Jan 24, 1975
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    poster
    The Kiss of Death
    20 %|Aug 22, 1974
    Drama
    poster
    Arabian Nights
    65.47 %|Jun 20, 1974
    Adventure, Fantasy
    poster
    Noa Noa
    50 %|Feb 24, 1974
    Drama
    poster
    Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
    54.379999999999995 %|Dec 12, 1973
    Comedy
    poster
    Provaci anche tu Lionel
    0 %|Dec 1, 1973
    Comedy
    poster
    Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro
    0 %|Sep 1, 1973
    Comedy, Adventure, History

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