Ines Pellegrini (born on 7 November 1954) is an Italian retired actress of Eritrean origin.

Life and career

Though born in

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, Pelligrini spent her childhood in Eritrea, attending Italian schools, before returning to Italy with her adoptive father in the 1970s. 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 Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

, who chose her for the role of Zumurrud in ''

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'' (1974); she also appeared in Pasolini's last film, ''

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' ( it, Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, billed on-screen ''Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom'' on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply ''Salò'' []) is a 1975 horror film, horror art film dir ...

'' (1975). 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." Later Pellegrini became a minor starlet in Italian films including ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1978) and '' War of the Robots'' (1978), appearing in 16 films between 1974 and 1981. In the mid-1980s, she left show business and moved to Los Angeles, where she opened a downtown antiques shop and promoted volunteering.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pellegrini, Ines 1954 births Living people Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses Eritrean actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian people of Eritrean descent