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.
Terry
Le evase - Storie di sesso e di violenze
Sarah
La fine dell'innocenza
Naiba Campbell
Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro
Zumurrud
Il fiore delle Mille e una notte
Luisa
Peccato originale
Irma
La madama
Myriam
Una bella governante di colore
Scandalo in Famiglia
Noa Noa
Myosotis (as Macia Pellegrini)
Il bacio
Sonia
La guerra dei robot
Tronia
Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2
Italia: Ultimo atto?
concubina del Maraja
Sono un fenomeno paranormale
The Slave Girl
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Bianca, prostituta e amante di Zoppas
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
Sister of Lola Lola bis
Provaci anche tu Lionel
Queen's Black Maid
Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
18
Gender
Female
Birthday
1954-11-07
Place of Birth
Milan, Italy
Also Known As
Macia Pellegrini