Anita Pallenberg
Anita Pallenberg | |
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 in Milan, 2 October 1970 | |
| Born | 6 April 1942 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 13 June 2017 (aged 75) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, artist, model |
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| Children | 3 |
Anita Pallenberg (6 April 1944 – 13 June 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion designer. She starred in the movie Candy in 1968.[1] She also played Black Queen of Sogo in Barbarella in that same year.[2] Pallenberg appeared in more than a dozen movies over 40 years.
Pallenberg became widely known in popular culture as the girlfriend of Brian Jones and later Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. She spent a lot of time with singer Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger's girlfriend in the late 1960s, who remained a friend of Pallenberg's.[3] They appeared together in 2001 in the BBC situation comedy Absolutely Fabulous in episode four, "Donkey", with Faithfull playing God and Pallenberg The Devil.[4]
Early life and death[change | change source]
Pallenberg was born in Rome. She died of complications from hepatitis C on 13 June 2017 in Chichester, West Sussex, aged 73.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Edelman, Rob; Kupferberg, Audrey (2002). Matthau: A Life (illustrated ed.). Taylor Trade Publications. p. 310. ISBN 9780878332748.
- ↑ Westfahl, Gary (2012). The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918–1969. McFarland. p. 131. ISBN 9780786489992.
- ↑ Elkann, Alain (4 September 2014). "Anita Pallenberg: "La mia vita tra sesso, droga e Rolling Stones"". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Hodkinson, Mark (2011). Marianne Faithfull: As Years Go By. Omnibus Press. p. 395. ISBN 9780857129932.
- ↑ Saperstein, Pat (14 June 2017). "Anita Pallenberg, Actress and Longtime Girlfriend of Keith Richards, Dies at 73". Variety. Retrieved 14 June 2017.