Anita Pallenberg is a famous model, artist and designer of Italian origin. She was in a relationship with several members of The Rolling Stones. At one time, her chosen ones were the band's guitarists Brian Jones and Keith Richards. Later, she was prescribed an affair with the vocalist and group leader - Mick Jagger.
What is famous for Anita in addition to difficult relationships with members of the famous rock band? What films did the actress star in? We will talk about this, and not only in our article on the life and work of the artist.
Anita Pallenberg: biography
Our heroine was born on January 25, 1944 in Rome. The future artist was born in a difficult time, when the Italian capital was still under occupation by German troops. Arnoldo - the girl’s father - was a famous Italian artist. Mom - Paula - came from a German family and worked as a secretary.
Already in school years, Anita Pallenberg comprehended several foreign languages, in particular, she was fluent in German and English. In her youth, the girl began to dream about a career as a doctor. In addition to her interest in medicine, she was fond of restoring photographs and creating graphic models.
Having received primary education in his native Rome, Anita Pallenberg began to travel the world. The future artist traveled around the United States, lived in Germany for some time, until she decided to finally settle in the capital of Britain - the city of London.
The first acting tests took place for our heroine during a trip to America. Once in New York, a talented shocking girl began to spend time in the company of creative youth. Soon Anita received an offer to perform on the stage of the popular theater Living Theater, which specialized in demonstrating nudity to the audience. It was here that our heroine was noticed by the cult film director, artist and designer Andy Warhol. Posing for the paintings of the famous author and acting in his short films, the artist quickly gained wide popularity in the States.
Relations with The Rolling Stones
Anita Pallenberg became famous all over the world thanks to intricate connections with the musicians of the scandalous British rock band The Rolling Stones. The actress met with the members of the collective in 1965. During one of the fashion shows, which was held in Munich, our heroine made acquaintance with the guitarists of the group Keith Richards and Brian Jones. Young people began to spend a lot of time together, attend the same parties.
For several years, Pallenberg met with Jones. In 1967, the couple broke up. However, Anita did not stop accompanying the group on her touring tours. Soon, the artist began an affair with Keith Richards. Young people have lived together for more than 10 years. However, they did not dare to officially marry. Probably, the reason was the rocker's heavy addiction to drugs, as well as the musician’s relationship with numerous women in the course of intense concert activity in different parts of the world.
It was believed that during a relationship with Richards, the actress twisted intrigues with the group's vocalist - Mick Jagger. And this is not surprising, because promiscuity was considered quite normal among the representatives of Bohemia in the 60s. Be that as it may, Anita Pallenberg has always denied such rumors. In the end, such an unusual relationship between the artist and the members of the musical collective did not affect the atmosphere within the group.
Filming a movie
For 4 decades, Pallenberg has played the role of more than a dozen fairly noticeable paintings. One of Anita’s most successful work at the start of her career was the science fiction film Barbarella, where she was lucky enough to be on the set with such Hollywood stars as Jane Fonda and John Lowe.
The appearance of the actress in the film "Dillinger is Dead" turned out to be quite noticeable. But our heroine gained wide recognition after filming in the avant-garde film "Performance", which was released on wide screens in 1970.
Recent work in the cinema
The shooting year for Anita was 2007. During this period, an already elderly actress was invited to play one of the secondary roles in the picture of the American cinematographer Harmony Korin under the name “Mr. Loneliness”. The story told of a community of doubles of world celebrities who co-live in a small commune in a remote mountainous region of Scotland. In the somewhat absurd content of the film “Mr. Loneliness”, Pallenberg played the double of Elizabeth II.
The last time the actress appeared on wide screens in the same 2007, playing in the American movie directed by Abel Ferrari "Tales of the strip club." It is noteworthy that after the release of the screens, the dramatic film with a touch of black comedy earned the right to be in the rotation of the famous Cannes Film Festival.
The personal life of the actress
As noted above, Keith Richards never became the official husband of Anita Pallenberg. However, this did not prevent the artists from giving birth to three children. In 1969, the first-born couple appeared in a shocking couple, who was named Marlon. Three years later, Pallenberg gave birth to a girl, Angela. The second son of artists - Tara - was born in 1976. Unfortunately, the last child of Anita and Keith died in infancy.
Anita Pallenberg: movies
During her career, the actress managed to light up in the following films:
- The Degree of Murder (1967).
- "Barbarella" (1968).
- Vanderwall (1968).
- "Sweet tooth" (1968).
- "Dillinger is Dead" (1969).
- Rebellious (1969).
- “Presentation” (1970).
- “Man is inhumane” (1972).
- The Crystal Cradle (1976).
- “Love is the devil. A Study of the Portrait of Francis Bacon ”(1998).
- "Absolutely incredible. Episode-4 "Donkey" (2001).
- “The disgusting man” (2002).
- “Mr. Loneliness” (2007).
- “Tales of the strip club” (2007).