Anita Pallenberg: biography, movies, personal life

Anita Pallenberg is a famous model, actress and designer of Italian origin. She was in a relationship with several members of The Rolling Stones. At one time, her favorites were the guitarists of the band Brian Jones and Keith Richards. Later, she was ordered to have an affair with the vocalist and band leader Mick Jagger.

What did Anita become famous for apart from the complicated relations with the participants of the famous rock band? In which films was the actress starred? About this, and not only, we will speak in our article devoted to 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 father of the girl - was a famous Italian artist. Mom - Paula - came from a German family and worked as a secretary.

Already in her school years, Anita Pallenberg suffered several foreign languages, in particular she spoke fluent German and English. In her youth, she began to dream of a doctor's career. In addition to interest in medicine, she was keen on restoring photos and creating graphic models.

After receiving primary education in his native Rome, Anita Pallenberg began to travel the world. The future artist traveled the United States, lived in Germany for some time, until she decided to settle in the capital of Britain - the city of London.

The first acting tests took place for our heroine while traveling in America. Caught in New York, a talented, shocking girl began spending time with 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 spotted by a cult film director, artist and designer Andy Warhol. Posing for the pictures of the famous author and starring in his short films, the actress quickly gained wide popularity in the States.

Relations with members of The Rolling Stones

Anita Pallenberg became famous all over the world thanks to the intricate connections with the musicians of the scandalous British rock band The Rolling Stones. With the participants of the team, the actress met in 1965. During one of the fashion shows that was held in Munich, our heroine got acquainted 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 had met with Jones. In 1967, the couple broke off relations. However, Anita did not cease to accompany the band on her tour tours. Soon the actress got into an affair with Keith Richards. Young people lived together for more than 10 years. However, officially to marry did not dare. Probably, the reason was the heavy addiction of the rocker to narcotic substances, as well as the relationship of the musician with numerous women during a busy concert activity in various parts of the world.

There was an opinion that during the relationship with Richards the actress twisted the intrigues with the vocalist of the group - Mik Jagger. And this is not surprising, because promiscuity was considered quite normal phenomenon among the representatives of bohemia in the 60's. Whatever it was, Anita Pallenberg 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.

Shooting at the cinema

For 4 decades, Pallenberg has played roles in more than a dozen of fairly visible paintings. One of the most successful works of Anita at the start of her career was the science fiction film "Barbarella", where she was lucky enough to be on the same set with Hollywood stars like Jane Fonda and John Lowe.

Quite noticeable was the appearance of the actress in the movie "Dillinger is dead." But our heroine gained wide recognition after the shootings in the avant-garde picture "Presentation", which was released on wide screens in 1970.

Recent work in film

Satisfied with the shooting for Anita was in 2007. During this period, the already middle-aged actress was invited to play one of the secondary roles in the film by American filmmaker Harmony Korin called "Mr. Loneliness". The story told about the community of twins of world celebrities who live together in a small commune in the remote mountainous region of Scotland. In a somewhat absurd in its content, the tape "Mister Loneliness" Pallenberg played the double of Elizabeth II.

The last time the actress lit up on wide screens in the same 2007, playing in the American film director Abel Ferrari "Tales of a strip club." It is noteworthy that after the release of the screen dramatic tape with a touch of black comedy deserved the right to be in the rotation of the famous Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life of an actress

As already noted above, Keith Richards never became an official husband of Anita Pallenberg. However, this did not prevent the artists from producing three children. In 1969, a scandalous pair had a first-born, who was named Marlon. Three years later, Pallenberg gave birth to a girl Angela. The second son of the artists - Tara - was born in 1976. Unfortunately, the last child of Anita and Kita 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).
• "Vandervall" (1968).
• "Sweet tooth" (1968).
• "Dillinger is dead" (1969).
• "Rebellious" (1969).
• "Representation" (1970).
• "Man is inhuman" (1972).
• "The Crystal Cradle" (1976).
• "Love is the devil. A study of the portrait of Francis Bacon "(1998).
• "Absolutely incredible. Episode-4 "The Donkey" (2001).
• "The Disgusting Man" (2002).
• "Mr. Loneliness" (2007).
• "Tales of a striptease club" (2007).