27 Facts About Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg was an Italian-German film actress, artist, and model.

Anita Pallenberg was born on 6 April 1942 in Rome, according to most sources.

Anita Pallenberg's parents were Arnold "Arnaldo" Pallenberg, a German-Italian sales agent, amateur singer, and hobbyist painter, and Paula Wiederhold, a German embassy secretary.

Anita Pallenberg became fluent in four languages at an early age.

Anita Pallenberg was expelled from school when she was 16, after which she spent time in Rome with the Dolce Vita crowd, and then went to New York City to hang out with Andy Warhol's Factory.

Anita Pallenberg then began her career as a fashion model in Paris.

Anita Pallenberg studied medicine, picture restoration and graphic design without ever completing a degree.

Anita Pallenberg appeared in over a dozen films over a 40-year span.

Anita Pallenberg played the sleeper wife of Michel Piccoli in Dillinger Is Dead, directed by Marco Ferreri.

Anita Pallenberg appeared in a documentary about the Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil, directed by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.

Anita Pallenberg portrayed "The Queen" in the comedy-drama Mister Lonely by Harmony Korine, and played a character named Sin in Go Go Tales.

Anita Pallenberg graduated from Central Saint Martins in London in 1994 with a fashion and textile degree.

Anita Pallenberg is known for her romantic involvement with Rolling Stones band members Brian Jones and later Keith Richards.

Anita Pallenberg first met the band in 1965 in Munich, where she was working on a modelling assignment.

Anita Pallenberg later recalled that they took a lot of acid during this time, and it caused Jones to have nightmares.

Anita Pallenberg ended her relationship with Jones in 1967 after he became violent toward her during a vacation in Morocco, where he was then hospitalised.

In Morocco, Keith Richards saw Jones assaulting Anita Pallenberg, pulled her away and then took her back to England, where she moved in with him.

Anita Pallenberg denied further affairs, both in March 2007 when Performance was released on DVD and again during an interview in 2008.

Anita Pallenberg played an unusual role in the male-dominated world of rock music in the late 1960s, with Jagger respecting her opinion enough for tracks on Beggars Banquet to be remixed after she criticised them.

Anita Pallenberg was a friend of singer Marianne Faithfull, Jagger's girlfriend in the late 1960s.

Richards was in Paris recording with the Rolling Stones and Anita Pallenberg was arrested; however, the death was ruled a suicide in 1980.

Anita Pallenberg first became pregnant in 1968, but since she had already signed on to be part of the film Performance she felt that she was pressured to have an abortion, which caused her to feel extremely resentful.

Anita Pallenberg became pregnant again, with Marlon, during the filming.

Anita Pallenberg raised Marlon mostly on the road with the band.

At one point, Anita Pallenberg expressed interest in writing a memoir, but ultimately decided not to pursue the venture.

Anita Pallenberg suffered from hepatitis C, and had two hip surgeries, including a hip replacement, which caused her to walk with a limp.

Anita Pallenberg stopped drinking in 1987, but had a relapse with alcohol in 2004 after her second hip surgery.