Anne Pellegrini

Anne Pellegrini is a character in the French thriller series Lupin. She is portrayed by Nicole Garcia.

She is Hubert Pellegrini's estranged wife, and the mother of Juliette Pellegrini. When Babakar Diop was arrested for allegedly stealing Marie-Antoinette's necklace, Anne tried to protect him by convincing him to sign a confession letter, which ultimately led to his incarceration and apparent suicide.

1995
After Anne gets stuck on the road near the Pellegrini house when her car fails to start, Babakar and Assane stumble upon her and ask if she needs help. Anne locks her door for fear of being attacked, but Babakar explains that he is her husband’s new chauffeur, and Anne allows him to try to repair the vehicle. She asks Assane where they come from and where his mother is. Assane tells Anne that they are Senegalese, but does not respond to the question about his mother. Babakar, having fixed the problem with Anne’s car, insists on driving her home. Anne consents and tells Assane that Babakar is a gentleman.

Although the relationship between Anne and Babakar is pleasant, her husband treats him with much more disdain. Feeling sorry for Babakar, Anne offers to let him take a book from their library to give to Assane for his upcoming birthday. Babakar selects Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc. Anne remarks that this is a good choice.



Later, Anne is with her husband when he accuses Babakar of having stolen Marie-Antoinette’s necklace. Although Babakar vehemently proclaims his innocence and begs Anne for help, she remains silent as he is dragged off to the police station. After being told by Gabriel Dumont, the detective in charge of the case, that a signed confession from Babakar will reduce his time in prison, Anne attempts to convince him to produce one. Although Babakar continues to maintain that he wasn't responsible for the crime, he is swayed by her arguments. Despite this, he is given a maximum sentence. Shortly after his arrival in prison, Babakar is found hanging in his cell. Anne offers to help Assane in any way she can, but he insults her and rejects her aid. Later, Anne anonymously funds Assane’s education at the elite Andrésy school.

Part 1
Juliette visits Anne, who has been living in an expensive hotel, and tells her that the necklace which had been recovered after the Louvre theft is in fact a copy. She remarks that Hubert is likely to be very angry. Anne reminds Juliette that Hubert has many skeletons in his closet.



After Assane escapes from prison, he confronts Anne after stealing a key from one of the hotel's maids. Anne is shocked to see him, and even more so when he accuses her of having framed his father. Anne reveals her mistaken belief that a signed confession would have improved his situation, and tells Assane that after his father's death, she had helped him from a distance by paying for his attendance at the Andrésy school. She also mentions that a police officer named Gabriel Dumont had promised that he would help Babakar, but lied.

Part 2
Some time afterward, Anne receives another visit from Juliette, who asks Anne whether Assane’s claims about Hubert framing Babakar are true. To Juliette's horror, Anne responds that they are. Juliette asks Anne why she didn’t do anything about it sooner, and Anne reveals that she was worried that Juliette would be distraught by the imprisonment of her father. Juliette urges Anne to give a full account of Hubert’s misdeeds to a policeman named “Ganimard”, whom Assane has arranged for her to meet. Although initially reluctant, Anne ultimately speaks with Guédira and reveals the whole story.

Personality and relationships
Anne is a conflict-avoidant and passive person. She appears to lack strong opinions on most matters and typically relents to her husband’s wishes in public, occasionally defying them in private. She also tends to be gullible and is easily manipulated.

Anne treated Babakar with far more kindness than Hubert, attempting to make him feel welcome and allowing him to give Assane the Arsène Lupin book as a present. She felt terrible about her role in Babakar’s imprisonment, and sought to make up for it by offering Assane any help that she could give him, although he refused.

Anne cares greatly about her daughter Juliette. She claims that the reason she did not report Hubert for his crimes in 1995 was because she was worried that Juliette would be devastated, as she was very close with Hubert. In contrast, Anne and Hubert are presently estranged from one another.

Appearances

 * Part One


 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 2
 * Chapter 3


 * Part Two


 * Chapter 8

Trivia

 * Anne, her husband Hubert, and assassin Léonard are the only characters to be portrayed by the same actors in both 1995 and the present timeline.