Laura Pellegrini (born 12 November 1955), best known as Ellekappa, is an Italian editorial cartoonist, comic artist and illustrator.
Born in Rome, Pellegrini graduated from a fashion school for stylists before being employed as a clerk in a ministerial office.
[1] First close to anarchism and later to the Italian Communist Party, she made her comic debut in the political magazine Città futura.
[1][2] Since then she collaborated with numerous high-profile newspapers and magazines, notably Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, L'Unità, Il manifesto, Il Male, Linus, Cuore, Tango, Noi donne.
[1][2] She also served as a collaborating writer in several satirical shows, notably Striscia la notizia and Drive In.