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Emmy Rossum Profile |
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Birth Date: September 12, 1986
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
A New Yorker by birth and in spirit, Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
was born on September 12, 1986, with a serious set of vocal
chords. She had her performance debut at Manhattan's grand
Metropolitan Opera at age 6.
Growing up, Emmy lived, drank and breathed opera, and had
acted in over 20 productions in six different languages by
the time she turned 18. At the same time, she earned a
top-tier education at New York's prestigious Spence School
for girls, Gwyneth Paltrow's alma mater.
Even your average opera ignoramus knows that Luciano
Pavarotti and Placido Domingo are musical heavyweights.
Well, Emmy held her own beside them at some of the world's
elite theaters, including Carnegie Hall, where she sang in
The Damnation of Faust.
Emmy also enjoyed the privilege of working under renowned
stage and film directors early in her career -- Franco
Zeffirelli and Tim Albery among them.
Sassy and telegenic, people soon discovered that Emmy was
great behind the camera as well. Emmy stuck some soap in her
opera and began acted in the long-running daytime drama, As
the World Turns.
Moving on to TV movies, Emmy starred in the 1999 Disney
Channel feature Genius, a performance for which she was
nominated for a Young Artist Award. The following year, she
channeled Audrey Hepburn's spirit in her portrayal of the
young actress in another TV movie, The Audrey Hepburn Story.
It wasn't long before Emmy graduated to the big screen.
Songcatcher (2000) saw her playing an Appalachian orphan.
Emmy spent months preparing for the role by training to sing
country folk tunes. Her efforts in this endeavor were so
successful that she was later mistaken for a real country
singer. Songcatcher also earned her a nomination for Best
Debut Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards.
It was only up for Emmy from there. She appeared in An
American Rhapsody (2001), Happy Now (2001) and the romantic
comedies Passionada (2002) and Nola (2003). These gigs
placed her alongside names like Nastassja Kinski, Sofia
Milos, Scarlett Johansson and Mary McDonnell.
In 2003, Emmy starred with the real heavyweights in Mystic
River, playing the slain daughter of tough guy Sean Penn.
She got her break at a major blockbuster in 2004, playing
Laura Chapman in The Day After Tomorrow. The following year
proved fruitful for Emmy's acting career as she got to
combine both her loves of acting and singing in The Phantom
of the Opera. Her stint as leading character Christine in
the film garnered her a Golden Globe nomination, a Broadcast
Film Critics Association award and a Academy of Science
Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films award.
Emmy's star is certainly on the rise as, in 2006, she was
cast in the big-budget film Poseidon, starring opposite Josh
Lucas and Kurt Russell. |
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Other
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Attended the Spence School in Manhattan, an elite private
girls school that was also attended by Gwyneth Paltrow and
Kerry Washington.
Has appeared in 20 different operas singing in five
languages.
Had never seen the stage version of The Phantom of the Opera
(2004) prior to filming it.
First appeared on stage at age seven when she was chosen to
join the New York Metropolitan's opera.
At seven years old, Emmy Rossum made $5 a night at the
Metropolitan Opera singing with the children's choir.
According to her, "There were horses onstage that were
getting $150."
For her audition for the Metropolitan Opera, she was asked
to sing Happy Birthday. She was only seven years old.
Shares the same date of birth as Ming Yao, Linda Gray and
Edgar L. Davis.
Her father is a banker and her mother is a corporate
photographer.
Took cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London.
In preparation for her role in The Phantom of the Opera
(2004), she attended a seance at the Spiritualist
Association of Great Britian where a medium talked to her
about her late grandmother.
Won Best Young Actress in 2004 Critic's Choice Awards
She obtained her high school diploma online via a Stanford
University program.
Has Celiac Disease, an auto-immune disease where the body
has an intolerance to all foods containing gluten and any
wheat.
Is an only child
Her favorite actors are Sean Penn (her Mystic River (2003)
co-star) and Miranda Richardson (her The Phantom of the
Opera (2004) co-star).
Attending Columbia University
Hobbies include reading, horseback riding, and ballet
Her favorite book is John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."
Is Dutch and Scot-Irish.
Currently recording a pop album for Geffen Records [April
2006] |
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