Emmy Rossum

Infobox actor


imagesize =
caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1986|9|12
birthplace = New York City, New York
birthname = Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
othername = Emmy Grey
occupation = Actress Singer
yearsactive = 1996 — present (actress)
2004 — present (singer)
homepage = http://www.emmyrossum.com
academyawards =
afiawards =
arielaward =
baftaawards =
cesarawards =
emmyawards =
filmfareawards =
geminiawards =
goldencalfawards =
goldenglobeawards =
goldenraspberryawards =
goyaawards =
grammyawards =
iftaawards =
laurenceolivierawards =
naacpimageawards =
nationalfilmawards =
sagawards =
tonyawards =
awards = Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2004 "The Phantom of the Opera"

Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer-songwriter. She has starred in films such as "The Day After Tomorrow", "Poseidon" and "The Phantom of the Opera".

Early life

Rossum was born in New York City, New York,cite news |first=Chris |last=Hicks |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= DVD pleases 'Passionada' director |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040411/ai_n11449796 |work= |publisher= Deseret News (Salt Lake City) |date=2004-04-11 |accessdate=2008-05-01 ] an only child [cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Emmy-Rossum.html |title= Emmy Rossum Biography (1986-) |accessdate=2008-05-01 |format= |work= ] [cite web |url= http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=7406c6c0-f42d-49b6-b8c7-046f159e83dc |title= Emmy Rossum biography from E! Online |accessdate=2008-05-01 |format= |work= ] of Cheryl, a corporate photographer and a banker. Her family is Jewish.cite web |url= http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/22714/edition_id/455/format/html/displaystory.html |title= Celebrity Jews |accessdate=2008-05-01 |author= Bloom, Nate |date= 2004-06-11 |work= |publisher=] She is the niece of Vera Wang, whom she is related to by marriage. Her parents divorced when her mother was pregnant. Rossum was raised by her mother and has only met her father twice. Her song "Anymore," from her album "Inside Out", is based on this experience.cite web |url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-23-rossum-qna_N.htm |title= From movies to music, Emmy Rossum is doing it all |accessdate=2008-05-01 |author= Thomas, Karen |date= |work= |publisher= USA Today]

Upon singing "Happy Birthday" in 12 different keys,Joffe, Jessica. “Emmy Rossum: Hollywood's newest It Girl.” Glamour: September 2006. p 326-7, 392] Rossum was welcomed to join the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus by chorus director Elena Doria. [cite web |url= http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/auditions/childrens_chorus.aspx |title= Children's Chorus Auditions |accessdate=2008-05-01 |format= |work= ] Over the course of five years, she sang onstage and had the chance to perform with other opera greats, such as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. For $5 a night, Rossum sang in five different languages, in 20 different operas, including "La bohème", "Turandot", a Carnegie Hall presentation of "La damnation de Faust" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". [cite web |url= http://emmyrossumfan.com/biography.php |title= Biography at EmmyRossumFan.com |accessdate=2008-05-01 |format= |work= ] She also worked under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli in "Carmen". Rossum joked in interviews that her vocal talent and affinity for music developed because her mother always listened to classical music and operas while she was pregnant with her.

By age 12, Rossum had grown too big for the children's costumes. An increasing interest in pursuing acting led to her hiring an agent, and subsequently, auditioning for many acting roles.

Career

Acting

The year 1997 saw Rossum's television debut with a guest appearance on "Law & Order" as Alison Martin. In 1999, she had a recurring role as the original Abigail Williams in the long-running daytime soap opera "As the World Turns". She also had a guest role as Caroline Beels in "Snoops". Rossum was nominated for a Young Artist Award nomination in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV Movie for her work in the made-for-tv movie "Genius". Following that movie, she portrayed a young Audrey Hepburn in the ABC TV movie "The Audrey Hepburn Story" (2000).

Rossum made her big screen debut in 2000's "Songcatcher" as Deladis Slocumb, an Appalachian orphan. Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, the film won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. For her role, Rossum received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance and also had the opportunity to sing a duet with Dolly Parton on the "Songcatcher" soundtrack.

"Variety magazine" named Rossum as "One of the Ten to Watch" in 2000. In "Nola" (2003), Rossum played the title character, who was an aspiring songwriter. In her first major studio film, Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River", Rossum starred as Katie Markum, the ill-fated daughter of small-business owner Jimmy Markum, played by Sean Penn. As Katie, Rossum was said to have "projected an aura of innocence that made her character's tragic death memorable and heartbreaking."

Following "Mystic River", Rossum had a breakthrough role as Laura Chapman in the Roland Emmerich eco-disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow", which showcases potential effects of global warming. She later returned to New York, where she was the last to audition, in full costume and make-up, for the coveted role of Christine Daae in the on-screen adaptation of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera". Following an international search for talent, and having nearly missed the audition on account of a family engagement, [cite web |url= http://www.blackfilm.com/20041217/features/emmyrossum.shtml |title= Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera: An Interview with Emmy Rossum |accessdate=2008-05-01 |last= Morales |first= Wilson |coauthors= |date= December 2004 |work= |publisher=] Rossum was asked to audition in person for Webber at his home in New York. After seeing her audition, Webber felt she proved her ability to play the young opera singer who becomes the object of the phantom's obsessive love. For her role as Christine Daae, Rossum received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. She is the youngest actress to ever be nominated for that particular award.http://projects.psi.org/site/PageServer?pagename=YouthAmbassadors_nr] She also received a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, along with a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and other awards.

In 2006, Rossum appeared in "Poseidon" - Wolfgang Petersen's high-budget remake of the disaster film "The Poseidon Adventure". She played Jennifer Ramsey, the daughter of Kurt Russell's character, Robert Ramsey. As Jennifer, she is described as a 19-year-old heroine because she is not a damsel in distress, and is very proactive and strong in all situations. [cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/63/8963.php |title= EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Emmy Rossum Talks About Remaking The Poseidon Adventure |last= Jacobs |first= Evan |accessdate=2008-05-12 |publisher= MovieWeb.com] Rossum also appeared as Juliet Capulet in a 2006 Williamstown Theatre Festival production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". [cite news | title = Austin Lysy and Emmy Rossum Are Romeo and Juliet at Williamstown, Aug. 2-13 | url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101164.html | author = Simonson, Robert | publisher = Playbill News | date = 2006-08-02 | accessdate = 2008-05-01 ]

Rossum will appear in at least two films scheduled to be released in 2009, which are "Dare"cite news |first= Monika |last= Bartyzel |title= Emmy Rossum Accepts the 'Dare' |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2008/06/04/emmy-rossum-accepts-the-dare/ |publisher=Cinematical |date= 2008-06-04 |accessdate=2008-06-09 ] [ [http://www.emmy-online.org/emmy/index.php?Q&A1 • Emmy-Online.org | Your ultimate source for actress Emmy Rossum | Emmy Online • ] ] and "Dragonball". In "Dragonball", Rossum will play the role of Bulma. [cite web |url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=40245 |title= Emmy Rossum Joins Dragon Ball Z |accessdate=2008-05-01 |author= The Hollywood Reporter |date= 2007-12-15 |work= |publisher= USA Today]

Recording

After her role in "The Phantom of the Opera", Rossum was offered several deals to record classical albums, but refused, opting to create an album of contemporary, more mainstream music. Rossum said, "I was inspired to cut this album because I'm so frustrated listening to the radio these days. There is so little emotional honesty." Regarding the sound and style of her music, she said, "it's pop music, but not Britney Spears bubblegum pop. I want it to have a David Gray or Annie Lennox feel. I've been spending up to 12 hours a day in the studio." Rossum cites Dolly Parton, Madonna, Cher and Barbra Streisand as some of her influences.

Rossum's album, entitled "Inside Out", was produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on October 23, 2007, and is also available on iTunes. Clips of her album are available on her MySpace page. [cite web
url = http://www.myspace.com/emmyrossum
title = Emmy Rossum MySpace page
accessdate = 2008-05-01] For the promotion of the record, Geffen Records featured the song, "Slow Me Down," as part of the second volume of Hollywood Records' "Girl Next" compilation album, which was released on July 10, 2007.

On October 27, 2007, Rossum sang the national anthem at the New Jersey Devils' first home game of the 2007–08 NHL season, which was also the first game the team played in the newly-constructed Prudential Center.

On December 4, 2007, Rossum released three Christmas songs in her "Carol of the Bells" EP, available on iTunes and Amazon.com.

Rossum does not consider herself an opera singer, but she has described herself as a light lyric soprano, though she admits her voice is still developing. [cite web
url = http://www.emmyrossumfan.com/interview.php
title = Emmy Rossum Interview at Emmy-Rossum Fan.com
accessdate = 2008-05-01]

Personal life

Rossum attended Spence School in Manhattan at a young age. The school is an elite all-girls private school that Gwyneth Paltrow, Kerry Washington and Sally Pressman also attended.cite web
url = http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/emmyrossum.html
title = Emmy Rossum Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News
accessdate = 2008-05-01] Rossum graduated from the school in 1996. She received her high school diploma at 15 years old via online extension courses offered by Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY). She currently attends Columbia University. [ [http://www.hillel.org/about/news/2008/feb/04feb08_erossum.htm Emmy Rossum:Rising Star] ]

Rossum is a YouthAIDS ambassador. She is also the official spokesperson for "PiNKiTUDE" - a campaign to help raise breast cancer awareness. [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-13-2008/0004867250&EDATE=]

Rossum revealed to MTV News that she's allergic to wheat. MTV News gave her a cupcake on-camera to celebrate her 22nd birthday, but she was only able to eat the frosting. [http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/12/emmy-rossum-races-for-the-cure-and-gets-a-birthday-surprise-from-mtv-news/]

Rossum is currently dating record producer Justin Siegel.

Filmography

Film

Nominated

Discography

* "Inside Out" (Geffen Records, 2007)
* "Carol of the Bells" (Geffen Records, 2007)

Endorsements

* The Body Shop

References

External links

* [http://www.emmyrossum.com Official Site]
*
*
*
*
*
* [http://www.geffen.com/emmyrossum Emmy Rossum] on Geffen Records
*

Persondata
NAME = Rossum, Emmanuelle Grey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Rossum, Emmy; Grey, Emmy; Em
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actress and singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH = 12 September, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH = New York City, New York
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =