Emmy Rossum Biography
Quick FactsBirthday: September 12, 1986
Nationality: American
Famous: School Dropouts Jewish Actresses
Also Known As: Emmanuelle Grey
Sun Sign: Virgo
Age: 32 Years
Born In: New York City
Height: 1.73 M
Spouse/Ex-: Justin Siegel
Mother: Cheryl Rossum
Religion: Jewish
Net Worth: $12 Million
Emmy Rossum is one of Hollywood's established actresses, who with her great power and attractiveness has won the hearts of the audience. Rossum, a talented actor and an equally talented singer and songwriter, began singing from an early age. However, she soon realized her true vocation as an actress and retired to pursue a career in it. Throughout the years, she has acted in numerous films such as' Songcatcher ',' American Rhapsody ',' Passionada ',' Mystic River, etc. However, his most acclaimed roles have been in films such as 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'The day after tomorrow' and 'Poseidon'. In addition to his film career, he has also ventured to leave his mark as a singer. He released his debut album, 'Inside Out', which was much appreciated by critics. Rossum often jokingly attributed his musical skills to his mother, who in turn always listened to classical music and operas while pregnant with her.
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Childhood and early life
Emmy Rossum was born as Emmanuelle Gray Rossum to single mother Cherly Rossum in New York. His parents had separated when his mother was pregnant. His mother worked as a corporate photographer.
Raised as a Jewess, she sang again at an early age. At age seven, he became a member of the Children's Choir of Metropolitan Opera. In a span of five years, the exhibition proved to be a great help for her, as she had the opportunity to perform on stage and even shared the microphone with famous and well-known opera singers.
Interestingly, she sang in six different languages in 20 different operas. In addition, he also worked under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli in Carmen. When he turned twelve, he began to develop interest in acting.
To pursue a career in acting, she enrolled in classes with Flo Salant Greenberg at The New Actors Workshop in New York City. Meanwhile, she continued her main studies at the Spence School in Manhattan. She left the same later.
When she was fifteen, she earned her high school diploma from the Gifted Education Program at Stanford University through online extension courses and later attended Columbia University.
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Career
He made his acting debut in a guest role on the television show, Law & Order, as Alison Martin, in 1997. After this, he won a recurring role in the soap opera "As the World Turns" as Abigail Williams.
Meanwhile, she played the guest role of Caroline Beels in "Snoops." The same year, his work in the film 'Genius' made for television, earned him a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a film for television.
In 2000, she was seen playing the role of young Audrey Hepburn in the ABC TV movie, "The Story of Audrey Hepburn." The same year, he made his debut on the big screen with the movie "Songcatcher". In it, he played the role of Deladis Slocumb, an orphan of the Appalachians.
His acting skills in the film, "Songcatcher" were greatly appreciated as he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance. He even had the opportunity to show his vocal talent in the film while singing a duet with Dolly Parton.
After this, she was chosen for the film Nola in 2003, where she played the main character. His big break in the movies came with Clint Eastwood's 'Mystic River', where he played the character of Katie Rossum.
The masterpiece of her film career was her portrayal of the role of Laura Chapman in Roland Emmerich's film about the ecological disaster, "The Day After Tomorrow." The film was very appreciated and so was his performance.
Finally, she got the coveted role of Christine Daae in the screen adaptation of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber "The Phantom of the Opera". Her perfect performance of the role earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. With this, he became the youngest actor to be nominated for the award. He even won the Critics' Choice award and the Saturn prize among others.
The year 2006 was significant in the calendar of his career, since Wolfgang Petersen's high budget remake of the disaster movie "The Poseidon Adventure", "Poseidon" was released. The same year, she acted as Juliet Capulet in the production of the Williamstown Theater Festival of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
She continued with her role as Dragonball in 'Dragonball Evolution'. Simultaneously, he served as one of the 24-hour Broadway members in which actors, writers and directors collaborate to produce and perform six one-act plays.
1. Mystic River (2003)
(Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery)
2. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
(Thriller, Romance, Drama, Musical)
3. You're Not You (2014)
(Drama)
4. Songcatcher (2000)
(Drama, Music)
5. Before I Disappear (2014)
(Drama)
6. An American Rhapsody (2001)
(Drama)
7. Comet (2014)
(Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama)
8. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
(Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, Adventure)
