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Inside Out Geffen Records Emmy Rossum is best known for her acting abilities in such movies as The Phantom of the Opera, Mystic River and the crappy

Posted on November 20, 2008, 10:17 am

Alyson Hannigan: She's in a Pregnancy Pickle

E! Online - Found Nov. 14, 2008
Also at last night's soiree were Jodie Sweetin, Rene Russo, Cloris Leachman and Emmy Rossum. ?Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira

Posted on November 14, 2008, 4:50 am

Emmy Rossum Dressed as Sarah Palin For Halloween

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Emmy Rossum of “The Phantom of the Opera” attended a big Halloween bash at the “Stone Rose Lounge” in Beverly Hills.

Posted on November 3, 2008, 10:00 am

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San Jose Mercury News - Found Oct. 13, 2008
Molly Sims, Emmy Rossum, Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel Weisz and more celebrities.

Posted on October 13, 2008, 3:05 am

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... for the big day, Simpson-Wentz, along with Jessica, mom Tina and famous friends Nicole Richie and Emmy Rossum, held a Winnie-the-Pooh baby...
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Posted on November 21, 2008, 6:55 am

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13) in Armani Exchange AX 083 and Aaron Staton (14) in Hugo Boss 0141s? Lunch Date ? Actress Emmy Rossum (15) wore Alain Mikli style...

Posted on November 19, 2008, 9:11 am

Who Should Perform at the Obama Inauguration?

Yahoo! News - Found Nov. 19, 2008
American would be better, but I think at the same it's all about uniting the world and everyone coming together as an equal,' says Emmy Rossum.

Posted on November 19, 2008, 1:04 pm

Who Should Perform at the Obama Inauguration? (E! Online)

Yahoo! News - Found Nov. 18, 2008
American would be better, but I think at the same it's all about uniting the world and everyone coming together as an equal,' says Emmy Rossum.

Posted on November 18, 2008, 11:25 am

New Photos Revealed from Dragonball

MovieWeb - Found Nov. 18, 2008
... off the Akira Toryama manga comic and the film stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow...

Posted on November 18, 2008, 8:17 am

New Photos Revealed from Dragonball

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... off the Akira Toryama manga comic and the film stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow...

Posted on November 18, 2008, 7:53 am

Emmy Rossum Biography

Emmy Rossum
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Emmy Rossum
Born Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 22)
New York City, New York
Other name(s) Emmy Grey
Occupation Actress
Singer
Years active 1996 — present (actress)
2004 — present (singer)
Official website

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.

Contents

Early life

Rossum was born in New York City, New York,1 an only child23 of Cheryl, a corporate photographer and a banker. Her family is Jewish.4 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.5

Upon singing "Happy Birthday" in 12 different keys,6 Rossum was welcomed to join the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus by chorus director Elena Doria.7 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.8 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."4

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,9 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.10 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.11 Rossum also appeared as Juliet Capulet in a 2006 Williamstown Theatre Festival production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.12

Rossum will appear in at least two films scheduled to be released in 2009, which are Dare1314 and Dragonball. In Dragonball, Rossum will play the role of Bulma.15

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."6 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."6 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.16 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.17

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.18 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).18 She currently attends Columbia University.19

Rossum is a YouthAIDS ambassador.10 She is also the official spokesperson for "PiNKiTUDE" - a campaign to help raise breast cancer awareness.20

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.21

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Songcatcher Deladis Slocumb
It Had to Be You Young Girl
2001 An American Rhapsody Sheila (at age 15)
Happy Now Nicky Trent / Jenny Thomas
2002 Passionada Vicky Amonte
2003 Nola Nola
Mystic River Katie Markum
2004 The Day After Tomorrow Laura Chapman
The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daae
2006 Poseidon Jennifer Ramsey
2009 Dare Alexa Post-production
Dragonball Bulma Post-production, scheduled for release April 8, 2009

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Law & Order Alison Martin One episode
1998 Only Love Lily TV movie
A Will of Their Own Young Sarah Mini-series
Grace & Glorie Luanne TV movie
1999 Genius Claire Addison TV movie
Snoops Caroline Beels Two episodes
As the World Turns Abigail Williams TV soap opera
2000 The Audrey Hepburn Story Young Audrey Hepburn TV movie
2001 The Practice Allison Ellison One episode

Awards and nominations

Won

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Phantom of the Opera
NBR Award Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress The Phantom of the Opera
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Young Actress The Phantom of the Opera
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress The Phantom of the Opera

Nominated

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Independent Spirit Award Best Debut Performance Songcatcher
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress Genius
2005 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Phantom of the Opera
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Breakthrough Performance The Phantom of the Opera
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Phantom of the Opera
MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Female The Day After Tomorrow

Discography

Endorsements

References

  1. ^ Hicks, Chris (2004-04-11). "DVD pleases 'Passionada' director", Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved on 1 May 2008. 
  2. ^ "Emmy Rossum Biography (1986-)". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  3. ^ "Emmy Rossum biography from E! Online". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  4. ^ a b Bloom, Nate (2004-06-11). "Celebrity Jews". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  5. ^ Thomas, Karen. "From movies to music, Emmy Rossum is doing it all". USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  6. ^ a b c Joffe, Jessica. “Emmy Rossum: Hollywood's newest It Girl.” Glamour: September 2006. p 326-7, 392
  7. ^ "Children's Chorus Auditions". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  8. ^ "Biography at EmmyRossumFan.com". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  9. ^ Morales, Wilson (December 2004). "Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera: An Interview with Emmy Rossum". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  10. ^ a b "Population Services International: Youthaids Ambassadors". Projects.psi.org. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.
  11. ^ Jacobs, Evan. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Emmy Rossum Talks About Remaking The Poseidon Adventure". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  12. ^ Simonson, Robert (2006-08-02). "Austin Lysy and Emmy Rossum Are Romeo and Juliet at Williamstown, Aug. 2-13", Playbill News. Retrieved on 1 May 2008. 
  13. ^ Bartyzel, Monika (2008-06-04). "Emmy Rossum Accepts the 'Dare'", Cinematical. Retrieved on 9 June 2008. 
  14. ^ "Emmy Rossum". Emmy-online.org. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.
  15. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (2007-12-15). "Emmy Rossum Joins Dragon Ball Z". USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  16. ^ "Emmy Rossum MySpace page". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  17. ^ "Emmy Rossum Interview at Emmy-Rossum Fan.com". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  18. ^ a b "Emmy Rossum Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News". Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  19. ^ Emmy Rossum:Rising Star Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
  20. ^ "Actress Emmy Rossum to Act as Official Spokesperson of PiNKiTUDE". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.
  21. ^ "Emmy Rossum Races For The Cure And Gets A Birthday Surprise From MTV News". Moviesblog.mtv.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.

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NAME Rossum, Emmanuelle Grey
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DATE OF BIRTH 12 September, 1986
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