Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
	Rossellini at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini; 18 June 1952 (age 72); Rome, Italy
Citizenship	Italy; United States;
Education	Hunter College (MA in Animal Behavior)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Spouses	Martin Scorsese (m. 1979; div. 1982); Jonathan Wiedemann (m. 1983; div. 1986);
Partners	David Lynch (1986–1991); Gary Oldman (1994–1996);
Children	2, including Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann
Parents	Roberto Rossellini (father); Ingrid Bergman (mother);
Relatives	Pia Lindström (maternal half-sister); Renzo Rossellini (paternal half-brother);

Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (Italian: [izaˈbɛlla rosselˈliːni]; born 18 June 1952)^[1] is an Italian and American^[2]^[3] actress.^[4] The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema. She has received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

After making her acting debut with White Nights (1985), Rossellini had her breakthrough role in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) for which she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She starred in the box office hit Death Becomes Her (1992), and had further roles in Cousins (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Fearless (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), Big Night (1996), Roger Dodger (2002), Infamous (2006), Two Lovers (2008), Enemy (2013), Joy (2015), La chimera (2023). She also voiced roles in Incredibles 2 (2018) and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021). Rossellini received praise for her performance in the film Conclave (2024), which earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Rossellini received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the HBO film Crime of the Century (1996). She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series nomination for Chicago Hope (1997). She also has guest starred in the sitcoms Friends and 30 Rock as well as the dramas Alias and The Blacklist. She portrayed Simone Beck in the HBO series Julia (2022).

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- "18th June, Isabella Rossellini at 60 – The 60th birthday of Isabella Rossellini". Magnum Photos. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "Isabella Rossellini". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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^ Rossellini, Isabella (6 November 2001). "In Defense of Fallaci". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
^ Brian Hare, Isabella Rossellini (7 November 2024). Puppy Development with Isabella Rossellini and Brian Hare. Museum of Science (Boston).