Emmy Rossam is an American actress and singer. She was born in September 1986 in the city of New York. Rossum was raised by a single mother. Cheryl Rossam worked as a banker, and part-time as a corporate photographer. She named her daughter in honor of her father - Emanuel. You can learn more about the biography, personal life and creative career of the actress from the article.
Actress Biography: childhood
Emmy Rossum has Jewish and Russian roots. The girl is a relative, or rather a niece of designer Vera Wong. Rossam attended a private school in Manhattan for a year, but dropped out of her career. The actress and singer suffers from an autoimmune disease in which products containing gluten are not tolerated. But this did not stop Emmy from studying at a cooking school in London.
A girl from childhood was fond of creativity. She sang beautifully, which at the age of 7 helped her to enter the children's choir of the Metropolitan Opera. Together with the choir, Rossam performed with such famous opera singers as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti. At the Metropolitan Opera, young talent appeared in various performances. But after 5 years, Rossam wanted to change activities. She began to participate in auditions with the help of a personal agent.
Movie roles
The debut work of the young actress was a cameo in the serial film "Law and Order." She was noticed and two years later she was invited to work in the melodrama "How does the world rotate?" For her role in the film "Genius," the actress was nominated for the Young Gifting Award.
In 2000, two films with the participation of a young actress were released. One of them is Audrey Hepburn’s Story, where Rossam played the role of a young actress, and the other is Dreamcatcher, in which Emmy was reincarnated as an orphan of an Indian tribe. For work in this film, Emmy Rossam was awarded the Independent Spirit award in the Best Debut Role nomination.
In the Clint Eastwood film "The Mysterious River," Emmy played the role of the daughter of the owner of the enterprise, Katie Markum. The next work of the actress was the catastrophe film "The Day After Tomorrow", where such famous Hollywood actors as Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal became partners in the shooting. The most successful work in the filmography of Emmy Rossum is the role in the movie musical The Phantom of the Opera, for which she won the Golden Globe Award in the nomination Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
This was followed by a series of successful films with the participation of a young actress. Among them are such works as Poseidon, The Challenge, Dragon Pearls: Evolution. In 2009, the actress was approved for the role of Fiona Gallagher in the series “Shameless”. A frank scandalous series revealed the actress's talent on the other hand. She organically played the role of a difficult girl who grew up in a family of drug addicts and alcoholics. Her heroine is the eldest in the family and is forced to raise four brothers and sisters.
Music career
Emmy Rossum made her debut as a singer as a child as part of the Metropolitan Opera Choir. The girl recorded her first album in 2007. This was supposed to be an album of classical music, but Rossam decided to release a pop album. The singer was repeatedly invited to perform the national anthem at various events. She acted as a guest during the tour of the rock band Counting Crows. The singer released her second solo album in 2008. Rossum writes several songs along with other famous musicians.
Personal life Emmy Rossam
In 2007, the girl met with producer Justin Siegel. The couple formalizes an official marriage, but after 2 years the young people get divorced. Rossum begins to meet with the leader of the rock band Counting Crows Adam Duritz. In autumn 2010, the couple announced their breakup. The actress and singer hid her next relationship from the public. In 2015, her engagement was announced with director Sam Esmale. In May 2017, the couple married. Emmy’s close friends are singer Ashley Simpson and star of the series “Gossip Girl” Leighton Mister.
Charity
Emmy Rossam is an environmentalist. She has repeatedly participated in social videos shot by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural Resources. The girl supports a fund that helps women with breast cancer. The actress and singer takes an active part in programs aimed at the environmental safety of the planet.