A cover person sooner or later loses its relevance. So it happened with Isabella Rossellini. Surprisingly, an adult woman was already able to find use and overshadowed a bunch of long-legged young girls.
Born in a great family
Isabella was lucky to be born not only in a great family, but also with her twin sister named Isotta. The father of the family is director Roberto Rossellini, and his mother is the famous Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman. Three years after the birth of the twin sisters, the parents decided to divorce. Children were brought up by a father who soon married. The newly made stepmother treated the girls well. The need to go to school was hated by Isabella. Instead, the girl preferred to spend time reading her favorite fairy tales. At thirteen, she was diagnosed with scoliosis in complex form, which could lead the girl to a wheelchair. Thanks to a long operation, Isabella managed to save from such a terrible fate.
Road to fame
After graduating from school, Isabella Rossellini becomes a student at Finch College in New York. In parallel, the girl works as a reporter for Italian television. A charming TV journalist is noticed by people from the fashion world and invited to shoot in magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle. After publishing in these publications, people become interested in who Isabella Rossellini is. The biography of acting begins in 1976 with a small role in the film “Matter of Time”. The actress received true recognition of talent after the screening of the thriller Blue Velvet. Isabella Rossellini for shooting in this picture received four awards. The actress’s arsenal also has experience working with the Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on the set of the film “Black Eyes”. It was in the nineties that Isabella Rossellini starred in the most successful films that brought her international fame. The viewer showed particular interest in the films Death to Her Face, The Siege of Venice and The Great Merlin. In the two thousandths, her filmography in the filmography added roles in The Wizard of the Seaside, The Random Husband and Napoleon.
Rossellini Isabella: personal life
The first man to melt the heart of the actress was Martin Scorsese. In the late seventies, the couple got married, but their marriage was too fleeting. The reason for the discord in the family was the endless jealousy of the spouse. Scorsese was so afraid of treason on the part of his wife that he even forbade her to act in films. After 4 years of family torment, actress Isabella Rossellini and film director Martin Scorsese officially divorced.
This was followed by a two-year affair with fashion model Jonathan Wiedemann. Filming in "Blue Velvet" in the actress kindled feelings for David Lynch. But the short romance soon came to naught, and in the nineties the couple parted. Now there is a lull on the love front, and children are all that Isabella Rossellini is interested in. Children are the meaning of the actress's life. She has two of them - a daughter from Wiedemann and a son, whom she adopted at the age of forty.
Actress Hobbies
In addition to filming a movie and raising children, Isabella has a lot of interesting hobbies. First, she writes books. In total, three books have already been published: the first is her memoirs, the second is devoted to photographs and photographers, and the third is a novel about her father. Secondly, Isabella is an ardent defender of the wild. Thirdly, she is the author of two mini-series, which tells about the features of reproduction of individual animal species. The fourth amazing hobby of the actress is training for guide dogs. And the fifth not only interesting, but also very lucrative hobby is working as vice director of management at the cosmetic company Lancaster. We can say that the star has reached a new level: from advertising cosmetics - to its production.
Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman
The actress's father is an Italian film director, the founder of neorealism in cinema, Roberto Rossellini. He became famous for the “military trilogy”, which includes the films “Rome - an open city”, released in 1945, “Paiz” in 1946 and “Germany, year zero”, filmed in 1948. In the forties, he was considered the most famous director in Italy and around the world.
The mother of Isabella Rossellini is actress Ingrid Bergman, who is one of the hundred greatest movie stars, where she takes fourth place. She was awarded the Oscar three times, four times the Golden Globe, twice the Emmy, and she also became the first winner of the Tony Award. Her best roles were played in the films “Autumn Sonata”, “Cactus Flower”, “Gas Light”, “Anastasia” and others. The love story of Isabella's parents was one of the most famous in the history of cinema. They survived criticism and public condemnation, as they were married. But this did not stop the lovers. They got married, had three children, and in 1950 their paths diverged forever.
Filmography Isabella Rossellini
Over the course of her acting career, Isabella Rossellini played various roles almost forty times. Films with her participation - "Wild at Heart", "Odyssey", "Big Night" and others - fell in love with the viewer in the actress every time with renewed vigor. Isabella worked in paintings of various genres and styles. So, in 2002, she managed to work in the historical mini-series "Napoleon". It tells about the victories and defeats of Napoleon in the legendary battles at Waterloo and Austerlitz, as well as a significant retreat from Russia. Love stories with Josephine Beauharnais, Maria Louise, Eleanor Denuel and Maria Valevskaya are also shown here. Isabella Rossilini got the role of the first wife of Napoleon Josephine Beauharnais. Initially, Isabella was a little embarrassed by this role, because she is a foreigner, and the viewer is used to seeing French women in this role. But the producer was determined and approved her. As a result, Rossellini turned out to be bright, magnificent, incredible, with a difficult fate and a stormy personal life of Josephine Beauharnais.
In the list of recent works of the actress - “Nono-boy detective”, “Black list”, “Clairvoyant”. In the series Friends, Isabella Rossellini played herself. Of course, the experience in such a cult sitcom was a bright moment in the life of the actress.
Fame followed
In 1986, the thriller Blue Velvet was released. The picture tells how Jeffrey Beaumont, because of his father’s illness, leaves the cottage in the capital and returns to the city of childhood. Here, incredibly mysterious and even terrible events await him. And it all starts with the fact that he stumbles upon an unexpected find - a real human ear. The main roles in the film were played by Kyle McLaughlin, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini. Horror films were very much to face the newly made actress. It was after him that the viewer began to call Isabella the “princess of the movie”, and Hollywood recognized the girl’s true talent. In Blue Velvet, Isabella is the embodiment of vice with a beautiful face. Her perfect body is fascinating, and her alluring nature causes controversy.
"Death to her face"
Isabella Rossellini in 1992 starred in the movie "Death to her face." At the heart of the picture is the story of eternal youth, about which two pretty battered former Broadway stars dreamed of. To achieve their goal, they visit a witch who gives them a miraculous elixir. And just the role of this sorceress goes to Isabella Rossellini. In this picture, the enormous advantage of the actress was a seductive look and a beautifully built body. According to the film, the heroine of Isabella has long been over eighty, but miraculously she looks like a young fatal beauty. The mysterious Lysley Von Ruman is one of the most controversial roles of the actress. She seems to be not the main character, but not to pay attention to her game is simply impossible. In the movie Death to Her Face, Rossellini starred with the inimitable Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis.
Contract with Lanka
The success in the film “Blue Velvet” brought the actress not only fame, but also a fifteen-year contract with the company “Lank”. When the actress turned forty-two years old, the brand management came to the conclusion that Isabella does not look quite appropriate. As a result, due to the appearance of several wrinkles, the woman was refused cooperation. Isabella herself believes that this conflict is just an invention of journalists. In fact, she is in a very warm, friendly relationship with the leadership of the house. She is now engaged in other work, but she continues to follow with awe the advertising of her native brand. Rossellini also speaks very warmly of the years spent with Lankom. According to her, she really liked being the face of the company, and now this actress is even a little missing. At 63, Isabella was invited to once again become the face of the brand. According to the director general of “Lankom” Francoise Lehmann, Rossellini is the embodiment of brand values, and he notes that the actress worthily accepts and bears her age.
Daughter's Star Trek
The fact that Elettra Wiedemann-Rossellini will become famous was predetermined in her family. Stellar grandmother and mother became the girl’s ticket to the modeling business. From mother Elettra inherited natural beauty, love for the world and a contract with Lankom. The girl was born in 1983. Being the daughter of famous parents, Jonathan Wiedemann and Isabella Rossellini, the girl does not boast of her origin, but treats him very calmly. She doesn’t know grandfather and grandmother on her mother’s side, so she only feels a respect for them. With the parents of the father, the girl is close, as, however, with the father himself. As for relations with her mother, according to Elettra, for her she is the same as any other mother. And this is the most valuable thing for a girl.
Elettra loves traveling and enjoys politics and the environment. She did not plan to become a model, but success came to her himself. Now the girl often flaunts on the covers of fashion magazines. She is also actively involved in sports, with yoga and Pilates as her priority. Elettra is in a romantic relationship with British business consultant James Marshall. The girl does not like too elaborate clothes and constantly prefers strict and concise outfits. Elettra is infinitely happy to be the face of Lankom. According to her, she dreamed about this since childhood, watching her mother and her interesting life.
Not just an actress
In addition to active acting, Isabella Rossellini is engaged in directing, producing and other areas related to the main profession. As a director, she worked in the films “Animals Distract Me” and “Green Porn”. In them, she performed the duties of a screenwriter, as well as in the film "To My Father - 100." She managed to show her producer talent only in Green Porn.