Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum born September 12, 1986 is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including Songcatcher 2000, An American Rhapsody 2001and Passionada 2002 Her role in Mystic River 2003garnered her wider fame. She then starred in the blockbuster film The Day After Tomorrow 2004 and The Phantom of the Opera 2004 for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. She has since starred in Poseidon 2006, Dragonball: Evolution 2009 and Dare 2009 Rossum has since joined the cast of the Showtime television drama series Shameless in a leading role. The series, which stars William H. Macy, premiered in January 2011.In 2007, Rossum released her debut album, Inside Out. She also released a Christmas EP the same year titled Carol of the Bells.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Acting
o 2.2 Singing and recording
* 3 Charity work and public service campaigns
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Filmography
o 5.1 Television
* 6 Awards and nominations
* 7 Discography
o 7.1 Albums
o 7.2 EPs
o 7.3 Singles
o 7.4 Music videos
* 8 Endorsements
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Early life
Rossum was born in New York City, New York,the only childof Cheryl, a single mother who worked as a corporate photographer and an investment banker. She was named after her grandfather, whose first name was Emanuel, using the feminine spelling EmmanuelleRossum was raised by her mother and has only met her father twice. She is the niece of Vera Wang, to whom she is related by marriage.
Upon singing "Happy Birthday" in all 12 keys,ossum was welcomed to join the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus by chorus director Elena Dori at the age of 7.Over the course of five years, she sang onstage with the chorus and had the chance to perform with other opera greats, such as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. For $5–10 a night, Rossum sang in six different languages, in 20 different operas, including La bohème, Turandot, a Carnegie Hall presentation of La damnation de Faust and A Midsummer Night's DreamShe 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 taking classes with Flo Salant Greenbergof The New Actors Workshop in New York City. She also hired an agent and auditioned for many acting roles.
Career
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