Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini: Biography in Details

Who is Isabella Rossellini?

Isabella Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Similarly, she is well known as Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini.

Likewise, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancome model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet (1986) and Death Becomes Her (1992).

Bio, Age, Parents, Nationality and Education

Isabella was born in Rome, Italy on June 18, 1952, to parents Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman. She has siblings namely Ingrid Rossellini, Pia Lindstrom, and Renzo Rossellini.

She belongs to Italian nationality and mix (Italian- French- Swedish- German) ethnicity.

Her birth sign is Gemini. Talking about her education, firstly, she attended Finch College. Then, she attended New York University.

Isabella Rossellini: Early Professional Career

Talking about her profession, she debuted in films in 1976 when she played a brief role as a nun opposite her mother in ‘A Matter of Time’.

Bruce Weber first photographed her for ‘British Vogue’ and later Bill King photographed her for ‘American Vogue.’ Likewise, she modelled for renowned magazines like ‘Marie Claire,’ ‘Harper’s Bazaar,’.

In 1982, Isabella Rossellini also became the exclusive spokesmodel for the international cosmetics brand Lancome, a position which she held for 14 years.

In 1985, she also appeared in her first American film, ‘White Nights’, followed by her breakthrough role as the abused nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens in the film ‘Blue Velvet’, directed by David Lynch. Therefore, she also contributed her vocals to the film’s soundtrack.

She also appeared as herself in an episode of the TV series ‘Friends’ in 1996. Moreover, her performance in the 1996 HBO television film ‘Crime of the Century’.

Similarly, she narrated a two-hour television special for the ‘Discovery Atlas’ series on the Discovery Channel. Likewise, she also spoke about her past and current activities in an episode of ‘Iconoclasts’.

Therefore, she also created a short film as a tribute to her father called ‘My Dad is 100 Years Old’.

In 2007, Isabella Rossellini also made a short film on the environment called ‘The Green’ for the Sundance Channel.  Consequently, she wrote, directed, and acted in both series.

In 2014, Isabella Rossellini also portrayed the silent film actor Rudolph Valentino’s mother in the film ‘Silent Life’. In the same year, she appeared as Lola in ‘Zigzag Kid’, a Dutch-Belgian adventure film, directed by Vincent Bal. In 2016, she played Rita Marks in the series ‘Shut Eye’.

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