Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini
Rossellini on location at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin to shoot some scenes for the film The Innocent, 1992
Born	Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (1952-06-18) 18 June 1952 Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress, filmmaker, author, model, philanthropist
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Martin Scorsese (1979–1982) Jonathan Wiedemann (1983–1986)
Partner(s)	David Lynch (1986–1991) Gary Oldman (1994–1996)
Parent(s)	Roberto Rossellini (deceased) Ingrid Bergman (deceased)

Isabella Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian-American actress and writer. She has performed in many movies. She has written a lot of books. She is also a philanthropist.

Rossellini is the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini.

Awards

Rossellini received a 1987 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her role in Blue Velvet. In 1997, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her role in Crime of the Century. She received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the television series Chicago Hope. Also in 1997, Rossellini was awarded The George Eastman Award. In 1998, she received an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the movie Left Luggage.

Personal life

Rossellini has dual United States and Italian citizenship.

She was married to Martin Scorsese from 1979 to 1982. After her marriage to Scorsese ended, she married Jon Wiedemann (1983–1986). He is a Harvard-educated model from Texas. Later, she dated David Lynch, Gary Oldman, and Gregory Mosher.

She has a daughter, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann (born 1983), and an adopted son, Roberto (born 1992).

Credits

Filmography

• A Matter of Time (1976)
• Il Prato (The Meadow)
• Il Pap'occhio (1980)
• White Nights (1985) Darya Greenwood
• Blue Velvet (1986) Dorothy Vallens
• Oci Ciornie (1987)
• Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Madeleine Regency
• Siesta (1987) Marie
• Zelly and Me (1988)
• Cousins (1989)
• Red Riding Hood (1989) Lady Jean
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• Dames Galantes (1990)
• Caccia Alla Vedova (1991)
• Lies of the Twins (1991)
• Death Becomes Her (1992) Lisle von Rhoman
• The Pickle (1993)
• The Innocent (1993)
• Fearless (1993) Laura Klein
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• Immortal Beloved (1994)
• Croce e delizia (1995)
• Big Night (1996)
• The Funeral (1996)
• The Odyssey (1997)
• Left Luggage (1998)
• The Impostors (1998)
• Merlin (1998)
• Il Cielo cade (2000)
• Empire (2002)
• Roger Dodger (2002)
• The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
• The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
• The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
• King of the Corner (2004)
• Heights (2004)
• La Fiesta Del Chivo (2005)
• My Dad is 100 Years Old (2005)
• The Architect (2006)
• Infamous (2006)
• Infected (2006)
• Oh La La (2006)
• The Last Jews of Libya (2007)
• The Accidental Husband (2008)
• Green Porno (2008)
• Two Lovers (2009)
• My Dog Tulip (2009)
• The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)
• Keyhole (2011)
• Chicken with Plums (2011)
• Silent Life (2011)

Television

• The Tracey Ullman Show (3 episodes, 1989–1990)
• Ivory Hunters (1990)
• Lies Of the Twins (1991)
• Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1993)
• The Gift (1994)
• Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1995)
• Friends (1 episode, 1996)As herself
• Crime of the Century (1996)
• Chicago Hope (2 episodes, 1997)
• The Odyssey (1997)
• Merlin (1998)
• The Simpsons (1 episode, in 'Mom and Pop Art' 1999)
• Don Quixote (2000)
• Napoleon (2002)
• Monte Walsh (2003)
• Earthsea (2004)
• Alias (5 episodes, 2004–2005)
• Filthy Gorgeous (2006)
• Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed (2006)
• Iconoclasts (2006)
• 30 Rock (2 episodes, 2007)
• Green Porno (Sundance Channel)-18 episodes (2008–2009)
• The Phantom (2009)

Theatre

• The Stendhal Syndrome (2004) (off-Broadway)

Other websites

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