Emmy Rossum biography
Emmy Rossum is a talented Hollywood actress who's made her mark across film and television. She's best known for her starring role in the hit TV series Shameless, along with memorable performances in Poseidon, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Day After Tomorrow.
Early life and childhood
Emmy Rossum was born on September 12, 1986, in New York. She was raised by a single mother after her father left before she was even born. To make ends meet, Cheryl Rossum worked her main job at a bank while taking photography gigs on the side. At first, young Emmy believed her father would one day show up, but unfortunately, that dream never came true. She never really established any kind of relationship with her dad and only met him twice.
By age twelve, her ambitions had outgrown the children's chorus—she wanted to achieve something bigger. She really wanted to move forward and signed up for private acting classes with Flo Greenberg. Later on, Greenberg advised her to get a hold of a personal agent and start to attend some castings. Emmy followed her mentor's advice and soon made her TV debut.
Acting career
Emmy Rossum landed her first role on the set of the wildly popular Law & Order series in 1998. Her assertiveness and natural determination helped the young actress catch directors' attention and impress viewers. Later that same year, she appeared in small roles in the series Grace & Glorie and A Will of Their Own, as well as the drama film Only Love.
This role earned Emmy a Young Artist Award nomination in the Best Supporting Young Actress category. Rossum later said: "I think of all my roles, I was best in Genius." In 1999, Emmy Rossum landed a small role in the crime drama series The Snoops. A year later, she made a brief appearance in the comedy-drama It Had to Be You and joined the main cast of the musical drama Songcatcher.
Emmy's next big wave of popularity came when she landed the opportunity to star in the biographical drama The Audrey Hepburn Story. She felt on top of the world getting to portray the legendary actress and her personal idol. The movie was dedicated to the life of one of Hollywood's most popular, talented, and incredibly beautiful actresses, who became the number one actress in all of Hollywood. The film featured Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frances Fisher, Keir Dullea, and Gabriel Macht.

In 2002 Rossum appeared in comedy-drama movie Passionada. She played the daughter of a Portuguese widow (Sofia Milos), struggling to figure out what to do with her life after losing her husband to the sea. Their lives change drastically when a shady businessman, portrayed by Jason Isaacs, visits their city. At first, the adults can't find common ground, forcing the girl to take matters into her own hands. She follows the man and discovers he's living a double life as a professional card counter. After getting to know each other, Emmy's character convinces him to teach her card counting in exchange for helping him win her mother's heart.


In 2004 Rossum joined Gerard Butler in thrilling drama musical The Phantom of the Opera. She played an opera singer and dancer mentored by the mysterious Phantom, who becomes obsessed with her.
In 2009, Emmy starred in the fantasy action film Dragonball Evolution. The plot centers on an alien civilization searching the universe for ancient artifacts to use for evil purposes. Later that year, Emmy starred in the romantic drama Dare, based on the true story of three very different teenagers who unexpectedly come together and face a surprisingly difficult choice.

In 2014, the actress starred in three successful films: the drama Before I Disappear (as Maggie), romantic comedy Comet (as Kimberly), and drama You're Not You (as Bec).
The famous actress and talented singer became close friends with Leighton Meester, the American actress and star of Gossip Girl, and renowned singer Ashlee Simpson.
Music Career
After her impeccable performance in The Phantom of the Opera, Emmy received several tempting offers to record a solo album that would have included only classical songs. She turned down the deal and chose to make more mainstream, modern music instead.In fall 2007, she released her debut studio album, produced by Stuart Brawley. At the end of that year, she also presented her Christmas EP containing three holiday-themed songs. That year, Emmy released five music videos, with "Slow Me Down," "Stay," and "Falling" becoming the most popular.
Personal life
In 2007, the actress met music producer Justin Siegel, whom she eventually married. Their relationship lasted only two years and abruptly ended when Justin learned about Emmy cheating on him. As it turned out, she went on tour with Counting Crows not to sing and develop her career, but to be closer to her lover, Adam Duritz. Justin, not thinking twice, filed for divorce, leaving the actress single in 2010.
