Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum full name is Emmanuelle Grey Emmy Rossum and was born in the year 1986. She is a singer-songwriter and an actress of American nationality. She became well known when she got the role of playing in The Phantom of the Opera and she was portraying Fiona Gallagher in the television series of Shameless. She had starred in other roles in Passionada, American Rhapsody and Songcatcher movies. She had a role in Mystic River and it got wider recognition. She was in The Day After Tomorrow, a Science fiction film. She also got recognition for the way she performed as Christine Daae, for The Phantom of the Opera. Other roles in her career were in Comet, You’re Not You, Before I Disappear, Beautiful Creatures, Dragonball Evolution and Poseidon.


In the year 2007, it was the time that Rossum released a debut album named Inside Out. She had released the Christmas EP in this same year and it was called Carol of the Bells. In the year 2013 and she released the follow up album named Sentimental Journey.

According to her biography, Emmy Rossum was born in the city of Manhattan in New York City. She is an only child born from Cheryl Rossum who was a single mother and she was working like a corporate photographer. Her mother separated from her father when she was pregnant and by 2007, she had seen her father only two times. The mother of Jewish and the father was a protestant of the Dutch and English ancestry. Rossum says that she identifies herself as a Jewish since her mother is a Jewish Code of Ethics and their morals.

During her early life, she sung Happy Birthday in the 12 keys and she was able to join Metropolitan Opera, a children’s Chorus working under Director Elena Doria. She was seven years. She sung with the chorus for five years and she was able to sing with well known singers like Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. She was singing for 5 up to 10 dollars each night and she was able to sing using six languages in over 20 operas.

When it comes to her personal life, she did marry a music executive called Justin Siegel in the year 2008. However, they said that they are in relationship but they are not married. He asked for a divorce in the city of Los Angeles and he gave irreconcilable differences as his reason. The divorce was granted in the year 2010. She started a relationship with Sam Esmail, who is a director and a writer and they dated for 2 years before getting married. Emmy Rossum suffers a celiac disease. This is an autoimmune disease and this is a problem of the body to react against gluten. She had won many awards during her career. Fans can get more information about her on social media.

Last Modified: Mar 8, 2020


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