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Isabella Rossellini Biography (1952-)

Full name, Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini; born June 18, 1952,in Rome, Italy; daughter of Roberto Rossellini (a director) and Ingrid Bergman (an actress); half sister of Pia Lindstrom (a journalist); married MartinScorsese (a director), September, 1979 (divorced November, 1982); married Jonathan Wiedemann (a model; divorced); children: (second marriage) Elettra Ingrid (a model); Roberto. Addresses: Agent: Cunningham/Escott/Dipene andAssociates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Manager: Gene Parseghian, Parseghian/Planco Management, Untitled Entertainment, 23 East 22nd St., Third Floor, New York, NY 10010.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

Italian

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

June 18, 1952

Rome, Italy

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Sister Pia, A Matter of Time (also known as Nina), AmericanInternational Pictures, 1976
• Eugenia, Il prato (also known as The Meadow), SACIS, 1979
• Isabella, Il pap'occhio (also known as In the Pope's Eye),Titanus, 1980
• Darya Greenwood, White Nights, Columbia, 1985
• Dorothy Vallens, Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
• Lady Jeanne, Cannon Movie Tales: Red Riding Hood, Cannon, 1987
• Madeleine Regency, Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cannon, 1987
• Marie, Siesta, Lorimar, 1987
• Mademoiselle Zelly, Zelly and Me (also known as Phoebe), Columbia, 1988
• Maria Hardy, Cousins (also known as A Touch of Infidelity),Paramount, 1989
• Peredita Durango, Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's Wild at Heart), Propaganda Films/Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
• Victoire, Dames galantes (also known as Gallant Ladies andDonne de piacere), 1990
• Rosanna, L'assedio di Venezia (also known as The Siege of Venice, Widow Hunt, Caccia alla vedova, Le diable a quatre, and Osada Venetsij), 1991
• Lisle Von Rhumans (some sources spell the surname Von Rhoman), Death Becomes Her, Universal, 1992
• Laura Klein, Fearless, Warner Bros., 1993
• Maria, The Innocent (also known as ... Und der Himmel steht still), 1993
• (Uncredited) Planet Cleveland woman, The Pickle, Columbia, 1993
• Anna Marie Erdody, Immortal Beloved, Columbia, 1994
• Big nose Kate, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
• Henriette, Croce e delizia, 1995
• Clara, The Funeral, October Films, 1996
• Gabriella, Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
• Mrs. Kalman, Left Luggage (also known as 2 koffers vol), 1997, Castle Hill, 2000
• The veiled queen, The Imposters, Fox Searchlight, 1998
• Katchen, Il cielo cade (also known as The Sky Will Fall), Istituto Luce, 2000
• Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (documentary), 2000
• Joanna Menendez (La Colombiana), Empire, Universal, 2002
• Joyce, Roger Dodger, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
• Madame Moitessier, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story (alsoknown as Las maletas de Tulse Luper: La historia de Moab and Le valigie di Tulse Luper--La storia di Moab), A-Film Distribution, 2003
• Lady Port-Huntley, The Saddest Music in the World, IFC Films, 2004
• Liz, Heights, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
• Madame Moitessier, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea, A-Film Distribution, 2004
• Rachel Spivak, King of the Corner (also known as Pursuit of Happiness), Elevation Filmworks/Ardustry Entertainment, 2004
• The Lost City, Lions Gate Films, 2004
• The Wedding Contract, Premiere Marketing and Distribution, 2004
• Also appeared in The Feast of the Goat.
• Film Assistant Costume Designer
• Blaise Pascal, 1971
• Agostino d'Ippona (also known as Augustine of Hippo), 1972
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Appeared in the Italian series The Other Sunday.
• Miniseries
• Athena, Homer's The Odyssey (also known as Homer's Odyssey, The Odyssey, Die Abenteuer des Odysseus, and Odissea),NBC, 1997
• Nimue, Merlin, NBC, 1998
• Dulcinea, Don Quixote, TNT, 1999
• Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon (also known as Le tricorne de Napoleon), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• High priestess Thar, Earthsea, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
• Movies
• Maria DiConti, The Ivory Hunters (also known as The Last Elephant), TNT, 1990
• Rachel Marks, Lies of the Twins, USA Network, 1991
• Anna Hauptmann, Crime of the Century, HBO, 1996
• Martine, Monte Walsh, TNT, 2003
• Specials
• Herself, No Frank in Lumberton, 1988
• Gabriella, The Gift, Showtime, 1994
• Images of Life: Photographs that Changed the World, CBS, 1996
• The Late Show with David Letterman Video Special 2, CBS, 1996
• Host, The World Fashion Premiere from Paris, ABC, 1998
• Host, Paris Fashion Collections, ABC, 1999
• Herself, Models Uncovered, The Learning Channel, 1999
• Wild City, TBS, 1999
• Host, "Lincoln Center Festival 2001," Live from Lincoln Center, PBS, 2001
• Die Zehn Gebote der Kreativitaet (also known as The 10 Commandments of Creativity), 2001
• Martha Stewart's Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2001
• World VDAY (also known as Until the Violence Stops), Lifetime, 2003
• Awards Presentations
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
• The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, 1987
• Episodic
• Ilenia, "My Date with Il Duce," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1989
• Mae, "... And God Created Tillman," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1989
• Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
• Herself, "Roberto Rossellini," Arena, BBC-2, 1990
• Mae, "Ginny Eats Escrow," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1990
• Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991
• Babe Lonsdale, "The Frightening Frammis," Fallen Angels, Showtime,1993
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances, beginning 1993
• Betty Spinelli, "You Murderer," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1995
• Herself, "The One with Frank, Jr.," Friends, NBC, 1996
• Professor Marina Giannini, "Missed Conception," Chicago Hope, CBS,1997
• Professor Marina Giannini, "Mother, May I?," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
• Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998
• Voice of Astrid Weller, "Mom and Pop Art," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
• Herself, Boulevard Bio, 1999
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Ingrid Bergman, Lifetime, 1999
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Laura Dern, Lifetime, 1999
• Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Iman, Lifetime, 1999
• Guest, Foerst & sist, 2001
• Guest, Die Harald Schmidt Show, 2002
• Guest, Leute heute, 2002
• Guest, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2003
• Katya Derevko, "Crossings," Alias, ABC, 2004
• Katya Derevko, "Legacy," Alias, ABC, 2004
• Katya Derevko, "Resurrection," Alias, ABC, 2004
• Stage Appearances
• Bimbi and conductor's wife, The Stendhal Syndrome, Primary StagesTheatre, New York City, 2004
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Herself, Mysteries of Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2002
• Music Videos
• "Erotica," by Madonna, 1992
• "Jealousy," by Dave Stewart, 1995
• Video Games
• Voice, Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland, 1996
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• Author of foreword, 10 Years of Dolce and Gabbana, Abbeville Press, 1996
• Some of Me (autobiography), Random House, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale, 2001

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, May 14, 2004, p. 34
• Good Housekeeping, October, 1991, p. 36
• Interview, April, 1988, p. 54; February, 1996, p. 88
• Money, May 15, 2001, pp. 44-45
• New York, June 16, 1997, pp. 45-52
• People Weekly, July, 1991, p. 52
• Vogue, January, 1993, p. 102