Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her portrayal of
Fiona Gallagher in the television series ''
Shameless'' (2011–2019).
Since the mid-2010s, she has also directed and produced television, including the 2022
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are r ...
series ''
Angelyne
Angelyne (born Ronia Tamar Goldberg, September 12, 1950) is an American singer, actress, media personality, and model who came to prominence in 1984 after the appearance of a series of iconic billboards in and around Los Angeles, California, wi ...
'' in which she also stars.
Born and raised in New York City, she began professionally performing as a child with the
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is opera ...
. Early on-screen roles included ''
Genius'' (1999), ''
Songcatcher'' (2000), ''
Passionada'' (2002), and ''
Nola
Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian wo ...
'' (2003). At sixteen, she was cast in her breakthrough role in ''
Mystic River
The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to ...
'' (2003). Rossum starred in the 2004 sci-fi film ''
The Day After Tomorrow'', and also received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of
Christine Daaé in the film adaptation of ''
The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004). She is also well known for acting in the films ''
Poseidon
Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as ...
'' (2006), ''
Dragonball: Evolution'' (2009), ''
Inside'' (2011), ''
Beautiful Creatures'' (2013), ''
Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ...
'' (2014), ''
You're Not You'' (2014), and ''
Cold Pursuit
''Cold Pursuit'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland from a screenplay by Frank Baldwin. A co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and France, the film stars Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Tom J ...
'' (2019).
In 2007, Rossum released her debut album, ''
Inside Out
Inside Out may refer to:
*Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse
Books
* '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason
* ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb
* ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler ...
''. She also released a Christmas
EP the same year, titled ''Carol of the Bells''. In 2013, she released a follow-up album called ''
Sentimental Journey''.
Early life
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
was born on September 12, 1986, in New York City.
She is the only child of Cheryl Rossum, a single mother who worked as a corporate photographer.
Her parents separated while her mother was pregnant, and as of 2007, she had met her father only twice. Rossum's mother is Jewish (of
Russian Jewish
The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest pop ...
descent) and her father is
Protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
(of English and Dutch ancestry). Rossum identifies as Jewish and has stated that her mother instilled in her the "Jewish code of ethics and morals". She was named for her great-grandfather, whose first name was Emanuel, using the feminine spelling.
Upon singing "
Happy Birthday" in all 12 keys,
[Joffe, Jessica. "Emmy Rossum: Hollywood's newest It Girl." Glamour: September 2006. p 326-7, 392] Rossum was welcomed to join the
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is opera ...
Children's Chorus by chorus director Elena Doria at age seven.
Over the course of five years she sang onstage with the chorus and had the chance to perform with singers such as
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...
and
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numero ...
. For anywhere from $5 to $10 a night, Rossum sang in six languages in 20 operas, including ''
La bohème'', ''
Turandot'', a
Carnegie Hall presentation of ''
La damnation de Faust'', and ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict a ...
''.
["It's Evening in America". '']Vanity Fair Vanity Fair may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Literature
* Vanity Fair, a location in '' The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan
* ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray
* ''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the ...
''. May 2012. Page 152. She also worked under the direction of
Franco Zeffirelli
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...
in ''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the ...
''. An increasing interest in pursuing acting led to taking classes with Flo Salant Greenberg of
The New Actors Workshop
The New Actors Workshop was a two-year acting conservatory in New York City founded by Master Teachers Mike Nichols, George Morrison and Paul Sills in 1988. The school offered a unique, dual-track curriculum combining Stanislavski-based techni ...
in New York City. She has also worked with acting coach Terry Knickerbocker.
Rossum attended the
Spence School
, motto_translation = Not for school, but for life we learn
, founder = Clara B. Spence
, tuition = $60,880 (2022-2023)
, chair =
, head_label =
, head ...
, a private school in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
,
before dropping out to pursue career opportunities. She received her high school diploma at fifteen years old via online-extension courses offered by
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is conside ...
's
Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY).
She was also enrolled at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, studying French, art history and philosophy.
Career
Acting
Rossum's television debut was in August 1997, as the original
Abigail Williams
Abigail Williams (born c. 1681, date of death unknown) was an 11- or 12-year-old girl who, along with nine-year-old Betty Parris, was among the first of the children to falsely accuse their neighbors of witchcraft in 1692; these accusations eve ...
in the daytime soap opera ''
As the World Turns''. She also had a guest role as Caroline Beels in ''
Snoops''. Rossum was nominated for a
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV movie for her work in the made-for-TV movie ''
Genius''. She then portrayed a young
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen ...
in the
ABC television film ''
The Audrey Hepburn Story'' (2000).
Rossum made her film debut at 13, in 2000's ''
Songcatcher'', as Deladis Slocumb, an
Appalachia
Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York State to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Newfoundland and Labrador, C ...
n orphan. Debuting at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
, the film won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. For her role, Rossum received an
Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance and also had the opportunity to sing a duet with
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
on the ''
Songcatcher'' soundtrack. ''
Variety magazine'' named Rossum as "One of the Ten to Watch" in 2000.
In ''
Nola
Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian wo ...
'' (2003), Rossum played the title character, an aspiring songwriter. In her first major studio film,
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' Do ...
's ''
Mystic River
The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to ...
'' (2003), Rossum starred as Katie Markum, the ill-fated daughter of small-business owner Jimmy Markum, played by
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
.
Rossum had a breakthrough role as Laura Chapman in the sci-fi-disaster film ''
The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004). She later returned to New York, where she was the last to audition, in full costume and make-up, for the role of
Christine Daaé in ''
The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004), the onscreen adaptation of composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
musical of the same name. After having nearly missed the audition due to a family engagement, Rossum was asked to audition in person for Lloyd Webber at his home in New York.
For her performance, Rossum received a
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of ...
nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. She also received a
Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, along with a
Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
In 2006, Rossum appeared in ''
Poseidon
Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as ...
'',
Wolfgang Petersen's remake of the disaster film ''
The Poseidon Adventure''. She played Jennifer Ramsey, the daughter of
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The ...
's character. Rossum described the character as being proactive and strong in all situations, rather than a
damsel in distress
The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motiv ...
. Rossum also appeared as
Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist Ro ...
in a 2006
Williamstown Theatre Festival production of
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's ''
Romeo and Juliet''. In early 2009, Rossum appeared in a poorly received ''
Dragonball Evolution''. Her next big screen venture was the indie ''
Dare
Dare may refer to:
Places
* Dare, East Timor, a city
* Darè, Italy, a commune
* Dare County, North Carolina, United States
* Dare, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
Name
* Dare (name), a list of people and fictional c ...
'', which was an official selection of the 2009
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
. In November 2009, Rossum appeared in Broadway's 24 Hour Plays in which actors, writers, and directors collaborate to produce, and perform six
one-act plays within 24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. Rossum appeared in
Warren Leight
Warren Donald Leight (; born January 17, 1957) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. He is best known for his work on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' Lights Out'' and as the showrunner for ''In ...
's "Daily Bread", directed by Lucie Tiberghien.
In December 2009, Rossum joined the cast of the
Showtime dramedy series ''
Shameless'', based on the British series of
the same title. The series co-stars
William H. Macy
William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those i ...
. Rossum plays the oldest sister of a large, motherless family, functioning as a guardian/surrogate mother to her five younger siblings. The series has received consistent acclaim, with Rossum's performance being universally praised. She made her directorial debut with episode four of season seven, "I Am a Storm."
In December 2016, Rossum was in a contract dispute with the show's producers over her desire for a salary equal to that of co-star Macy and back pay for the differential over seven seasons,
which was resolved later that month. Following this news, ''Shameless'' was renewed for its eighth season beginning production in 2017. In August 2018, Rossum announced her departure from ''Shameless'' after nine seasons.
In mid-2011, Rossum starred in
D. J. Caruso's
social film
A social film is a type of interactive film that is presented through the lens of social media. A social film is distributed digitally and integrates with a social networking service, such as Facebook or Google+. It combines features of web video, ...
, ''
Inside''; the online film aired in several segments, incorporating multiple social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The following year, Rossum played Ridley, a siren Caster in ''
Beautiful Creatures'' (2013), based on the
young adult fantasy novel of the
same name. Although the film was released to mixed reviews, Rossum's performance was praised by critics and fans. She also starred in the drama ''
You're Not You'' as Bec, an inexperienced caregiver who looks after and befriends Kate (
Hilary Swank), who suffers from the degenerative disease
ALS. By June 2013, Rossum was cast as the female lead opposite
Justin Long in the independent romantic comedy ''
Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ...
'', which was directed by
Sam Esmail, to whom she later became engaged. Afterward she appeared in the film ''
Before I Disappear
''Before I Disappear'' is a 2014 American drama film directed by Shawn Christensen. The film is a feature-length adaptation of his 2012 Oscar-winning short film, ''Curfew''. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest Film on March 10, ...
'' (2014), based on the
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning short film ''
Curfew''.
In 2019, it was announced that Rossum would star in ''
Angelyne
Angelyne (born Ronia Tamar Goldberg, September 12, 1950) is an American singer, actress, media personality, and model who came to prominence in 1984 after the appearance of a series of iconic billboards in and around Los Angeles, California, wi ...
'', a drama series co-produced by her husband and longtime collaborator
Sam Esmail, for
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are r ...
, the new streaming service by
NBC. The
limited series Limited series may refer to:
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*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
was her first lead role after ''
Shameless'' and was based on ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large ...
'' senior writer Gary Baum's investigative feature on the LA billboard model
Angelyne
Angelyne (born Ronia Tamar Goldberg, September 12, 1950) is an American singer, actress, media personality, and model who came to prominence in 1984 after the appearance of a series of iconic billboards in and around Los Angeles, California, wi ...
.
Music
After her role in ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Rossum was offered several deals to record Classical music albums, but refused, opting to create an album of contemporary, more mainstream music. She explained it by feeling frustrated because of the lack of "emotional honesty" in music played in radios.
Regarding the sound and style of her music, she said, "It's pop music, but not
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...
bubblegum pop
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is considered disposable, contrived, or marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States ...
. I want it to have a
David Gray or
Annie Lennox feel. I've been spending up to 12 hours a day in the studio."
Rossum cites
Sarah McLachlan,
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Voice", she is Whitney Houston albums discography, one of the bestselling music artists ...
,
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
and
Faith Hill as some of her influences.
Rossum's album ''
Inside Out
Inside Out may refer to:
*Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse
Books
* '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason
* ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb
* ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler ...
'' was produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on October 23, 2007, and peaked at 199 in the U.S.
''Billboard'' charts.
For the promotion of the record,
Geffen Records featured the song, "Slow Me Down," as part of the second volume of
Hollywood Records' ''Girl Next'' compilation album, which was released on July 10, 2007. Later that year, she was chosen as
Yahoo
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's "Who's Next" artist of the month and a "One to Watch" by
MSN
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The Microsoft Net ...
. In December 2007, Rossum released three Christmas songs on the EP ''Carol of the Bells. ''It was also this year that Rossum sang the national anthem at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway and performed at the first ever
Perez Hilton Presents event at the
El Rey Theatre in Hollywood. On October 27, 2007, Rossum again sang the national anthem at the
New Jersey Devils's first home game of the
2007–08 NHL season
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, with th ...
, which was also the first game the team played in the newly constructed
Prudential Center. She also performed at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration at the Grove in Los Angeles and the Lighting of the Great Tree in Atlanta, Georgia.
She joined
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of guitarist David Bryson, drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham, David Immerglück, bass guitarist Mil ...
,
Augustana, and
Michael Franti & Spearhead as a "special guest" for select performances of the "Traveling Circus and Medicine Show" tour in early 2009.
In 2010, Rossum sang a song called "Cruel One" on singer
Alex Band's debut solo album ''
We've All Been There''. On the track she sings with Band, and
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, '' Under These ...
.
Rossum released the
Warner Bros. Records album ''
Sentimental Journey'' on January 29, 2013. Unlike ''Inside Out'' on which Rossum wrote the songs herself, the album is a collection of covers of songs from the 1920s to 1960s. ''Sentimental Journey'' peaked at 92 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts, and number one in Jazz Albums.
Rossum describes herself as a
lyric soprano, while saying her voice is still developing.
[ She continues to train vocally at ZajacStudio, a studio run by soprano Joann C. Zajac.
]
Charity work and advocacy
Rossum was a YouthAIDS ambassador. In 2008, she was signed as the spokesperson for Pinkitude, an apparel line inspired by the Pink Panther
''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film ''The Pi ...
character, to help raise breast cancer awareness. In 2010, she appeared in public service announcements for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund. She also works with Global Green USA
Global Green is the American affiliate of Green Cross International, an international non-governmental organization founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993 to "foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future." ...
to raise money for environmental protection and awareness of ecological issues. In 2015, Rossum campaigned with the Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society, (BFAS) founded in its present form in 1993, is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization. BFAS does outreach nationwide with shelters, rescue groups and members to promote pet adoption, no-kill anim ...
to encourage animal adoption.
On May 26, 2009, Rossum attended a march in West Hollywood
West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1984, it is home to the Sunset Strip. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, its population was 35,757. It is considered one of the most prominent gay villages ...
California protesting the California Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Proposition 8.
Personal life
Rossum married Justin Siegel on February 17, 2008, though they publicly presented themselves as in a relationship but unmarried. He filed for divorce 19 months later on September 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences, and the divorce was finalized on December 28, 2010. In August 2015, Rossum became engaged to writer/director Sam Esmail after two years of dating, and the couple married on May 29, 2017, at a Reform synagogue in New York City. On May 23, 2021, Rossum gave birth to their daughter after keeping her pregnancy a secret from the media.
She is a relative, by marriage, of designer Vera Wang, who was married to Rossum's cousin, investor and real-estate developer Arthur P. Becker. Rossum has described herself as " a spiritual person, but not especially religious."
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Discography
Albums / EPs
Singles
Music videos
See also
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References
External links
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