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Isabella Rossellini

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Isabella Rossellini

A celebrated actress and model, Isabella Rossellini navigates the complexities of fame, legacy, and identity as she balances her iconic Hollywood career with her roots in European cinema.

Born
June 18, 1952
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Height
1.73 m (5'8")
  • Also:
  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
143
Credits on file
6
Decades active
7
Awards

In short · Acting since 1972, 6 decades active, 143 credits, 4 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award wins.

Now & next

  1. Award win

    European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award — European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

  2. Award win

    European Film Academy Achievement In World Cinema Award — European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

  3. Award win

    Rachel Carson Award — Rachel Carson Award

  4. Award win

    Nastro D Argento For Best New Actress — Nastro d'Argento for Best New Actress

Biography

Isabella Rossellini is an Italian actress and model who has lived in the United States since 1979 and holds dual Italian and American citizenship. She was born on June 18, 1952, in Rome. She is the daughter of Ingrid Bergman, a three-time Oscar-winning actress of Swedish origin, and Roberto Rossellini, an influential Italian director associated with the neo-realist movement. Rossellini was married to Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese from 1979 to 1982 and later became the partner of director David Lynch. She made her film debut in Vincente Minnelli's *A Matter of Time* (1976), which featured her mother. She appeared in a few Italian films and worked as an American correspondent for the Italian television network RAI before starring in Taylor Hackford's Cold War drama *White Nights* (1985). She then took on her most memorable role as the abused chanteuse in Lynch's *Blue Velvet* (1986), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She later won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lisle, an eternally youthful socialite, in *Death Becomes Her* (1992). In 1997, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her guest appearance on *Chicago Hope* (1994).

Family & relationships

Filmography · 107 of 107

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Actor

82 credits

Editor

2 credits

Other crew

23 credits

Awards & Nominations

4 wins · 3 nominations

Academy Award

  • Nom2025Best Supporting Actress

Golden Raspberry Award

  • Nom1988Worst Supporting Actress
More awards & festivals (5) — regional academies & film-festival prizes

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Won2024European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

European Film Academy Achievement In World Cinema Award

  • Won2024European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

Rachel Carson Award

  • Won2010Rachel Carson Award

Nastro D Argento For Best New Actress

  • Won1980Nastro d'Argento for Best New Actress

Academy Awards

  • Nom2024Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role

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