Emmy’s big screen debut was in 2000’s Songcatcher, for which she was nominated for several accolades and received overall positive feedback for her performance. She also starred as Audrey Hepburn in the ABC television film The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000), playing the iconic actress’ younger version. In 1999, Emmy acted in the TV movie Genius, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. She graduated early through an online-extension course for gifted children given by the University of Stanford and later attended Columbia University, where she studied art history, French and philosophy.Įmmy Rossum’s first television appearance was in 1997, in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. By age twelve, Rossum became interested in acting and started studying with a coach and also taking lessons at an acting institute in New York.Īt fifteen, Emmy decided to drop out of her private school to take on more career opportunities. During her five-year stint with the chorus, Emmy had the opportunity to sing operas in multiple languages and even perform with famous opera singers, such as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, and directors like Franco Zeffirelli. She was named with the feminine spelling of her great-grandfather, Emanue, and was later nicknamed Emmy, which eventually became her stage name.Įmmy began her professional career at the age of seven as a singer, performing in the Metropolitan Opera’s Children Chorus. Sep 12th, 1986 - in New York City, New York, United StatesĪctress and singer Emmanuelle Grey Rossum was born September 12th, 1986, in New York City to a single mother who worked as a corporate photographer.
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