It was announced that she had been cast in Mike Newell's Wallis Simpson biopic, My Duchess, playing opposite Joan Collins
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Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian and American actress and model. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film…
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Born 18 June 1952 · Q203840
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2025· 2 entries
It was announced that Rossellini would be joining the cast of Ryan Murphy's upcoming television series, The Beauty
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2024· 3 entries
Awarded European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (2024).
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Awarded European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (2024).
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Rossellini received acclaim for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the political drama, Conclave, opposite Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 9
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2023· 1 entry
Rossellini was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Rome Film Festival
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2016· 3 entries
Rossellini was cast as Rita Marks, the matriarch of the Marks crime family in the Hulu original series, Shut Eye
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Was granted an honorary doctorate by the Université du Québec à Montréal
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At the age of 63, she was rehired by Lancôme's new female CEO, Francoise Lehmann, as a global brand ambassador for the company
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2013· 1 entry
Was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival
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2012· 1 entry
But, as of February 2014, the film has not been officially released
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded Rachel Carson Award (2010).
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"I always wanted to make films about animals – there's not an enormous audience, but there's an enormous audience for sex
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2008· 1 entry
The first series of Green Porno had over 4 million views on YouTube and two further seasons were produced; there are 18 episodes in the series
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2007· 1 entry
Rossellini guest starred on two episodes of the television show 30 Rock, playing Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy's ex-wife
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2006· 1 entry
Rossellini appeared in several television documentaries
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2004· 4 entries
Played the High Priestess Thar in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Legend of Earthsea, and the director Robert Lieberman stated that Rossellini "brings a very big persona to the screen
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And she appeared in print ads and on their website
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Said at the time of the announcement, "Isabella is the ideal personification of Silversea's exclusive standard of elegance, glamour and sophistication
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Rossellini acted in an Off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally's The Stendhal Syndrome, with Richard Thomas
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2003· 1 entry
Rossellini was a recurring character on the television series Alias
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1998· 1 entry
Received an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film Left Luggage
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1997· 1 entry
Rossellini was awarded The George Eastman Award
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1996· 2 entries
Appeared as herself in an episode of the TV series Friends called "The One with Frank Jr
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When she was 43, she was removed as the face of Lancôme for being "too old"
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1990· 1 entry
Was involved in product development for the fragrance Trésor
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1982· 3 entries
Rossellini was cast in her first American film, White Nights (1985)
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Rossellini was married to Jon Wiedemann from 1983 to 1986
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Replacing Nancy Dutiel in the United States and Carol Alt in Europe
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1980· 2 entries
Awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Actress for Il prato (1980).
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Appeared in Renzo Arbore's film In the Pope's Eye with her then husband Martin Scorsese
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-06-18.
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