Emmanuelle “Emmy” Grey Rossum was born on the 12th September 1986 in New York City, USA, of Russian-Jewish (mother) and Dutch and English (father) descent. She is an actress, perhaps best known for starring in films and TV series, particularly “Mystic River” (2003), “The Phantom Of The Opera” (2004), “Shameless” (2011-2016), etc. She is also recognized as a singer, as she has released two studio albums. Her career has been active since 1993.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Emmy Rossum, as of early 2016? According to sources, it is estimated that the overall size of Emmy’s net worth is equal to $10 million; her career as an actress has earned her a big part of her wealth over time. Another source of her wealth is coming from her career as a singer.
Emmy Rossum Net Worth $10 Million
Emmy Rossum was raised by a single mother Cheryl Rossum, a corporate photographer; her parents divorced when she was a baby. At the age of seven, she sang the song “Happy Birthday” in all twelve keys, after which she was invited to become a member of the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, by Elena Doria, a chorus director. Subsequently Emmy had the chance to perform with great artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo. Thanks to that, she participated in over 20 operas, such as “La Damnation de Faust”, “La Bohème”, “Carmen”, etc. When she was 12 years old, Emmy showed interest in acting, so she started attending classes at The New Actors Workshop in New York City. Previously, she went to a private school in Manhattan, the Spence School, but quit to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. As a 15-year-old, she earned a high school degree by Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) of Stanford University; later, she enrolled at Columbia University.
Emmy began her acting career with the role of Abigail Williams in the TV series “As The World Turns” (1997), which was followed by a cameo appearance in the popular TV crime series “Law And Order” the same year. Afterwards, Emmy was cast in the TV film “Only Love” (1998), and a year later in the TV film “Genius” (1999). From 2000, Emmy began to feature in more popular films, including “Songcatcher” (2000), and soon after she had a part in the film “It Had To Be You” (2000). Emmy`s net worth increased a little bit more in the 2000, as she was cast in another film “The Audrey Hepburn Story”, in which she portrayed young Audrey Hepburn age from 12 to 16.
After that her career intensified and she was able to gain more and more recognizable roles, making her big breakthrough in the film “Mystic River” (2003), in the role of Katie Markum. The next year, she was selected for the role of Laura Chapman in the sci-fi film “The Day After Tomorrow”, with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal. In 2004, Emmy earned another memorable role, this time as Christine in the film “Phantom Of The Opera”, further adding to her net worth.
Thanks to her previous success, she was cast as Jennifer Ramsey in the film “Poseidon” (2006), and three years later, she was featured as Bulma in the film adaptation of the popular animation series “Dragonball: Evolution” (2009). To speak further of her accomplishments in the entertainment industry, Emmy Rossum appeared in films such as “Dare” (2009), “Beautiful Creatures” (2013), “Comet” (2014), and “You Are Not You” (2014). All added to her net worth.
However, she is also a part of the popular TV series “Shameless”, which has been airing on Showtime since 2011, becoming the main source of Emmy`s net worth over these years.
Thanks to her successful career as an actress, Emmy earned several prestigious awards, including a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for her work on “Phantom Of The Opera” (2004).
Apart from her successful career as an actress, Emmy is also a singer, and so far she has released two studio albums “Inside Out” (2007), and “Sentimental Journey” (2013). In addition, Emmy has also released a Christmas album as an EP entitled “Carol Of The Bells” (2007), which also added to her net worth.
Regarding her personal life, Emmy Rossum married Justin Siegel in February 2008, but they divorced in September 2009. Later, she was in a relationship with Adam Duritz, and currently she is engaged to Sam Esmail. Emmy is known for her charity work, as she is a Youth AIDS ambassador. Besides that, she is the spokesperson for a campaign which helps women with breast cancer. She also works with other organizations, including Global Green USA, and The Best Friend Animal Society.
Full Name
Emmy Rossum
Net Worth
$10 Million
Date Of Birth
September 12, 1986
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Profession
Actress, singer, songwriter,
Education
Manhattan Spence School, Stanford University (high school degree by Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY), Columbia University,
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Young Hollywood Award for Standout Performance by a Young Actor - Female, People's ...
Movies
The Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Creatures, The Day After Tomorrow, You're Not You, Mystic River, Dragonball Evolution, Poseidon, Songcatcher, Before I Disappear, Comet, Passionada, The Audrey Hepburn Story, An American Rhapsody, Dare, It Had to Be You, Nola, Happy Now, Genius, Inside, A Futile a...
TV Shows
Snoops, Shameless, A Will of Their Own
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Men only need two things - grilled cheese and sex.
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[on if it appealed to her that the character of Fiona in _Shameless (2011)_ is not glamorous] Yes, it did appeal to me to have a character who isn't in the least vain. As an actor, your own personal vanity can be a massive pitfall in terms of making a character believable. I feel more in this character to have my shoulders hunched and be in tattered clothes and have my hair knotted than I do when I'm dolled up.
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[on if it it's a part of her career strategy to not be typecast as "a young hottie starlet"] ...actually don't think I have a strategy. I think in terms of instinct, if in my gut it feels like the right character, if I feel it's a story that needs to be told. Of course in retrospect it was an excellent idea to go do something that was not glamorous, because I think people did see me as princess-y after The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Poseidon (2006) and big-budget movies. Looking back on it, if it was a strategy it would have been a really good one. It happened that I ended up emotionally attaching to a character that I was the right age for when they were casting it. This show [Shameless (2011)] had also been around for a couple of years. There was another incarnation of it at HBO with Woody Harrelson in the William H. Macy role, so I wouldn't have been the right age for it at that time. So much of Hollywood is luck.
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... I'm on a TV show, which I'm so lucky to be on. It pays my rent, so I don't need to make a ton of money on music, and music has always been my first love. I'm not in this business for fame or money. That's something I learned from being a kid at the Met. The kids weren't unionized. We made 25 bucks a night and there were horses onstage - no joke - that were making $800. So when you're valued, at least monetarily, less than a farm animal, you realize you're there because you really love it.
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I think of all my roles, I was best in Genius (1999).
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Sean Penn and Clint Eastwood have told me that I shouldn't feel that I need to be in the limelight or the spotlight all the time. A career is about longevity, as shown in their careers. So, I really want to only do the best things and work with the best people. That's what I strive to do.
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I like René Descartes' theory about a ball of wax. You can change its form from solid to liquid, but it's still the same ball of wax. With acting, you are the same person in a different form. You can only be what you know, and you only truly know yourself.
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[about kissing Patrick Wilson in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)] In this one scene, it took three days to shoot and it's the scene where my character passionately kisses her fiancé for the first time. It was so complex with the snow coming down that it took three days to shoot. By the end of the three days I'd kissed him so much that my lips had swollen up--so much that I had to use an ice pack in between takes. Hardship, I know!
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I'm convinced wearing those corsets for 14 hours at a time deformed me for life. I was 16 years old and still growing at the time of the shooting. I could barely breathe, and with Christine's intense emotions I hyperventilated and almost passed out. I think her name is Christine for a reason. She is Christ-like.
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I'm heavy on preparation . . . Some actors come to the set and don't know what scene they're playing, but that would make me crazy. It's not about control but perfectionism--my biggest vice and one of my biggest assets.
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The truth is, I probably didn't want to be friends with some of those girls [from prep school], because I found that a lot of their values were a little specious. Now, of course, all those girls are calling me and being like, "We should have lunch!" and I'm like, "Um . . . don't you remember how you didn't like me that much?"
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[regarding her visit to a psychic who told her some accurate things about her late grandmother] I'm a very rational person but I pray every day.
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[on her audition with Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Phantom of the Opera (2004)] He had the most magnificent apartment I had ever seen and I was floored by it. I went in and started vocalizing with the accompanist and Andrew walked in as we were preparing. He didn't say hello, didn't introduce himself, and just sat down in front of me and said, "Shall we?" I thought to myself it was my one shot so I had better just stand up and do it, so I didn't introduce myself, I nodded to the accompanist and I did the two biggest numbers in the show. Then he stood up and said, "That was great. I'm Andrew."
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Worked with Justin Chatwin on both Dragonball: Evolution (2009) as characters who are friends and then in Shameless (2011-2015) as lovers.
Has celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which the body can't tolerate any foods containing gluten or wheat.
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She obtained her high school diploma online via a Stanford University program.
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Won Best Young Actress in 2004 Critic's Choice Awards
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In preparation for her role in The Phantom of the Opera (2004), she attended a séance at the Spiritualist Association of Great Britian, where a medium talked to her about her late grandmother.
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Took cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London.
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Her father is a banker and her mother is a corporate photographer.
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Made her stage debut at seven years of age (she sang "Happy Birthday" for her audition) at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She made $5 a night singing with the children's choir. According to her, "There were horses onstage that were getting $150".
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Had never seen the stage version of The Phantom of the Opera (2004) prior to filming the screen version.
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Has appeared in 20 different operas singing in five languages.
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Attended the Spence School in Manhattan, an elite private girls' school that was also attended by Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington.
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
performer: "Think of Me", "Angel of Music", "Little Lotte", "The Mirror Angel of Music-Reprise", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Why Have You Brought Me Here?", "Raoul I've Been There", "All I Ask of You", "All I Ask of You Reprise", "Masquerade", "Journey To the Cemetery", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "Wandering Child", "We Have All Been Blind", "Don Juan", "The Point of No Return", "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer", "I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It"
Nola
2003
performer: "Street of Dreams", "Don't Break My Heart"
Songcatcher
2000
performer: "Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies", "The Ballad of Barbara Allen", "Lord Randall", "Matty Groves", "Sally Goodin", "The Two Sisters", "When Love Is New"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Comet
2014
executive producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shameless
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Closing Time
2010/I
Short special thanks
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
2005
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2016
TV Movie
Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2012-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself - Guest Co-Host
All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration
2015
TV Movie
Herself
Today
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The View
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards
2015
TV Special documentary
Herself - Presenter
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Male Actor in a Drama Series
Shameless: Season 4, Being Gallagher
2014
Video short
Herself
Shameless: Season 4, Shameless Neighbors
2014
Video short
Herself
Larry King Now
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Talk
2012-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Fox's Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular
2014
TV Movie
Herself
The Insider
2014
TV Series
Herself
The Doctors
2014
TV Series
Herself
American Music Awards 2014
2014
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Top Chef
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest Diner / Actress, Shameless
Project Runway
2013-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest Judge
Made in Hollywood
2013-2014
TV Series
Herself
Extra
2014
TV Series
Herself - You're Not You
Entertainment Tonight
2014
TV Series
Herself - You're Not You
The Queen Latifah Show
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables
2014
TV Series
Herself
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Les Misérables
Chelsea Lately
2011-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Conan
2011-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
TV Movie
Herself
2013 Billboard Music Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Rachael Ray
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Katie
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Tavis Smiley
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Big Morning Buzz Live
2012-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Good Morning America
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Hollywood Fast Lane
2013
TV Series
Herself - Interviewee
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2005-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Cribs
2013
TV Series
Herself
18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself
Shameless: The Complicated Life of Fiona Gallagher
2012
Video short
Herself
Shameless Season 3 Sneak Peek: Even More Shameless
2012
Video short
Herself
The Ghetto Girl and the Car Thief: A Shameless Actor Discussion
2012
Video short
Herself
Anderson Live
2012
TV Series
Herself
Comic Con 2012 Live
2012
TV Movie
Herself
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Watch What Happens: Live
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Rosie Show
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Rove LA
2012
TV Series
Herself
Bringing Shameless to America
2011
Video short
Herself
Shameless: A Shameless Discussion About Sex
2011
Video short
Herself
Shameless: Bringing the Fun to Dysfunctional
2011
Video short
Herself
Access Hollywood Live
2011
TV Series
Herself
Lopez Tonight
2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Last Call with Carson Daly
2009-2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Attack of the Show!
2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Early Show
2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
25th Film Independent Spirit Awards
2010
TV Special
Herself
Sundance Skippy
2010
Documentary
Herself
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008-2009
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2009
TV Series
Herself - Guest
I Love the New Millennium
2008
TV Mini-Series
Herself
A Hollywood Christmas Celebration
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Movies Rock
2007
TV Movie
Herself
The Hills
2007
TV Series
Herself
The Teen Choice Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Herself
Spread TV
2007
TV Series
Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2007
TV Series
Herself
Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage
2006
Video short
Herself
The Young Hollywood Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself
HBO First Look
2004-2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Rogue Waves
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Presenter
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Presenter
2005 American Music Awards
2005
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Corazón de...
2005
TV Series
Herself
The 59th Annual Tony Awards
2005
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Best Original Score
The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera'
2005
Video documentary
Herself (uncredited)
The 77th Annual Academy Awards
2005
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Song Nominee 'Learn to Be Lonely'
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
2005
TV Special documentary
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Musical or Comedy]
The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Winner
This Morning
2004
TV Series
Herself - Guest
4Pop
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
Eye of the Storm: Filming 'The Day After Tomorrow'
2004
Video short
Herself
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards
2001
TV Special
Herself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Avalon Award
Catalina Film Festival
2014
Festival Award
Northeast Film Festival, US
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Before I Disappear (2014)
2009
Breakthrough Performer
Hamptons International Film Festival
Rising Stars
Dare (2009)
2009
Young Hollywood Award
Savannah Film Festival
2005
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Young Actress
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2004
NBR Award
National Board of Review, USA
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Shameless (2011)
2014
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Lead Actress
Shameless (2011)
2014
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Shameless (2011)
2014
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Shameless (2011)
2014
Young Hollywood Award
Young Hollywood Awards
Fan Favorite Actor - Female
2014
Young Hollywood Award
Young Hollywood Awards
You're So Fancy
2012
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Shameless (2011)
2012
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Lead Actress
Shameless (2011)
2012
Prism Award
Prism Awards
Performance in a Comedy Series
Shameless (2011)
2011
IGN Award
IGN Summer Movie Awards
Best TV Actress
Shameless (2011)
2011
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Shameless (2011)
2005
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Breakthrough Performance
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
Breakthrough Female
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
2005
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Breakthrough Performance - Female
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
OFCS Award
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Breakthrough Performance
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2005
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
2001
Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Debut Performance
Songcatcher (2000)
2000
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress