Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian-American actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, Rossellini is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvetand Death Becomes Her. She also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Crime of the Century...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 June 1952
CityRome, Italy
CountryItaly
I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn't like I was urban and only knew about high-heeled shoes and purses and never knew where my eggs came from.
I grew up in a family of filmmakers, so I always wanted to make films about animals, especially comical films. Something about animals amuses me. And they have a great mystery. It's the same mystique some people might feel looking at the stars or the ocean.
I didn't think I was going to be an actress. Everybody in my family was in films, and they succeeded so much, I thought, 'It's better for me to do something else,' and they agreed.
Animation translates well to a small screen. When you look at Walt Disney or Chuck Jones - you know, Bugs Bunny - there really isn't any difference if you watch on a very big screen or a computer screen.
There is often a great disparity between a director's personal style and the movies he makes.
My films are comical films. They are made to laugh at. They are comical - and scientifically correct.
It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my mother.
It always amazed me that people believed I was this beautiful object.
I loved my career as a model, and that evolved into being an actress.
I live in the country. I'm a bird-watcher, an oyster-raiser. You know, I'll do anything that - raise dogs for the blind as a volunteer.
I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals and been fascinated with them.
Mammals are very close to us, but bugs are strange. They're more mysterious and exotic.
I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom.