Emmy Rossum Biography

Possessing the sort of Cinemascope smile that could part the clouds over even the most curmudgeonly of pessimists, talented actress/singer Emmy Rossum has made her mark on stage and screen as one of the most promising talents of her generation. Having worked on-stage alongside such legends as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, and held her own onscreen opposite such formidable talents as Sean Penn and Tim Robbins, Rossum had accomplished by the age of 18 what most actresses dream for a lifetime of achieving. A New York City native whose early work included tenures at the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall, the multi-lingual songbird performed in over 20 separate operas in six different languages before making her television debut in the popular daytime soap As the World Turns. Subsequently, Rossum was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance in the Disney Channel feature Genius, and her portrayal of a young Audrey Hepburn in the 2000 made-for-television drama The Audrey Hepburn Story provided the burgeoning screen talent with her widest exposure up to that point. Various television roles were quick to follow, with a feature debut as an Appalachian orphan in the 2000 drama Songcatcher proving that young Rossum could light up the silver screen just as effectively as she did its home-based counterpart. In addition to earning her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance, Songcatcher also took home the Best Ensemble Performance award at that year's Sundance Film Festival. As Rossum climbed the credits with roles in An American Rhapsody, Happy Now, and Passionada, it was obvious to those in the know that her career was only getting warmed up. Her role as the eponymous songwriter in the 2003 romantic comedy Nola proved without a doubt that she could carry a film and provided the perfect transition between her early independent career and her impending success in Hollywood. Cast as the ill-fated daughter of a former thug-turned-semi-legitimate small-business owner in director Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed drama Mystic River, Rossum's blend of youthful innocence and daddy's girl charm echoed through the film in a way that made the violence of her death truly heartbreaking. After striving to survive the apocalyptic meteorological developments in the popcorn extravaganza The Day After Tomorrow, Rossum next had the honor of being handpicked by none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber for the role of Christine in the eagerly anticipated The Phantom of the Opera. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

• 1. Bulma: You have no right to give away a third of the royalties to my invention. One day Dragonballs could power the world.
  2. Master Roshi: Don't worry. A third of zero is still zero.
  From Dragonball Evolution. Submitted by Geraldo G (3 months ago)

• 1. Christine Daae: [as Christine and Raoul are leaving the phantom] Say you'll share with me one love one lifetime.
  2. Vicomte Raoul de Chagny: Say the word and I will follow you.
  3. Christine Daae: Share each day with me each night, each morning.
  4. The Phantom: You alone can make my song take flight! It's over now the music of the night!
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Daniel A (7 months ago)

• 1. The Phantom: That fate which condemns me to wallow in blood has also denied me the joys of the flesh. This face - the infection which poisons our love. This face which earned a mother's fear and loathing, a mask: my first unfeeling scrap of clothing. Pity comes too late, turn around and face your fate, an eternity of *this* before your eyes!
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Krystal B (8 months ago)

• 1. Christine Daae: Think of me, think of me waking, silent and resigned. Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind. Recall those days, look back on all those times, think of the things we'll never do. There will never be a day, when I won't think of you.
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

• 1. Christine Daae: My God, who is this man who hunts to kill? I can't escape from him, I never will!
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

• 1. Christine Daae: If he has to kill a thousand men, the Phantom of the Opera will kill and kill again!
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

• 1. The Phantom: Insolent boy, this slave of fashion, basking in your glory. Ignorant fool, this brave young suitor, sharing in my triumph.
  2. Christine Daae: Angel, I hear you speak, I listen, stay by my side, guide me. Angel, my soul was weak, forgive me, enter at last, master.
  3. The Phantom: Flattering child, you shall know me. See why in shadow I hide. Look at your face in the mirror, I am there inside.
  From The Phantom of the Opera. Submitted by Derek S (13 months ago)