Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her brief career as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.
In the "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) episode "You, Murderer", she spoofs her mother's Casablanca (1942) image.
Half-sister of Pia Lindström (I).
Born at 6:07pm-CET.
Twin sister of Isotta Rossellini, who is an adjunct professor of Italian Renaissance literature at New York University (as of 2006). Sister of Renzo Rossellini (II).
Dated Gary Oldman (1994)
(1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
(1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world
(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#84).
Maintains a home in the village of Bellport, New York.
Was scheduled to appear in the David Lean (I)-directed "Nostromo" in 1991, before Lean died, and the production came to a halt.
She suffered from scoliosis (progressive curvature of the spine) and underwent surgery to correct it. She was in a body cast for a year.
Virtually identical to her mother, Ingrid Bergman (I), but surprisingly was never given the opportunity to portray her mother in a biographical film. The closest she came was with an eerily accurate spoof of Ilsa Lund in an episode of "Tales from the Crypt" (1989).
Has a daughter, Elettra (b. 1983), and an adopted son called Roberto (b. 1993) named after her father.
Published an autobiography called "Some of me".
Measurements: 35 1/2-29-36 (1994 measures), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Fluent in Italian, French and English.
Former model.
Sister of Renzo Rossellini (II) and Roberto Ingmar Rosselini. Twin sister of Isotta Rossellini.
She is 34 minutes older than twin sister Isotta.
She is of Italian and Swedish descent.
Isabella is daughter of the two legends Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman (I).
Was engaged to director David Lynch (I) from 1986 to 1990.
Her favorite Hollywood-film that her mother made is Notorious (1946). Her favorite film of her father, made without her mother, is Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV, La (1966) (TV) and Francesco, giullare di Dio (1950).
Appeared in photographs for Madonna (I)'s coffee table book "Sex".
