Emma Rossum 

American actress and singer Emmy Rossum is most noted for her work on the popular films The Day After Tomorrow and The Phantom of the Opera. Proving a hot commodity, she is currently filming Dragonball, and her debut album recently hit the shelves.

Emmanuelle Gray Rossum, known popularly as Emmy Rossum, was born September 12, 1986 in New York City, New York. Her father was a banker, while her mother was a corporate photographer. Rossum has only ever met her father a few times as her parents divorced when her mother was still pregnant. She was subsequently raised in a Jewish household by her mother.

As early as seven years old, Rossum’s vocal talents were noticed and utilized. Auditioning for the Metropolitan Opera, she was accepted into their Children’s Chorus. She remained there for five years, singing with prestigious opera figures such as Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Performing in a wide range of productions, Rossum even earned the opportunity to be directed under Franco Zeffirelli in his stage version of Carmen.

She pursued her education at Spence School, but her increasingly demanding singing obligations forced her to graduate through online extension courses. More recently, she also pursued online extension courses through Columbia Unversity.

Although she loved singing, her interests began to shift to acting by age twelve. She secured an agent, and she quickly made her onscreen debut in 1997 in an episode of Law & Order with Jerry Orbach and Benjamin Bratt.

In 1998, she had a small role in Only Love opposite leads Marisa Tomei and Rob Morrow, and she followed with Grace & Glorie with Diane Lane and Gena Rowlands.

She had a notable part in the comedy Genius and even took on the role of a young Audrey Hepburn in The Audrey Hepburn Story with Jennifer Love Hewitt as lead.

But her breakout role came in 2002 when she starred opposite Jason Isaacs and Sofia Milos in Passionada. Capitalizing on that success, she took a supporting role in Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning project Mystic River with Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney.

She then increased her visibility exponentially with her appearance opposite Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal in the action drama The Day After Tomorrow in 2004.

Proving a big year for the young actress, 2004 also brought her the lead in the Joel Schumacher directed film version of The Phantom of the Opera. Her costars included Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, and Minnie Driver.

Rossum’s most recent role came in 2006 with the critical flop Poseidon. The film also starred Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, and Richard Dreyfuss.

She is currently filming Dragonball, which is due for a 2008 release.

Outside of acting, her debut album, Inside Out, was released on October 23, 2007.

In her personal life, she splits her time between Manhattan and Los Angeles. She was romantically linked to David Wildenstein, but the relationship ended amicably in 2006.

Since, she has been linked to Topher Grace and Chris Evans. Recent rumors suggest she is dating record producer Justin Siegel.