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My Take
Isabella Rossellini fascinates me because she treated the most intimidating pedigree in film history as a starting point rather than an inheritance to protect. The daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini chose risk over comfort at nearly every turn, moving from modeling into fearless screen work and eventually into directing and writing her own story. What I admire most is her refusal to age out of curiosity; her late-career honors, including the 2024 European lifetime achievement recognition, feel less like a farewell and more like mid-sentence applause. She proves that reinvention is not a young person's game, and I find that genuinely inspiring.
Overview
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (Italian: [izaˈbɛlla rosselˈliːni]; born 18 June 1952) is an Italian-American actress and model. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Isabella Rossellini
- Name (Japanese)
- イザベラ・ロッセリーニ
- Reading
- いざべら・ろっせりーに
- Born
- June 18, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film director / autobiographer / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Finch College
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Rachel Carson Award
- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2024 European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
- 2024 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1980 Nastro d'Argento for Best New Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Model — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.