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FACTS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT EMMY

Name: Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
Nickname(s): Em, Emmy Grey, or Emmy
Birthday: September 12, 1986
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Siblings: None... Emmy's an only child

  • Attended the Spence School in Manhattan (an elite private girls school)
  • Appeared in 20 different operas singing in five languages
  • Didn't see the stage version of Phantom of the Opera prior to filming the movie
  • Almsot missed the Phantom of the Operah audition... she was the last person Joel Schumacher tried out for the role of Christine before making his decision on who he wanted
  • Was chosen to join the New York Metropolitan Opera at age seven (7)
  • Sang "Happy Birthday" when auditioning for the New York Metropolitan Opera because "it's kind of a really difficult song to sing... it actually has an octive leap, so they played it in about twelve (12) different keys and said 'Welcome to the opera'"
  • Made five dollars ($5) a night at the Metropolitan Opera singing with the children's choir
  • While filming Phantom of the Operah, she took cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London
  • While filming Phantom fo the Operah, she attended a seance at the Spiritualist Association of Great Britian
  • Her favorite fashion designer is Ralph Lauren
  • Caught forty (40) salmon in one (1) day when she took a trip to Aslaska at age seven (7). She released the salmon she caught afterwards
  • Worked on Phantom of the Operah for eight (8) months
  • Was sixteen when she started filming Phantom of the Opera and then celebrated her seventeenth (17th) birthday on the set
  • After filming had wrapped for Phantom of the Operah, Emmy and a few of her friends went to the Carribean, where Emmy caught a shark
  • In order to make their bond more believable on screen, Emmy cooked meals for her Phantom co-star Gerald Butler. In return Gerald took her to concerts at Royal Albert Hall in London
  • Has Celiac Disease, an auto-immune disease where the body has an intolerance to all foods containing gluten and any wheat
  • Likes Prada or Vera Wang sunglasses
  • Her favorite summer drinks are mint lemonade or watermelon juice
  • On rainy days she likes to play boardgames (ex. Clue, Monopoly, Jenga, ect.)