Basics
Name: Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
Nickname(s): Em, Emmy Grey, or Emmy
Birthday: September 12, 1986
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Siblings: None
Hobbies: Reading, horseback riding, ballet, cooking
Pets: Sugar & Cinnamon (dogs)
Favorite Movie: Secrets & Lies, LA Confidential
Favorite Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Favorite Actress: Brenda Blethen, Julia Roberts
Favorite TV Show: Will & Grace, Ally McBeal
Favorite Music: Joni Mitchell, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Evanescene, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Dido, Starsailor, Ella Fitzgerald, Outkast
Favorite Opera: Carmen
Favorite Color: Green and Baby Blue
Favorite Food: Strawberries and watermelon
Favorite Drink: Iced tea
Favorite Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Favorite Sports: English Style horseback riding, ice skating, swimming
Facts
  • 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
  • Almost missed the Phantom of the Opera 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 Opera, she took cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London
  • While filming Phantom fo the Opera, 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 Opera 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 Opera, 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.)
  • Has seen the musical Wicked twice
  • If given the oppertunity to be on Broadway, she'd like to be in Wicked, Damn Yankees, or Lola
  • Loves actress/singer/Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth (especially on The West Wing)
  • Almost used Emmanuelle Grey as a stage name, but grew tired of people asking if she was named after "Emanuelle", the soft-core porn series

  • She once got a torch for Christmas

  • It was during a French class that she found out she had landed the roles in both The Day After Tomorrow and Mystic River.

  • Her favourite designer is Ralph Lauren

  • She'd like to play Mary Poppins

  • She admires Nicole Kidman for her versatility

  • She once caught a shark on a trip in the Caribbean, and released it after that

  • Is a karaoke fan and loves doing her own version of Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty". Other songs she likes are "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" & "Livin' On A Prayer"

  • She says she loves the perfume Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb

  • Her secret ambition is to write, direct, produce films

  • If she wasn''t acting, she'd be a mathematician or an astronaut

  • Her most prized possesion is a stuffed bear named Huggy, which she's had since she was born