Anecdotes

Dated Gary Oldman in the 1990s. He postponed their planned wedding in order to go to rehab for substance abuse. After meeting another woman in rehab, he called their engagement off.

In 1983, Time magazine reported Rossellini's modeling salary of a then $9,000 a day.

Considers her time with ex-boyfriend David Lynch as her "most significant relationship".

She suffered from scoliosis (progressive curvature of the spine) and underwent surgery to correct it. She was in a body cast for a year.

Rossellini earned an MA in Animal Behavior & Conservation from Hunter College in New York in May of 2019.

Fluent in Italian, French and English.

Says her feminine style has been influenced by Georgia O'Keeffe and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (aka Jackie Kennedy Onassis).

Is an avid dog lover and helps train puppies for the blind.

Virtually identical to her mother, Ingrid Bergman, but surprisingly had few opportunities to portray her mother in a biographical film. One occasion was an eerily accurate spoof of Ilsa Lund in an episode of Les contes de la crypte (1989). More recently, in the movie Mon père a 100 ans (2005) for which she wrote the script, she did a moving portrayal of her mother.

Was engaged to director David Lynch from 1986 to 1990.

In the Les contes de la crypte (1989) episode, You, Murderer (1995), she spoofs her mother's Casablanca (1942) image.

Her favorite Hollywood-film that her mother made is Les enchaînés (1946). Her favorite films of her father, made without her mother, are La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV (1966) and Les onze fioretti de François d'Assise (1950).

Appeared in photographs for Madonna's coffee table book "Sex".

Brother, Roberto Rossellini, was engaged to Princess Caroline of Monaco in the 1980s.

Former model, most notably for Lancome, and former journalist for Italian television.

She is 34 minutes older than twin sister Isotta.

Has worked to preserve the films of her parents through both archival work and biographical pieces.

Is a huge fan of Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin.

Her father was Italian, born in Rome, from a family originally from Tuscany and Veneto. Her mother, who was Swedish, was born in Stockholm, to a Swedish father and a German mother.

In 1991 she was scheduled to play Emilia Gould in David Lean's adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel, Nostromo. Lean's death in April 1991 brought the production to an end.

Discovered by photographer friend Bruce Weber who kick-started her modeling career.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#84) in 1995.

Published an autobiography called "Some of me".

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1990 and 1991.

Will narrate Guy Maddin's silent film "Brand Upon the Brain" as part of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival at the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall. (janvier 2008)

Maintains a home in the village of Bellport, Long Island, New York.

Just finished another series of Green Porno short films for the Sundance Channel. (janvier 2009)

President of the 'Un Certain Regard' jury at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival in 2015.

Starring on Broadway in The Stendahl Syndrome. (février 2004)

She was a model mainly for the cosmetics firm Lancome for a number of years from the age of 28.

President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.

Winnipeg, Canada - filming Guy Maddin's The Saddest Music in the World (2003). (mars 2003)

Isabella weighed 6 lbs 15 oz at birth according to the birth announcement published in the June 30th 1952 Milestones column of Time Magazine.

Born on the same day as actress Carol Kane.

Born at 6:07pm-CET.

In 1982, she became the exclusive spokesmodel/ambassador for the French cosmetics brand Lancôme. But in the mid-90s, she was removed from the company, once she got into her early 40s, even if she was still one of the highest-paid models in the world. However, she's back after 23 years. At 63, she got the call she never thought was coming - Lancôme Paris wanted her back. She continues to front their advertising campaigns to these days.