With the 1976 film “A Matter of Time,” Isabella Rossellini made her acting debut opposite her mother in a small part as a nun. She was then cast in the 1979 movie “Il Prato,” then in Renzo Arbore’s movie “Il pap’occhio.”
When she was 28 years old, she began modeling. She was captured on camera by Bill King for “American Vogue” and by Bruce Weber for “British Vogue.” She has posed for numerous well-known photographers as well as major publications like “Marie Claire,” “Harper’s Bazaar,” “Vanity Fair,” and “ELLE.” ‘Portrait of a Woman’ was the title of a photo exhibition of her images that took place in Paris in 1988.
In 1982, Isabella also accepted the position of sole spokesmodel for the global cosmetics brand Lancome. She held this role for 14 years throughout that time. She also acted in “White Nights,” her debut American movie, in 1985.
In 1986’s “Blue Velvet,” directed by David Lynch, she received her breakout performance as the abused nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens. She contributed her vocals to the soundtrack of the movie as a consequence.
Additional roles in films and on television
She made an appearance as herself in a Friends episode from 1996. Later, in 1996, she made an appearance in the “Crime of the Century” HBO television movie. She additionally provided the narration for a two-hour television special for the “Discovery Atlas” series on the Discovery Channel.
The same may be said for an episode of “Iconoclasts,” where she discussed her previous and present endeavors.
In 2007, she also served as the director of the Sundance Channel’s brief “The Green” environmental film. She also created, produced, and starred in both series. Additionally, she portrayed Rudolph Valentino’s mother in the 2014 movie “Silent Life.” She also played Lola in the Dutch-Belgian adventure movie “Zigzag Kid” that same year.
She portrayed Rita Marks in the 2016 season of “Shut Eye.” In the meantime, some of her most recent motion pictures are “Vita & Virginia” (2018), “Land of Dreams” (2021), “Cat Person” (2023), and “La Chimera” (2023).
She most recently appeared in the HBO series “Julia” (2022) as Simone Beck. Similar to this, she has recently lent her voice to “Incredibles 2” (2018), “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2021), and “Human Resources” (2023), where she plays General Malice.
