BORN in 1952, Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist and model.

    She is the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and the Italian director Roberto Rossellini. She is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancome model, and for her roles in films such as “Blue Velvet” and “Death Becomes Her.”

    Isabella Rossellini made her film debut with a brief appearance as a nun opposite her mother in the 1976 film “A Matter of Time.” Her first role was the 1979 film “Il Prato.” She did not become successful with acting until after her mother’s death in 1982, when she was cast in her first American film, “White Nights” (1985).

    Rossellini received a 1987 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her role in “Blue Velvet.” In 1997, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her role in “Crime of the Century” and an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the television series “Chicago Hope.”

    She was married to Martin Scorsese from 1979 to 1982. After her marriage to Scorsese ended, she married Jon Wiedemann (1983-1986), a Harvard-educated model from Texas (now a Microsoft executive). Later, she dated David Lynch, Gary Oldman and Gregory Mosher.(SD-Agencies)