It would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination, and should assure that she will be a memorable presence in many films to come. Being born and raised in New York City provided Emmy with the perfect place to start her professional career. After passing an audition at the Metropolitan Opera when she was 7 years old, she performed in more than 20 operas in six different languages at Lincoln Center, alongside such figures as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. She was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in "Carmen." She left the opera when she entered her teenage years, as she had grown too tall to perform as a child. Emmy also appeared in a Carnegie Hall presentation of "The Damnation of Faust." In a change of venue, Emmy created the role of Abigail Williams in the daytime soap opera "As the World Turns" (1956) in 1999 and branched out in performances in the made-for-television movies Genius (1999) (TV) and The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV), in which she played the title character as a young teenager. Other television work included "Snoops" (1999), "Law & Order" (1990), and "The Practice" (1997). Emmy made her theatrical feature debut in the indie film Songcatcher (2000), which won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000. Rossum received an Independent Spirit Award nomination in the category of Best Debut Performance for her performance as an Appalachian orphan. She played an aspiring songwriter (the title character) in the romantic comedy Nola (2003). Cast as the ill-fated daughter of a small-business owner in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), she projected an aura of innocence that made her character's tragic death memorable and heartbreaking. This was her first major studio film. After six months of filming her role as the fresh-faced but highly intelligent heroine of The Day After Tomorrow (2004) in Montreal, the 16-year-old returned to New York and screen-tested for the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) in full costume and makeup, and was finally selected for the part by Andrew Lloyd Webber after singing for him at his home. Although she was surprised to be chosen ahead of many better-known and older actresses considered for the part, the combination of her vulnerable, fragile beauty and fine, classically trained singing voice ultimately proved that she was perfectly cast. In preparation for the role, she took ballet classes for two months and started polishing her singing. Emmy has commented that, in her approach to acting, she draws heavily upon her own experiences, so she visited locations in Paris and conjured up what she terms "past memories" to draw upon in making her performance emotionally realistic. She stood on the roof of the Opéra Garnier, where Christine sings "All I Ask of You," and went underneath the opera house, where there is actually a gloomy, dark lake. She studied Degas's paintings of ballerinas in the Musée d'Orsay to learn how to stand like one.

• December 8, 2009: Playing Emmy: Emmy Rossum loves her some New York, as she keeps popping up all over the place, including the Broadway premiere of the play "Race." I don't really know if there's anything more that I can add to the laundry list of things that I've said about how...
• November 19, 2009: Emmy Gets Gapped: Emmy Rossum, that cute little button of an actress who managed to hide the fact that she was married until she filed for divorce earlier this year is making me question her judgment. Sure, she's a good looking young woman, but not only is she...
• November 2, 2009: See-Thru Emmy: OK, so this isn't as see-through as many of you might be hoping it would be, but considering how cute Emmy Rossum is, you might be willing to overlook it and just glance at the hints of flesh that the panels of this dress reveal. This was for the...
• October 10, 2009: Emmy Goes W: You know what I like to see at hotels? Hot chicks like Emmy Rossum in short dresses that capitalize how long and lean her legs are, how perfect they're suited for being wrapped around any willing party. She's partying at W Hotel in Washinton DC...
• September 18, 2009: Emmy Fashion Sleek: See, if we're going to have a bunch of good looking or passably good looking women show up for New York's annual Fashion Week spectacular, you might as well get one who's actually a stunner. And Emmy Rossum in this beaded, fitted frock at the...
• August 31, 2009: Emmy's Open Ball: Emmy Rossum was at the Heineken Kick-Off for the US Open this weekend in New York. I think I could have taken her serious outfit a little more seriously if she wasn't grinning like a fool while molesting that oversized tennis ball. Oh, and finding...
• July 6, 2009: Emmy Loves Cream: I don't know what's creepier... the strange look in Emmy Rossum's eyes that seem to be screaming to passers by that the ice cream she's posing with is going to be yanked out of her hands by her handlers once they've gotten the candid shot, denying...
• May 18, 2009: Emmy Kicks It: Fine... so there are some of you who don't like Amanda Bynes. But are you the same people who prefer Emmy Rossum? I have to question whether it is better to not have any acting opportunities on your plate or to participate in a movie such as the...
• May 11, 2009: Emmy Does Vegas: I have finally gotten it out of my head that her name is Emily. I think it's because recently Emmy Rossum has been doing everything within her earthly powers to look as hot as she can, including this layout for Vegas magazine. This is a "Hubba...
• May 6, 2009: MET Gala Hotties: Every year the Metropolitan Opera has one of their special galas where the bigger of the stars (or those who have some special kind of "in") come to the red carpet to either shine or look like costumed idiots. This year I think the prize goes to...
• April 7, 2009: Rossum's Fine Details: I am ashamed to say this gents but there was a time when I thought that acclaimed actress Emmy Rossum was highly-overrated and I could never understand why guys favored her over all the rest. However, my thoughts on how hot she is have officially...
• March 19, 2009: Details Gets an Emmy: I don't know why I keep automatically typing Emmy Rossum's name as Emily. Her real name is actually Emmanuelle, but that would just confuse me even more since I already have given my heart to Emmanuelle Chriqui when she had Captain Crunch and...
• March 13, 2009: DragonHot Emmy: Can you hear me evilly snickering? I see shots of a mouth opened this perfectly and I start wondering... just how many Twinkies could she fit in there at the same time? But really, Emmy Rossum looked stunning in royal blue on the red...
• May 29, 2008: Premiere: You Don't Mess With Zohan: As the male side of the species prepare themselves for doomsday tomorrow (the theatrical release of "Sex and the City"), another comedy is coming out next week which could very well be the triumphant return of Adam Sandler. The film titled,...
• May 29, 2008: Emmy's Hot Pants: Let's do the math shall we...Emmy Rossum + tight white shirt + sexy tight red jeans + licking an ice cream = JACKPOT! In the shots below, Emmy is doing all of the above and we humbly thank her for it as she is one smokin' babe that we all wish we...
• May 6, 2008: Metropolitan Hotties 1/2: I know that a lot of other sites posted this bit of news much earlier in the day today but I thought I'd post it later in the day so that ALL the photos from the event last night could be uploaded by the photographers instead of it being a partial...
• May 1, 2008: Emmy's Adorable: Dammit, if Emmy Rossum was any more adorable, she'd be covered in fur or coming out of somebody's uterus. Aw, you know what we mean.
• December 20, 2007: Emmy Sings Christmas!: I would have never thought that Emmy Rossum had a set of pipes like she shows us in the exclusive video below when she sings "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" for a huge audience. She sure is one talented hottie and she can definitely do a...
• December 4, 2007: Emmy Can Sing!: I had no idea that Emmy Rossum was or is a singer but I could have been living under a rock at the time that it was announced so don't go crucifying me just yet. Emmy is definitely the perfect specimen by the look of her and she just looks like...
• April 20, 2006: Emmy in Marie Claire: In the interest of making this post something beyond superfluous lusting of Emmy Rossum in the May issue of Marie Claire Magazine, we'll point out that there's a new tv spot for POSEIDON over at the trailer archive of our parent dungeon...
• March 24, 2006: Poseidon full of hotties: How in the world do the filmmakers behind the upcoming remake POSEIDON expect us to concentrate when Mia Maestro, Jacinda Barrett and Emmy Rossum are running around dirty and wet for most of the film's runtime with Emmy practically shoving her...