Isabella Rossellini

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

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Isabella Rossellini is probably best known as an actor, having acclaimed parts in movies like Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her and Big Night. She was born into European film royalty, being the daughter of director Roberto Rossellini and actor Ingrid Bergman. Isabella is not just a terrific actor. She is also a model, a performance artist, an accomplished singer and even an academic. Most recently, Isabella has lended her talents to voice acting. She is starring alongside Jenny Slate in the movie Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Isabella Rossellini talks with guest host Louis Virtel about her role in the new film and what went into making it come to life. Plus, she talks about some of her past roles and shares why she is attracted to working in experimental films.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:21.4	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:23.6	Our first guest this week is the great Isabella Rosalini.
0:27.0	She's being interviewed by our pal correspondent and Isabella Rosalini's superfan, Lewis
0:32.5	Vertel.
0:33.5	Isabella Rosalini was born into European film royalty.
0:38.2	She's the daughter of director Roberto Rosalini, an actor in Grid Bergman.
0:43.4	And she's probably best known as an actor.
0:45.7	She's had acclaimed parts in movies like Blue Velvet and Death Becomes her in Big
0:49.6	Night.
0:50.6	Her appearance on 30 Rockes, Jack Donge's X is the stuff of legends and memes today.
0:56.5	Oh, damn it, Johnny.
0:57.5	You know I love my big beef and cheddar.
1:00.0	But I mean it's kind of unfair.
1:02.6	Rosalini isn't just a terrific actor.
1:05.5	She's a model, a performance artist, an accomplished singer.
1:08.9	She's even an academic.
1:10.6	Just three years ago, Isabella earned a master's degree in animal behavior from Hunter College
1:16.9	in New York City.
1:18.9	Most recently, she's lent her talents to voice acting.
1:22.0	She's starring alongside Jenny Slate in the movie Marcel the Shell with Shuse On.
1:26.8	It's a comedy that mixes animation and live action based on the viral short from 2010.
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