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It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Thorne.

Our next guest this week, the great Isabella Rossellini.

She's being interviewed by our pal, correspondent, and Isabella Rosalini superfan, Louis Fertel.

Isabella Rosalini was born into European film royalty.

She's the daughter of director Roberto Rosalini and actor Ingrid Bergman. She's probably best known as an actor.

She's had acclaimed parts and movies like Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her and Big Night.

Her appearance on 30 Rock as Jack Doggy's ex is the stuff of legends and memes today.

Oh, damn me, Johnny, you know I love my big beef and cheddar.

But I mean, that's all kind of unfair.

Rosalini isn't just a terrific actor. She's a model, a performance artist, an accomplished singer,

and even an academic. Five years ago, Isabella earned a master's degree in animal behavior from

Hunter College in New York City. And when I say that, I don't mean an honorary degree. I mean a real

turn-in papers and get them graded master's degree. Most recently, she's lent her talents to voice

acting. When we talked to her in 2020, she'd just starred alongside

Jenny Slate in the movie Marcel the shell with shoes on. It's a good one. Slate plays the

film's title character, a tiny talking seashell with red shoes and a single googly eye.

Marcel is the subject of a documentary. Isabella Rosalini plays Marcel's Nana, Connie.

Connie lives in the backyard of the house in which Marcel lives.

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