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Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born June 18, 1952 (74) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 18, 1952 (74)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 130 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Isabella Rossellini's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 19 · Dark 18

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 17

Gentle 14 · Charged 32 · Intense 13

A split, not a type: Steady 29 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 3

Slow burn 38 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

Casual 18 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 13

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 22

A split, not a type: Resolved 30 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 16

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 25 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
5 of 25
Ally
5 of 25
Threshold guardian
4 of 25
Mentor
4 of 25
Herald
3 of 25
Hero
2 of 25
Shadow
2 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
28
Contemplative
28
Warm
13
Bittersweet
15
Other
58

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous19
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Isabella Rossellini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Isabella Rossellini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

130 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 81 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Beauty(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Franny Forst

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Isabella Rossellini

  • Unanimal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Voice-over

  • Conclave(2024)

    as Sister Agnes

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Jurassic World: Chaos Theory(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nonna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Problemista(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Spaceman(2024)

    as Commissioner Tůmová

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • La Chimera(2023)

    as Flora

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Cat Person(2023)

    as Dr. Enid Zabala

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Louis I., King of the Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Land of Dreams(2021)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Script

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On(2021)

    as Connie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Julia(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Simone 'Simca' Beck

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Domina(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Balbina

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Fox Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · as Narrator

  • Darwin, What? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • The Rabbit Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Owl House(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bat Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Los Espookys(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabella Rossellini

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Vita & Virginia(2018)

    as Lady Sackville

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Incredibles 2(2018)

    as Ambassador (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Belve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sé stessa

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Interviewee

  • A Winter Fable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Shut Eye(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Rita Marks

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • Master of Photography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 30 episodes · as Presenter

  • Closet Monster(2015)

    as Buffy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Joy(2015)

    as Trudy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Viva Ingrid! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ingrid Bergman (voice)

  • Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer · as Self

  • Enemy(2013)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Floriana Campo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Mammas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Actor

  • Burt's Buzz(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Zigzag Kid(2012)

    as Lola Ciperola

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Dandelions(2012)

    as Madame Trebla

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dorothy Vallens

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    as Parvine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Keyhole(2011)

    as Hyacinth

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Late Bloomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mary

  • Animals Distract Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · as Self

  • Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Seduce Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Actor

  • Seduce Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Self

  • My Dog Tulip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ms. Canvenini (voice)

  • The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Bella Lithia

  • Flat Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Two Lovers(2008)

    as Ruth Kraditor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Infected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Carla Plume

  • Green Porno(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Various

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • The Accidental Husband(2008)

    as Mrs. Greta Bollenbecker

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Filthy Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Antonia

  • Brand Upon the Brain! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Interlocuter

  • My Dad Is 100 Years Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer · as Self / Alfred Hitchcock / David O. Selznick / Federico Fellini / Charlie Chaplin / Ingrid Bergman / Roberto Rossellini

  • The Architect(2006)

    as Julia Waters

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Infamous(2006)

    as Marella Agnelli

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bianca

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • The Feast of the Goat(2005)

    as Urania

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Notes on My Father: An Interview with Isabella Rossellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Liz

  • A Life in Suitcases(2005)

    as Madame Moitessier

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Earthsea(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as High Priestess Thar

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • King of the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rachel Spivak

  • Earthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Saddest Music in the World(2003)

    as Lady Helen Port-Huntley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Monte Walsh(2003)

    as 'Countess' Martine

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Empire(2002)

    as La Colombiana

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joséphine de Beauharnais

  • Roger Dodger(2002)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Alias(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Katya Derevko

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Don Quixote(2000)

    as The Duchess

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Sky Is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Katchen

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Betty Spinelli

  • The Impostors(1998)

    as The Veiled Queen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Merlin(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nimue

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Left Luggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mrs. Kalman

  • The Odyssey(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Athena

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Big Night(1996)

    as Gabriella

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Crime of the Century(1996)

    as Anna Hauptmann

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Funeral(1996)

    as Clara Tempio

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Croce e Delizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Henriette

  • Immortal Beloved(1994)

    as Anna Marie Erdödy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabella Rossellini

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marina Giannini

  • Wyatt Earp(1994)

    as Big Nose Kate

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Fearless(1993)

    as Laura Klein

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Innocent(1993)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Babe Lonsdale

  • The Pickle(1993)

    as Planet Cleveland Woman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Death Becomes Her(1992)

    as Lisle von Rhuman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Siege of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Rosanna

  • Lies of the Twins(1991)

    as Rachel Marks

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Dames galantes(1990)

    as Victoire

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Ivory Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Maria DiConti

  • Wild at Heart(1990)

    as Perdita Durango

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Astrid Weller (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Spinelli

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Cousins(1989)

    as Maria Hardy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Zelly & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mademoiselle Zelly

  • Siesta(1987)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Tough Guys Don't Dance(1987)

    as Madeleine Regency

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Red Riding Hood(1987)

    as Lady Jean

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Dark Eyes(1987)

    as Claudia (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Blue Velvet(1986)

    as Dorothy Vallens

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • White Nights(1985)

    as Darya Greenwood

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Eugenia

  • A Matter of Time(1976)

    as Sister Pia

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Queen Maya (voice)

  • Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Petrichor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Poor Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Silent Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Michelle Keaton

  • The Duchess and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Suzanne Blum

  • The Painted Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Three Incestuous Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vermillion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madame de Noailles

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles, 120 of them dated from 1976 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19762026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 129: 118 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting8 of 129: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting5 of 129: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 129: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 129: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

129 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s32 · 31 acting · 2 crew2010s31 · 28 acting · 6 crew2020s21 · 20 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 44 roles
859095051015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 1987–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2013
    • Berlinale award, won
  3. 2011
    • Sundance award, nominated · US Fiction
  4. 1998
    • Berlinale award, won
  5. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  6. 1987
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Isabella Rossellini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed19

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Isabella Rossellini's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles3–79 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles11–76 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles9–71 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles17–69 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles10–78 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Isabella Rossellini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isabella Rossellini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jody Shapiro shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles