
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.
- June 18, 1952 (74)
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Actor, also director, writer and producer
- 76 on MovieCove · 130 credits in all
Known for
What are Isabella Rossellini's films like?
Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 6 · Earnest 48
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
Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 25 analyzed roles.
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- Shapeshifteras Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet (1986)
- Allyas Lady Jean in Red Riding Hood (1987)
- Shapeshifteras Madeleine in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
- Shapeshifteras Maria in Cousins (1989)
- Allyas Victoire in Dames galantes (1990)
- Heroas Rachel Marks in Lies of the Twins (1991)
- Shapeshifteras Lisle Von Rhuman in Death Becomes Her (1992)
- Shapeshifteras Maria in The Innocent (1993)
- Threshold guardianas Anna Marie Erdödy in Immortal Beloved (1994)
- Allyas Anna Hauptmann in Crime of the Century (1996)
- Allyas Athena in The Odyssey (1997)
- Threshold guardianas Joyce in Roger Dodger (2002)
- Shadowas Lady Helen Port-Huntley in The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
- Mentoras Thar in Earthsea (2004)
- Heroas Urania in The Feast of the Goat (2005)
- Threshold guardianas Julia Waters in The Architect (2006)
- Heraldas Hyacinth in Keyhole (2011)
- Mentoras Madame Trebla in The Dandelions (2012)
- Mentoras Rita Marks in Shut Eye (2016)
- Shadowas Lady Sackville in Vita & Virginia (2018)
- Heraldas Connie in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
- Mentoras Jane in Land of Dreams (2021)
- Heraldas Narrator in Italia. Il fuoco, la cenere (2021)
- Threshold guardianas Flora in La Chimera (2023)
- Allyas Sister Agnes in Conclave (2024)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Così parlò De Crescenzo (2016) · actor · free
- Blue Velvet (1986) · actor · free
- My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes (2014) · actor · free
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- Two Lovers (2008) · actor · free
- Roger Dodger (2002) · actor · free
- Enemy (2013) · actor · free
- The Zigzag Kid (2012) · actor · free
- The Odyssey (1997) · actor · free
- Shut Eye (2016) · actor · free
- Merlin (1998) · actor · free
- Red Riding Hood (1987) · actor · free
- +2 more
- Curiosity Stream
- Shout! TV, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- IndiePix Unlimited, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Strand Releasing, show their title on Strand Releasing
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
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)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

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

Conclave(2024)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Problemista(2023)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Spaceman(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La Chimera(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Cat Person(2023)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Louis I., King of the Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Land of Dreams(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Julia(2022)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Domina(2021)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Fox Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

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

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

The Owl House(2020)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Los Espookys(2018)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Vita & Virginia(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Incredibles 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Belve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Così parlò De Crescenzo(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

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

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

Closet Monster(2015)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Joy(2015)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsViva Ingrid! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
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)

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

Enemy(2013)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Blacklist(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Mammas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Burt's Buzz(2013)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Zigzag Kid(2012)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Dandelions(2012)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Chicken with Plums(2011)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Keyhole(2011)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Late Bloomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Animals Distract Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Seduce Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

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

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

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

The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Flat Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

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

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

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

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

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

The Architect(2006)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Infamous(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Feast of the Goat(2005)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all filmsNotes on My Father: An Interview with Isabella Rossellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

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

A Life in Suitcases(2005)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Earthsea(2004)
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)

Earthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Monte Walsh(2003)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Empire(2002)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Roger Dodger(2002)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Alias(2001)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Don Quixote(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Sky Is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

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

The Impostors(1998)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Merlin(1998)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Left Luggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Odyssey(1997)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Big Night(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Crime of the Century(1996)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Funeral(1996)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Croce e Delizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Immortal Beloved(1994)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Friends(1994)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Wyatt Earp(1994)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Fearless(1993)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Innocent(1993)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

The Pickle(1993)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Death Becomes Her(1992)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Siege of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Lies of the Twins(1991)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Dames galantes(1990)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Ivory Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Wild at Heart(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Cousins(1989)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Zelly & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Siesta(1987)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Tough Guys Don't Dance(1987)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Red Riding Hood(1987)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dark Eyes(1987)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Blue Velvet(1986)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
White Nights(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

A Matter of Time(1976)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Petrichor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Poor Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Silent Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

The Duchess and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Painted Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Three Incestuous Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Vermillion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
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.

Biggest box office
Death Becomes Her (1992)

Highest rated
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

Most popular right now
Conclave (2024)
Film career
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.
- 1985Screen debut· White Nights
- 1986First top-billed film· Blue Velvet
- 1986Breakout· Blue Velvet
- 1986Independent Spirit Award win· Blue Velvet
- 2016Career best· Shut Eye
Billing
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.
- 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
- Berlinale award, won
- Sundance award, nominated · US Fiction
- Berlinale award, won
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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
- Jody ShapiroShared titles: Burt's Buzz (2013), Keyhole (2011), Green Porno (2008), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Jody Shapiro
- Guy MaddinShared titles: The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin (2015), Keyhole (2011), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Guy Maddin

- Hermann VaskeShared titles: Can Creativity Save the World? (2023), Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hermann Vaske

- Peter GreenawayShared titles: A Life in Suitcases (2005), The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Greenaway

Writers
- George TolesShared titles: Keyhole (2011), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 2 shared titles with George Toles

- Jean-Charles TacchellaShared titles: Dames galantes (1990), Cousins (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Charles Tacchella

Actors
- Campbell ScottShared titles: Roger Dodger (2002), Big Night (1996), The Innocent (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Campbell Scott

- John LithgowShared titles: Conclave (2024), Don Quixote (2000)See all 2 shared titles with John Lithgow

- Stanley TucciShared titles: Conclave (2024), Big Night (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Tucci

- Alba RohrwacherShared titles: La Chimera (2023), The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Alba Rohrwacher

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Angelo BadalamentiShared titles: Wild at Heart (1990), Cousins (1989), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987), Blue Velvet (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Angelo Badalamenti

- Sergei KozlovShared titles: Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black (2023), Merlin (1998), The Odyssey (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Sergei Kozlov

- John AxelradShared titles: Spaceman (2024), Two Lovers (2008)See all 2 shared titles with John Axelrad

- Patricia LewandowskaShared titles: Can Creativity Save the World? (2023), Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Patricia Lewandowska
Producers
- Robert Halmi Sr.Shared titles: Earthsea (2004), Don Quixote (2000), Merlin (1998), The Odyssey (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Halmi Sr.

- Niv FichmanShared titles: Closet Monster (2015), Enemy (2013), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Niv Fichman

- Phyllis LaingShared titles: Burt's Buzz (2013), Keyhole (2011), The Saddest Music in the World (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Phyllis Laing

- Chris ThompsonShared titles: Don Quixote (2000), Merlin (1998), The Odyssey (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Thompson
Mixed roles
- Shirin NeshatShared titles: Can Creativity Save the World? (2023), Land of Dreams (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Shirin Neshat







