Age: 39
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Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series Shameless (2011–2019). Since the mid-2010s, she has also directed and produced television, including the 2022 Peacock series Angelyne in which she also stars. Born and raised in New York City, she began professionally performing as a child with the Metropolitan Opera. Early on-screen roles included Genius (1999), Songcatcher (2000), Passionada (2002), and Nola (2003). At sixteen, she was cast in her breakthrough role in Mystic River (2003). Rossum starred in the 2004 sci-fi film The Day After Tomorrow, and also received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in the film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera (2004). She is also well known for acting in the films Poseidon (2006), Dragonball: Evolution (2009), Inside (2011), Beautiful Creatures (2013), Comet (2014), You're Not You (2014), and Cold Pursuit (2019).
Emmy Rossum
Hilary Whitney
for Hilary Whitney in Beaches (2025 Remake)
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The story is a beloved melodrama that chronicles the lifelong, complex friendship between two women from drastically different backgrounds: Cecilia "C.C." Bloom and Hillary Whitney Essex. In this version, their bond begins unexpectedly in the 1990’s during a chance meeting as children on the Atlantic City boardwalk. C.C. is a brash, ambitious, and talented child performer from a working-class family, while Hillary is a reserved, sophisticated, and privileged girl from San Francisco. Despite their differences, they form an instant connection. The film follows them through decades as their lives diverge and intersect, marked by C.C.'s pursuit of a career as a successful, but often volatile, singer and actress, and Hillary's journey through law school, marriage, and motherhood. Their friendship is a tumultuous mix of deep love, fierce loyalty, professional jealousy, and painful resentment, highlighting the challenges of maintaining intimacy and support across vastly different life paths and personalities. But then, just as things make a turn for the good, tragedy strikes!
