Emmy Rossum Signs With WME
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Actress, singer, producer and director Emmy Rossum has signed with WME for representation. Rossum’s performance in the indie musical feature Songcatcher (2000) earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance.
For her portrayal of ‘Christine’ in the Joel Schumacher-directed feature The Phantom of the Opera (2004) she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, as well as the National Board of Review’s Best Female Breakthrough Performance award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s “Best Young Actress” award.
She is best known for portraying ‘Fiona Gallagher’ in Showtime’s dark comedy Shameless alongside William H. Macy and Jeremy Allen White for nine seasons.
In Season 7, Rossum made her directorial debut in the episode “I Am The Storm.” Subsequently, she directed episodes of TNT’s crime drama Animal Kingdom and Amazon’s Modern Love.
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