Emmy Rossum Parents Raised Her As A New York Baby

Emmy Rossum mother Chery Rossum is a professional photographer in New York City. Emmy was born to a Jewish Protestant family.

Emmy is the only child born to her family. Her single mother raised her in New York City. She has met her father only twice to date. 

Her mother is Jewish, and her father is Protestant (Dutch and English). She defines herself as Jewish and has mentioned that her mother instilled in her the Jewish code of ethics and morals. She respects and loves her mother. Rossum was named after her great-grandfather.

She started her career when she was seven years old. She passed the audition at Metropolitan Opera in 1193. She then performed in more than 20 operas in six different languages and left it during her teenage.

During her childhood, she worked under the direction of Franco Zeffirelli in Carmen. This led her to join an acting class with Flo Salant Greenberg.

The actress attended Spence School and earned her diploma from Standford University at fifteen years old. After that, she studied art history and French at Columbia University.

Later, she made her television debut in August 1997 in the daytime soap opera As the World Turns as the original Williams. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in a TV movie for her work in Genius for Best Performance.

She has also been portrayed as a young Audrey Hepburn in The Audrey Hepburn Story, which aired on ABC television in 2000. She made her film debut in 2000 at 13 in the movie Songcatcher as Deladis Slocumb.

Emmy Rossum has a TV sister Emma Kenney. She wished for her 18th birthday on September 15, 2016.

Her Mother Cheryl Rossum

Cheryl Rossum is a corporate photographer. Her mother has an official photography website.

Emmy has frequently uploaded and praised her photography. In one of her posts, she captioned, "Framing some brilliant Cheryl Rossum photography for the new apartment!!! Link in bio!! :)"

Cheryl also has an Instagram account as @cherltossum. She has 206 followers and 37 followings. However, she has not uploaded any content to her account.

After being separated from her husband, she worked for her daughter. There is no information on whether she got remarried or not.

Emmy Rossum husband Sam Esmail is an American film procedure, director, and screenwriter. He runs his production company named Esmail Corp.

Esmail has worked on projects such as Homecoming, Briarpatch, Angelyne, The Resort, and many more. He is known for directing the award-winning USA Network series Mr.Robert.

His work often centers on alienation, American society, and technology. He is best known for working with cinematographer Tod Campbell and producer Chad Hamilton of Anonymous Content.

He was born to Egyptian parents and had an older sister and two younger brothers. His family is Muslim.

He is Summerville, South Carolina, graduate and attended Washington Township High School in 1995. He then enrolled at New York University and graduated in film and computer science.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and attended AFI Conservatory. Later, he graduated master in fine arts in directing in 2004.

Inside Their Married Life

The couple got engaged in August 2015 after dating for two years. After two years of their engagement, they married on May 28, 2017.

The couple's close friend and family attended their wedding. The ceremony was performed at a Reform synagogue in New York City.

The couple announced the birth of their first baby on May 26, 2021. Emma posted, "5.24.21, On a sunny Monday morning, at 8:13 AM, we welcomed our daughter into the world."

Emma and Sam have been married for 5 years. The couple now lives in New York together with their child and is living a happy life.

She Has A Ex Husband

Emmy Rossum was previously married to Justin Siegal from 2008 to 2010. He is a music executive.

He is a co-founder of JNJ mobile. He completed his MA in French literature from the University of Massachusetts in 1996. He has also attended the College of Music in Boston.

Siegal has also worked as a journalist, producer, and TV writer for NBC News Channel. He was also the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of JSmart Technology.

He married Emma in 2008 at a secret wedding. After one year of marriage, Justin filed for divorce on 25th September 2009, which was finalized on 28th December 2010.