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It wasn't my intention in going after this part but I suppose now I do. The adult roles are a lot meatier - you're not always just the daughter or the girlfriend or whatever.

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Emmy Rossum
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 12
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Television Actor
New York City
New York
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum
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