Isotta Ingrid Giuliana Frieda Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian writer and academic.
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Early life
Rossellini was born in Rome, the daughter of director Roberto Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman, and the twin sister of actress Isabella Rossellini. After her parents' divorce, she and her siblings lived in a hotel in Rome for two years while their custody arrangement was determined. She worked as a makeup artist on the film A Matter of Time (1975), in which her mother starred.
Career
Rossellini earned a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctorate in Italian literature from Columbia University. She has taught Italian literature at New York University, Princeton University, and Columbia University. She has also given lectures on her father's films.
In September 2015, she and her sisters hosted Ingrid Bergman: A Centennial Celebration at the Museum of Modern Art. In 2018, she published a book titled Know Thyself: Western identity from classical Greece to the Renaissance. That year, she also wrote opinion pieces for The New York Times and Literary Hub.
Personal life
Rossellini has two children: Tommaso, from her first marriage to Alberto Acciarito, and Francesca, from her second marriage to Richard Aborn.