Shameless has hurt her image as much if not more than helped
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Emmy Rossum
Moesislak — 13 years ago(December 29, 2012 11:28 AM)
Shes on a show thats getting renewed a few times so people like the show and thats good for her BUT
All the nude scenes and other R-rated stuff destroys her image as the pretty opera singer who does movies too, while doing a nude scene first time to get a big named movie with a big named star would have been a strong option before but having so many nude scenes Shameless really devalues any nude scene she might do. Other than being seen as big name cable channel actor and getting a salary I just dont see its long term benefit2000s.oh well, shes so hot!
PS beautiful creatures looks like a lame try to get the twilight crowd. -
funnygurl — 13 years ago(December 29, 2012 05:35 PM)
All the nude scenes and other R-rated stuff destroys her image as the pretty opera singer who does movies too
Well, she's not an opera singer, so she shouldn't have that image. She's an actress who can sing, yes. But her voice works for genres like pop, folk, standards, light musical theater. Not opera. Yes I'm aware that she sang with the Children's Chorus at the Metropolitan Opera for 6-7 years. That's an impressive gig, don't get me wrong, and she's clearly learned to sing. But it doesn't mean that she's been through the years of rigorous training that being an opera singer requires. That's something that she readily admits.
Other than being seen as big name cable channel actor and getting a salary I just dont see its long term benefits
How about the fact that show has proved that she can handle a complex, multilayered character? Prior to Shameless people saw Emmy as an ingenue. A princessy, good girl type. Shameless proved that she could handle something against type; something more raw and gritty. More than that, the show has given her a chance to display her chops in comedy and drama. It's given her a chance to lead an ensemble of talented and respected actors like William H Macy and Joan Cusack.
PS beautiful creatures looks like a lame try to get the twilight crowd.
Perhaps, but if it's a hit that's nothing but good for her career. And costarring with the likes of Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, and Eileen Atkins puts her in very elite company. Her other upcoming project, You're Not You looks like it could be a nice display of dramatic chops
http://www.imdb.com/board/11198156/
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Basically I could see your point if all she were doing on Shameless was running around naked in front of a camera for an hour each week. But she's not. She's giving a strong performance in a great role. Yes it sometimes involves a little nudity, but that nudity is usually in keeping with the tone of the show and the scene. Avoiding it would draw more attention in this show because it would come off as rather coy. -
chas437 — 13 years ago(January 07, 2013 08:49 AM)
I definitely agree, there is no way "Shameless" hurts Emmy's image or career. She is an elite talent in comparison to other actresses her age. Her work on the series only shows off her considerable range.
I'm not a huge fan of "Shameless", as it clearly tries too hard to be another "Weeds". Emmy Rossum is really the only reason to watch, and not because of her nude scenes. I'm a big fan of William H Macy as well, but I'm getting a little tired of seeing him in the same type roles over and over again. The series is getting to be cliche, and I doubt it goes on for more than a season or two.
I think, going forward, that Emmy Rossum will be in high demand for top roles. I think she will be one of the few actors that can write their own ticket, so to speak. That's how talented she is. -
Xeelo — 13 years ago(January 07, 2013 06:59 PM)
Emmy Rossum is just another HBO/Showtime/Starz tits and ass type of "actress" whose main job is to appear nude time after time in increasingly more and more gratuitous nudes scenes scenes because producers of these "softcore disguised as a something else" shows tries to increase their ratings with titillation.
Elite talent, serious, credible actresses don't even consider these kind of softcore roles.
Elite talent, serious, credible actresses also don't defend their gratuitous nude scenes with lame excuses. -
chas437 — 13 years ago(January 07, 2013 07:13 PM)
Wake up, the paradigm has changed. Emmy Rossum is an elite talent, she has performed operas in five languages. What are you, a prude from the 1950s? Doing nude scenes kills your career? I could list tons of top-notch actresses that have done nude scenes. We no longer live in the 50s.
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Xeelo — 13 years ago(January 07, 2013 07:58 PM)
Take your prude card and stick it in your a*s. Emmy Rossum is not elite talent or credible actress. She can perform operas in 34 languages but her nude scenes are still needless.
Someone like Cate Blanchett in her 20's would not have even consider doing a tits and ass role like this.
Sometimes nude scenes are at least justified but most Shameless scenes are not.
Emmy Rossum lacks talent,credibility and class which is the reason she and others like her are doing these HBO/Showtime/Starz cable tv-series tits and ass roles.
Doing gratuitous nude scenes (and defending them as pathetic excuses as Rossum has done)time after time kills actors credibility. -
funnygurl — 13 years ago(January 08, 2013 04:26 AM)
Someone like Cate Blanchett in her 20's would not have even consider doing a tits and ass role like this.
Sometimes nude scenes are at least justified but most Shameless scenes are not.
Cate Blanchett had a brief nude scene in Elizabeth, which was made when she was 29.
Other actresses who did nudity in their 20's:
Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Claire Danes, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Mary Louise Parker (who does far more graphic nudes scenes on Weeds), Naomi Watts.
I agree that some of the nudity in Shameless is gratutitous. But it's keeping with the tone of the show: raw, no holds barred, and sometimes ranchy. To have Fiona constastantly covered wouldn't be keeping with that tone or the character: it could come off as coy and/or jarring. And the role isn't a "tits and ass" role, which is what most people here seem to be ignoring. It's a lead role on an acclaimed network show. It's a rich, nuanced character that combines comedy and drama. She's briefly nude occasionally, and I don't think she's ever done full frontal. -
funnygurl — 13 years ago(January 08, 2013 01:42 PM)
what was claire danes naked in?
She shows her breasts in the film Stage Beauty. The only reason I remember is that it was the subject of discussion in the film (they want to paint her character topless to prove to the public that she's really a female actress, rather than a male actresses who does female roles, which was the norm in the 1600's when the film takes place).
She's also nude in a scene in Shopgirl.7ec
She may have done others that I'm not aware of.
Both good movies and strong performances. My point is that the nudity doesn't cancel out the acting! -
chas437 — 13 years ago(January 08, 2013 03:53 PM)
Add Michelle Williams to your list. She's a brilliant actress that has done nudity with some very intense sexual scenes. It won't hurt her career. Also, add Carey Mulligan to the list. She's perhaps the most talented up and coming actress of all.
I agree, doing nudity does nothing to harm an actresses' reputation. In fact, unwillingness to do it has cost actresses great roles.
This thread is a bit silly, I mean seriously, Emmy Rossum is so unbelievably talented, she can write her own ticket. She is young and will have opportunities to do all types of roles. Maybe, for now, she likes doing "Shameless".
Did people whine about Mary Louis Parker doing all those nude scenes in "Weeds"? I think Emmy Rossum's scenes are very much in the same context as Mary Louis Parker's scenes from "Weeds". -
rumipoet24 — 13 years ago(January 18, 2013 12:19 AM)
Add Michelle Williams to your list. She's a brilliant actress that has done nudity with some very intense sexual scenes. It won't hurt her career. Also, add Carey Mulligan to the list. She's perhaps the most talented up and coming actress of all.
Emmy loves the cast & is happier than she's ever been on a set, she mentioned its like doing punk rock and how could working with William H Macy be considered a downer? She just got a music deal with Warner Bros Its no wonder she has such an impeccable sense of style, her aunt by marriage is the fashion designer Vera Wang and shes in the best physical shape in her life.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2264196/Emmy-Rossum-scrub s-performs-music-new-album.html
As for nudity, give us a break from the prudery one would be more concerned with abject continuous violence on the big & little screen that Hollywood dishes out in vast copius quantity, some of it good when depicting the horrors of WAR but so much is just so grossly casual directed at dumb & dumber teenie/tweenies.
As for total nudity in roles for talented successful actresses/actors lets add to the list:
Keira Knightley,
Anne Hathaway,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Jennifer Connelly ,
Halle Berry,
Angelina Jolie,
Charlize Theron,
Salma Hayek,
Kate Winslet,
Penelope Cruz,
Rachel McAdams ,
Teresa Palmer,
Natalie Portman,
Vera Farmiga,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Anna Paquin
Deborah Ann Wohl
Jessica Chastain
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Rachel Weisz. -
rumipoet24 — 13 years ago(January 19, 2013 12:29 AM)
Absolutely agree, if somehow the plebian people could see the magic of theatre is that all absorbing focus that transcends such obsessing over nudity. At least for the actors who themselves are caught up in the act of creating & focussing on their instrument, professionals, not the middle class viewer's projected prudish morality hang ups.
Oh, forgot to add two Rebeccas to that list
Rebecca Romijin
Rebecca de Mornay- Here's Jennifer Lawrence going thru 7hrs of make up for X Men in a behind the scenes look, shes totally naked more or less. Fully likeable for her being so unnaffected , natural & staying focussed good sense of humor too.
http://io9.com/5835540/watch-jennifer-lawrence-endure-7-hours-of-half+ naked-agony-for-x+men-first-class-makeup-tests
- Here's Jennifer Lawrence going thru 7hrs of make up for X Men in a behind the scenes look, shes totally naked more or less. Fully likeable for her being so unnaffected , natural & staying focussed good sense of humor too.
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chas437 — 13 years ago(January 19, 2013 07:41 AM)
You make some great points. Its almost in the tradition of theater and the acting profession that actresses appear nude, as a method for learning to shed all inhibitions. When theater companies perform works like "Hair", and other plays, at times the entire cast is required to be nude.
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Xeelo — 13 years ago(January 20, 2013 09:40 PM)
You nudity fan certainly know a lot of actresses nudescenes and it's not hard to see why. Maybe you and other nudity fans should leave movieforum and head some movie nudity forum instead.
Oh, and don't forgot to renew your MrSkin subscription.
Also don't forgot next episode of Shameless because Emmy "T&A actress" Rossum might appear nude once again. -
aillas55 — 13 years ago(January 12, 2013 01:03 AM)
Cate has done nudity.
With Shameless Emmy has given a great performance in a great show. I'm also puzzled why you think the sex in Shameless is unnessecary? In what whay? It certainly fits the tone of the show.