NYC native Emmy Rossum has been performing professionally since the age of seven, starting her career as a member of the children's chorus at the Metropolitan Opera. She made her screen debut just a few years later, in a 1997 episode of "Law & Order." As she grew older, her roles grew larger; at 16, she was cast in the film "Mystic River," and then in "The Day After Tomorrow." That led to a starring role in the 2004 movie adaptation of the iconic musical "The Phantom of the Opera," which shone the spotlight on her talents as both an actor and a singer. The latter, in fact, was on display in the two albums she released: her 2007 debut, "Inside Out," and 2013's "Sentimental Journey."

In 2011, she was cast in the role that would come to define her: Fiona Gallagher, eldest of six unruly kids

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