'Blue Velvet' Star Isabella Rossellini Shares Tribute to David Lynch

Isabella Rossellini, who appeared in two of David Lynch's feature films and was romantically involved with the filmmaker for about five years, posted a tribute to Lynch on her Instagram account. The Conclave actress posted a photo of herself with Lynch with the simple caption, "I loved him so much. Thanks for all your kind messages."
Rossellini only had a handful of credits to her name before being cast in Blue Velvet, Lynch's 1986 nightmare of small town America. Rossellini plays Dorothy Vallens, a nightclub singer under the violent and sexually perverse sway of a local criminal (Dennis Hopper). The role was a difficult one to play for any actor, but Rossellini handled it beautifully and made a name for herself in Hollywood.
The story goes, when Lynch first met Rossellini while in pre-production for the film, he commented that she could be Ingrid Bergman's daughter, unaware that she...
Rossellini only had a handful of credits to her name before being cast in Blue Velvet, Lynch's 1986 nightmare of small town America. Rossellini plays Dorothy Vallens, a nightclub singer under the violent and sexually perverse sway of a local criminal (Dennis Hopper). The role was a difficult one to play for any actor, but Rossellini handled it beautifully and made a name for herself in Hollywood.
The story goes, when Lynch first met Rossellini while in pre-production for the film, he commented that she could be Ingrid Bergman's daughter, unaware that she...
- 1/17/2025
- by Christopher Shultz
- MovieWeb
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