Emmy Rossum made her screen debut in the 1998 television film ‘Grace & Glorie’ directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman. In 2000, she made her first big-screen appearance in the Maggie Greenwald-directed drama film, ‘Songcatcher.’ The film currently holds a 74% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. She was next seen in films like ‘An American Rhapsody’ (2001), ‘Happy Now?’ (2001), ‘Passionada’ (2002), ‘Nola’ (2003), and ‘Mystic River’ (2003). In 2004, she starred as ‘Laura Chapman’ in the American science fiction disaster film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ directed by Roland Emmerich. The film opened to a mixed reception but managed to gross over $552.6 million on a budget of $125 million. That same year, she also played the role of ‘Christine Daaé’ in the Joel Schumacher-directed musical romantic drama film ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’ The film received mixed reviews from critics and currently holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, Rossum won several awards, including the ‘Saturn Award’ and ‘Young Artist Award,’ for her performance in the film. She continued to star in films like ‘Poseidon’ (2006), ‘Dragonball Evolution’ (2009), ‘Dare’ (2009), and ‘Inside’ (2011). In 2011, she joined the main cast of the American comedy-drama television series ‘Shameless’ created by Paul Abbott. She played the role of ‘Fiona Gallagher’ and remained a part of the show until 2019. She next starred in films like ‘Beautiful Creatures’ (2013), ‘Before I Disappear’ (2014), ‘Comet’ (2014), ‘You're Not You’ (2014), ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ (2018), and ‘Cold Pursuit’ (2019). She was last seen playing the role of ‘Angelyne’ in the 2022 American miniseries ‘Angelyne’ created by Nancy Oliver.