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Isabella Rossellini in the KUOW studios, November 18, 2009. Photo by M. Carmen Santos.

Greendays: Native Heirlooms And The People Behind Them

A Conversation with Model, Actor and 'Green Porno' Creator Isabella Rossellini

Steve Scher
11/18/2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Isabella Rossellini became famous for high–fashion modeling and for her acting roles in over 60 films and television shows. Lately she's been making films about sex. Specifically, the sex lives of animals. From the elephant seal to the little anchovy — all erotic encounters are on the table. How did this project get started, and why? What makes her "Green Porno" series, green? What does the series express about Rossellini herself? Isabella Rossellini joins us.

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Isabella Rossellini is speaking tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Taper Auditorium at Benaroya Hall. Patron and Grand Patron ticket holders are invited to the W Seattle Hotel at 9:00 p.m., following the lecture for drinks and dancing. Call 206.621.2230 for more information.

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Isabella Rossellini started her career as a high–fashion model and Lancôme spokesperson. She went on to appear in over 60 films and television shows including David Lynch's "Blue Velvet." She authored three semi–memoirs: "Some of Me," "Looking at Me," and "In the Name of the Father, the Daughter and the Holy Spirit: Remembering Roberto Rossellini." Now Rossellini writes, directs and performs in her "Green Porno" series — short Internet films about the sex lives of animals. It's now in its third season on The Sundance Channel.