She’s about to star as a Los Angeles icon.
And Emmy Rossum shared the first photo of herself in costume as Angelyne in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
‘The adventure begins…’ the 33-year-old Shameless alum captured the busty pic.
‘The adventure begins’: Emmy Rossum shared the first photo of herself in costume as Angelyne in an Instagram post on Tuesday
Emmy was a far cry from her usual look in the snap, in which she donned a peroxide blonde wig and wore what appeared to be prosthetic breasts.
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Rossum will play the lead role in the forthcoming Peacock TV series, created by her husband Sam Esmail.
Usual look: Emmy was a far cry from her usual look in the snap, in which she donned a peroxide blonde wig and wore what appeared to be prosthetic breasts. Seen here January 2019
Iconic: Angelyne, 69, became a self-created pop culture icon in the 1980s after numerous billboards appeared around Los Angeles bearing her image and the name ‘Angelyne’. Seen here in 1987
Angelyne, 69, became a self-created pop culture icon in the 1980s after numerous billboards appeared around Los Angeles bearing her image and the name ‘Angelyne’.
She claimed the billboards were funded by the inventor of Hugo’s Amazing Tape, Hugo Maisnik.
The singer and actress became known for her peroxide tresses and love of pink attire, eventually parlaying her notoriety into appearances in films like 1988’s Earth Girls Are Easy and 2017’s The Disaster Artist.
In 2003, Angelyne ran for governor of California, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates.
His muse: Rossum will play the lead role in the forthcoming Peacock TV series, created by her husband Sam Esmail. The couple seen here in October last year
Inspiration: Emmy’s [L] face bore Angelyne’s [R] -born Ronia Tamar Goldberg- trademark open-mouth sultry look
Emmy has proven a versatile actress over the years, after first gaining notice for her role as Katie Markum in the Clint Eastwood directed 2003 film Mystic River.
She then made her name after starring as Fiona Gallagher in Shameless for nine seasons.
Rossum left the hit Showtime comedy-drama series last year.
Still rocking pink: In 2003, Angelyne ran for governor of California, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates. She’s seen here in 2014
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