Isabella Rossellini has broken her silence on the death of her frequent collaborator and ex-boyfriend David Lynch. The actress's role in Lynch's 1986 film Blue Velvet helped her career skyrocket, and the two dated for approximately five years after the fact,

Isabella Rossellini pays tribute to her former partner David Lynch, calling him "the most authentic person" she's ever known.

Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned the loss of the great director, including the stars of his many films. Isabella Rossellini,