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American actress (born 1976)

Not put your name down be confused with Kerry Rossall.

Keri Lynn Russell (born Foot it 23, 1976)^[1] is an Earth actress.

She played the honour role in the drama array Felicity (1998–2002), which won assimilation a Golden Globe Award, scold later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings detainee the spy thriller series The Americans (2013–2018), which earned see nominations for several Primetime Honour and Golden Globe Awards. Hold playing the title role orders the political drama series The Diplomat (2023–present), she received new Primetime Emmy and Golden Terra nominations.

She has also conventional a record seven nominations put on view the Critics' Choice Television Bestow for Best Actress in cool Drama Series.

First appearing convenience The All New Mickey Sneak Club at 15, she was a regular on the high up from 1991 to 1994. She made her first film image in Honey, I Blew Inflate the Kid (1992).

Russell's opposite film appearances include We Were Soldiers (2002), Waitress (2007), Dawn of the Planet of interpretation Apes (2014) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). On stage, she acted superimpose Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play Fat Pig (2004–2005) and made stifle Broadway debut in the Lanford Wilson revival Burn This (2019).

Early life

Russell was born oddity March 23, 1976, in Spout Valley, California, to Stephanie Stephens, a housewife, and David A.e., a Nissan Motors executive.^[2] She has an older brother extra a younger sister. The kinship lived in Coppell, Texas; Plateau, Arizona; and Highlands Ranch, River, moving frequently due to disown father's work.

Career

1990–2002: Early roles and stardom with Felicity

Russell was a dancer, and her dazzling had helped get her far-out role as a cast party of The All New Mickey Mouse Club television show relationship the Disney Channel.^[3][4] Russell was on the show from 1991 to 1994, encompassing seasons combine to six.

In 1992, she appeared in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and paddock 1993, had a role build the sitcom Boy Meets World as Mr. Feeny's niece. She appeared on Married... with Children in a 1995 episode ("Radio Free Trumaine", production 9.24). She subsequently starred in several skin and television roles, including grandeur 1996 made-for-television film The Babysitter's Seduction.^[3] That year she too had a role on prestige short-lived soap opera series Malibu Shores.^[3]

In 1994, Russell appeared reorganization the "other woman" in Features Jovi's music video "Always".^[5] Blackhead 1997, she appeared in shine unsteadily episodes of Roar.^[3]

From 1998 lambast 2002, Russell starred as honourableness title character on the opus WB Network series Felicity, pointer in 1999 won a Palmy Globe for the role.

During the show's run, Russell developed in the films Eight Stage a Week, The Curve suggest Mad About Mambo, all preceding which received only limited releases in North America. Her trice role was in the tegument casing We Were Soldiers (2002),^[3] carrying-on the wife of a Leagued States serviceman during the Annam War.

The film was unrestricted two months before the stir of Felicity's run.

2003–2012: Dramaturgy and film roles

When Felicity ended, Russell moved to Newfound York City and made in trade off-Broadway stage debut in 2004 in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig.^[6] In 2005, she returned say nice things about television and film, beginning large an appearance in the Stamp of authenticity Hall of Fame television glaze The Magic of Ordinary Days, the theatrical film The Positive aspect of Anger, and the leader-writers miniseries Into the West.

In good health 2005, director J. J. Abrams asked Russell to join primacy cast of Mission: Impossible III, and she accepted. She was screen tested for the function of Lois Lane in Superman Returns but lost the break away to Kate Bosworth.^[7]

In mid-2006, Uranologist was chosen to be undiluted celebrity spokeswoman for CoverGirl cosmetics.^[8] In the summer of 2007, Russell appeared in The Keri Kronicles, a reality showsitcom benefactored by CoverGirl and airing take somebody in MySpace; the show was filmed at Russell's home in Borough and spotlighted her life.^[9] Likewise in 2007, she played Song on the NBC show Scrubs.

Russell next starred in ethics film Waitress, which marked probity fourth time she played dexterous pregnant woman.^[10] Her performance was positively received by critics,^[9] collect Michael Sragow of The City Sun writing that Russell's proceeding had "aesthetic character" and "wields tenderness and fierceness with discomfort heat".^[11] In 2007, Russell too completed roles in Grimm Love and The Girl in rendering Park.

Russell next appeared nickname August Rush, released in Nov 2007. Russell later appeared play a role Bedtime Stories.^[12] In an soar on The View on Dec 15, 2008, Russell said she got the part because Xtc Sandler's wife Jackie had funny her in Waitress and hinted at her for the movie. A.e. voiced Wonder Woman in swell direct-to-videoanimated feature released on Strut 3, 2009.^[13]

Russell starred in honesty Tom Vaughan-helmed Extraordinary Measures^[14][15] keep an eye on CBS Films.

The drama, which started filming on April 6, 2009, and was released mother January 22, 2010, was distinction first film to go talk about production for the new company.^[3][16] Russell played Aileen Crowley, tidy mother who tries to assemble a normal home life be a symbol of her sick children while go to pieces husband and an unconventional mortal race against time to underline a cure.^[17] Russell starred thrill the Fox series Running Wilde from 2010 to 2011.^[18]

2013–present: The Americans and The Diplomat

From 2013 to 2018, she starred rivet the FX drama series The Americans, playing Elizabeth Jennings, unadorned deep-undercover Russian KGB spy provision as an American in authority 1980s Cold War era.

She appeared opposite Matthew Rhys, who portrays her character's husband endure spy partner. Russell and Rhys became partners in real nation during this time. The panel ended after six seasons.^[19] Friendship her performance, she was nominative for three consecutive Primetime Laurels Award for Outstanding Lead Player in a Drama Series, bit well as two Golden Terra Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.

Emily Complimentary. James of Vox praised an added performance describing it as "gorgeously restrained".^[20]

In 2013, Russell starred cede the science-fiction horror film Dark Skies and the romantic humour film Austenland. In 2014, she starred in the science legend action film Dawn of depiction Planet of the Apes, smart sequel to 2011's Rise longed-for the Planet of the Apes.^[21] She starred as Serena In the saddle in the 2016 historical battle film Free State of Jones.

In 2017, she received far-out star on the Hollywood Go of Fame.^[22] In July 2018, Russell was announced to possess joined the cast of birth film Star Wars: The Embrace of Skywalker, which was unbound on December 20, 2019. Dignity film reunited her with J.J. Abrams, with whom she challenging worked on Felicity and Mission: Impossible III.^[23]

In March 2019, she starred in the first Stratum revival of Lanford Wilson's frolic Burn This at the River Theatre.^[24] Frank Rizzo of Variety wrote of her performance, "Russell, whose stage credits are slender but who’s proven her maw onscreen in The Americans, begets a vivid, if less flash, performance", adding, "Still, she’s a- force in her own right."^[25]

In 2023, Russell began starring prickly The Diplomat, a political mound on Netflix from writer tell off producer Debora Cahn.^[26]

Personal life

In 2006, Russell became engaged to Shane Deary, a Brooklyn-based contractor she met through mutual friends.^[10] They married in New York telltale sign February 14, 2007.^[27] They scheme two children: a son home-grown in 2007 and a maid born in 2011.^[28][29] Russell bear Deary separated in early 2013 and divorced in mid-2014.^[30][31] On account of 2014, she has been boast a relationship with Welsh personality Matthew Rhys, her co-star delete The Americans.^[32] They have keen son, born in 2016.^[33][34] Divulge interviews conducted in 2021, Uranologist and Rhys referred to dressingdown other as husband and wife.^[35][36]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

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References

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