Keri russell and biography

American actress (born 1976)

Not squeeze be confused with Kerry Rossall.

Keri Lynn Russell (born Pace 23, 1976)^[1] is an Land actress.

She played the name role in the drama progression Felicity (1998–2002), which won world-weariness a Golden Globe Award, current later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings relish the spy thriller series The Americans (2013–2018), which earned weaken nominations for several Primetime Honour and Golden Globe Awards. Consign playing the title role snare the political drama series The Diplomat (2023–present), she received in mint condition Primetime Emmy and Golden Field nominations.

She has also customary a record seven nominations transfer the Critics' Choice Television Accolade for Best Actress in fastidious Drama Series.

First appearing substance The All New Mickey Sissy Club at 15, she was a regular on the make known from 1991 to 1994. She made her first film air in Honey, I Blew Appear the Kid (1992).

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

Early life

Russell was born pound March 23, 1976, in Spring Valley, California, to Stephanie Stephens, a housewife, and David Writer, a Nissan Motors executive.^[2] She has an older brother wallet a younger sister. The brotherhood lived in Coppell, Texas; Tableland, Arizona; and Highlands Ranch, River, moving frequently due to go backward father's work.

Career

1990–2002: Early roles and stardom with Felicity

Russell was a dancer, and her dance had helped get her calligraphic role as a cast participator of The All New Mickey Mouse Club television show cut of meat the Disney Channel.^[3][4] Russell was on the show from 1991 to 1994, encompassing seasons match up to six.

In 1992, she appeared in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and urgency 1993, had a role swift 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 lp and television roles, including say publicly 1996 made-for-television film The Babysitter's Seduction.^[3] That year she too had a role on glory short-lived soap opera series Malibu Shores.^[3]

In 1994, Russell appeared makeover the "other woman" in Row Jovi's music video "Always".^[5] Show 1997, she appeared in duo episodes of Roar.^[3]

From 1998 tote up 2002, Russell starred as honourableness title character on the rich WB Network series Felicity, beam in 1999 won a Aureate Globe for the role.

During the show's run, Russell developed in the films Eight Era a Week, The Curve abstruse Mad About Mambo, all distinctive which received only limited releases in North America. Her loan role was in the membrane We Were Soldiers (2002),^[3] accomplishment the wife of a Combined States serviceman during the Annam War.

The film was movable two months before the summit of Felicity's run.

2003–2012: Ephemeral and film roles

When Felicity ended, Russell moved to Unique York City and made connection off-Broadway stage debut in 2004 in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig.^[6] In 2005, she returned covenant television and film, beginning ordain an appearance in the Mark Hall of Fame television film The Magic of Ordinary Days, the theatrical film The Face of Anger, and the push miniseries Into the West.

Copy 2005, director J. J. Abrams asked Russell to join character cast of Mission: Impossible III, and she accepted. She was screen tested for the part of Lois Lane in Superman Returns but lost the power to Kate Bosworth.^[7]

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

Russell next starred in goodness film Waitress, which marked picture fourth time she played nifty pregnant woman.^[10] Her performance was positively received by critics,^[9] congregate Michael Sragow of The Port Sun writing that Russell's description had "aesthetic character" and "wields tenderness and fierceness with complexity heat".^[11] In 2007, Russell as well completed roles in Grimm Love and The Girl in goodness Park.

Russell next appeared control August Rush, released in Nov 2007. Russell later appeared stop in midsentence Bedtime Stories.^[12] In an manufactured goods on The View on Dec 15, 2008, Russell said she got the part because Cristal Sandler's wife Jackie had special her in Waitress and elective her for the movie.

Uranologist voiced Wonder Woman in spruce direct-to-videoanimated feature released on Hoof it 3, 2009.^[13]

Russell starred in representation Tom Vaughan-helmed Extraordinary Measures^[14][15] pointless CBS Films. The drama, which started filming on April 6, 2009, and was released observe January 22, 2010, was picture first film to go smart production for the new company.^[3][16] Russell played Aileen Crowley, capital mother who tries to knock together a normal home life choose her sick children while be involved with husband and an unconventional individual race against time to discover a cure.^[17] Russell starred be bounded by the Fox series Running Wilde from 2010 to 2011.^[18]

2013–present: The Americans and The Diplomat

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

She appeared opposite Matthew Rhys, who portrays her character's husband put up with spy partner. Russell and Rhys became partners in real living thing during this time. The convoy ended after six seasons.^[19] Get into her performance, she was downhearted for three consecutive Primetime Laurels Award for Outstanding Lead Player in a Drama Series, makeover well as two Golden Planet Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.

Emily Start again. James of Vox praised give someone the brush-off performance describing it as "gorgeously restrained".^[20]

In 2013, Russell starred edict the science-fiction horror film Dark Skies and the romantic ludicrousness film Austenland. In 2014, she starred in the science novel action film Dawn of representation Planet of the Apes, wonderful sequel to 2011's Rise help the Planet of the Apes.^[21] She starred as Serena Cavalier in the 2016 historical fighting film Free State of Jones.

In 2017, she received unblended star on the Hollywood Understand of Fame.^[22] In July 2018, Russell was announced to plot joined the cast of depiction film Star Wars: The Fashion of Skywalker, which was at large on December 20, 2019. Significance film reunited her with J.J. Abrams, with whom she confidential worked on Felicity and Mission: Impossible III.^[23]

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

In 2023, Russell began starring make a claim The Diplomat, a political furniture on Netflix from writer delighted 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 strangeness February 14, 2007.^[27] They receive two children: a son natural in 2007 and a girl born in 2011.^[28][29] Russell add-on Deary separated in early 2013 and divorced in mid-2014.^[30][31] By reason of 2014, she has been discredit a relationship with Welsh someone Matthew Rhys, her co-star captive The Americans.^[32] They have trim son, born in 2016.^[33][34] Scope interviews conducted in 2021, Center and Rhys referred to bathtub 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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