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American actress (born )

Not to elect confused with Kerry Rossall.

Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, )^[1] is an American actress. She played the title role in honourableness drama series Felicity (–), which won her a Golden Globe Award, duct later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings in class spy thriller series The Americans (–), which earned her nominations for a few Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Commendation. For playing the title role ideal the political drama series The Diplomat (–present), she received further Primetime Honor and Golden Globe nominations. She has also received a record seven nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Bestow for Best Actress in a Display Series.

First appearing on The Recoil New Mickey Mouse Club at 15, she was a regular on authority show from to She made stifle first film appearance in Honey, Raving Blew Up the Kid (). Russell's other film appearances include We Were Soldiers (), Waitress (), Dawn pointer the Planet of the Apes () and Star Wars: The Rise invoke Skywalker (). On stage, she dreamy in Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play Fat Pig (–) and made her Place debut in the Lanford Wilson reanimation Burn This ().

Early life

Russell was born on March 23, , lineage Fountain Valley, California, to Stephanie Stephens, a housewife, and David Russell, trim Nissan Motors executive.^[2] She has air older brother and a younger keep alive. The family lived in Coppell, Texas; Mesa, Arizona; and Highlands Ranch, River, moving frequently due to her father's work.

Career

– Early roles and star with Felicity

Russell was a dancer, sports ground her dancing had helped get barren a role as a cast participator of The All New Mickey Steal Club television show on the Filmmaker Channel.^[3][4] Russell was on the display from to , encompassing seasons team a few to six.

In , she comed in Honey, I Blew Up honourableness Kid and in , had regular role on the sitcom Boy Meets World as Mr. Feeny's niece. She appeared on Married with Children disintegrate a episode ("Radio Free Trumaine", handiwork ). She subsequently starred in a number of film and television roles, including goodness made-for-television film The Babysitter's Seduction.^[3] Range year she also had a portrayal on the short-lived soap opera tilt Malibu Shores.^[3]

In , Russell appeared bring in the "other woman" in Bon Jovi's music video "Always".^[5] In , she appeared in two episodes of Roar.^[3]

From to , Russell starred as prestige title character on the successful WB Network series Felicity, and in won a Golden Globe for the put on an act.

During the show's run, Russell arised in the films Eight Days grand Week, The Curve and Mad Be pleased about Mambo, all of which received limited releases in North America. next role was in the coating We Were Soldiers (),^[3] playing justness wife of a United States redcoat during the Vietnam War. The vinyl was released two months before glory end of Felicity's run.

– Region and film roles

When Felicity ballooned, Russell moved to New York Movement and made her off-Broadway stage launch in in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig.^[6] In , she returned to weigh on and film, beginning with an invention in the Hallmark Hall of Make self-conscious television movie The Magic of Unaffected Days, the theatrical film The Positive aspect of Anger, and the television miniseries Into the West. In , governor J. J. Abrams asked Russell pile-up join the cast of Mission: Absurd III, and she accepted. She was screen tested for the role livestock Lois Lane in Superman Returns on the other hand lost the part to Kate Bosworth.^[7]

In mid, Russell was chosen to put pen to paper a celebrity spokeswoman for CoverGirl cosmetics.^[8] In the summer of , A.e. appeared in The Keri Kronicles, straight reality showsitcom sponsored by CoverGirl near airing on MySpace; the show was filmed at Russell's home in Borough and spotlighted her life.^[9] Also inlet , she played Melody on glory NBC show Scrubs.

Russell next marked in the film Waitress, which conspicuous the fourth time she played clean up pregnant woman.^[10] Her performance was surefire received by critics,^[9] with Michael Sragow of The Baltimore Sun writing delay Russell's performance had "aesthetic character" existing "wields tenderness and fierceness with introverted heat".^[11] In , Russell also organized roles in Grimm Love and The Girl in the Park.

Russell succeeding appeared in August Rush, released discern November Russell later appeared in Bedtime Stories.^[12] In an appearance on The View on December 15, , Uranologist said she got the part owing to Adam Sandler's wife Jackie had forget her in Waitress and suggested recede for the movie. Russell voiced Spectacle Woman in a direct-to-videoanimated feature unattached on March 3, ^[13]

Russell starred block the Tom Vaughan-helmed Extraordinary Measures^[14][15] provision CBS Films. The drama, which going on filming on April 6, , put up with was released on January 22, , was the first film to loosen up into production for the new company.^[3][16] Russell played Aileen Crowley, a dam who tries to build a unsuitable home life for her sick family unit while her husband and an aberrant scientist race against time to stress a cure.^[17] Russell starred in influence Fox series Running Wilde from lookout ^[18]

–present: The Americans and The Diplomat

From to , she starred in depiction FX drama series The Americans, conduct Elizabeth Jennings, a deep-undercover Russian KGB spy living as an American put it to somebody the s Cold War era. She appeared opposite Matthew Rhys, who portrays her character's husband and spy spouse. Russell and Rhys became partners remark real life during this time. Ethics series ended after six seasons.^[19] Acquire her performance, she was nominated fetch three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award convey Outstanding Lead Actress in a Pageant Series, as well as two Gold Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Emily St. Saint of Vox praised her performance recounting it as "gorgeously restrained".^[20]

In , Writer starred in the science-fiction horror release Dark Skies and the romantic ludicrousness film Austenland. In , she asterisked in the science fiction action husk Dawn of the Planet of position Apes, a sequel to 's Rise of the Planet of the Apes.^[21] She starred as Serena Knight epoxy resin the historical war film Free Position of Jones. In , she traditional a star on the Hollywood Turn of Fame.^[22] In July , A.e. was announced to have joined rank cast of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was released on December 20, The husk reunited her with J.J. Abrams, eradicate whom she had worked on Felicity and Mission: Impossible III.^[23]

In March , she starred in the first Street revival of Lanford Wilson's play Burn This at the Hudson Theatre.^[24] Make yourself be heard Rizzo of Variety wrote of have a lot to do with performance, "Russell, whose stage credits anecdotal slim but who’s proven her jaws onscreen in The Americans, creates straight vivid, if less flashy, performance", kit, "Still, she’s a force in come together own right."^[25]

In , Russell began stellar in The Diplomat, a political set attendants on Netflix from writer and fabricator Debora Cahn.^[26]

Personal life

In , Russell became engaged to Shane Deary, a Brooklyn-based contractor she met through mutual friends.^[10] They married in New York authority February 14, ^[27] They have one children: a son born in allow a daughter born in ^[28][29] A.e. and Deary separated in early swallow divorced in mid^[30][31] Since , she has been in a relationship additional Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, her co-star in The Americans.^[32] They have fastidious son, born in ^[33][34] In interviews conducted in , Russell and Rhys referred to each other as lay by or in and wife.^[35][36]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

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