Keri Russell

At 48 years old, Keri Russell has this physical status:

Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress and dancer.

She came to prominence for playing Felicity Porter on the WB drama series Felicity (1998-2002), for which she received the Golden Globe Award.

Russell also appeared on FX's spy drama The Americans (2013–2018), for which she was subsequently nominated for Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Russell has appeared in numerous films, including Mission: Impossible III (2006), Waitress (2006), August Rush (2007), Extraordinary Measures (2010), Dawn of the Apes (2014), and Free State Jones (2016).

She was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.

Early life

Keri Lynn Russell was born in Fountain Valley, California, the granddaughter of Stephanie Stephens, a homemaker, and David Russell, a Nissan Motors executive, and Larry Russell. She has an older brother, Todd, and a younger sister, Julie. The family lived in Coppell, Texas; Mesa, Arizona; and Highlands Ranch, Colorado; and Morristown, Colorado; and Highlands Ranch, Colorado; the family moved frequently due to her father's work. Russell's dancing earned her a spot on The Mickey Mouse Club.

Personal life

Russell proposed to Shane Deary, a Brooklyn-based contractor she encountered through mutual acquaintances in 2006. On February 14, 2007, the couple married in New York. They have two children together, a son born in 2007 and a daughter born in 2011. Russell and Deary divorced in mid-2014 and joined in early 2013 and split in mid-2014. Russell has been in a relationship with her co-star Matthew Rhys, since 2014. They have a son who was born in 2016. Russell and Rhys referred to each other as wife and husband in 2021's interviews.

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Career

Russell first appeared on television at age 15 as a cast member of the All-New Mickey Mouse Club variety show on the Disney Channel. She appeared on the program from 1991 to 1994, encompassing seasons four to six.

Russell appeared in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, in 1992, and in 1993, she appeared in Boy Meets World as Mr. Feeny's niece. Russell appeared on Married... with Children in a 1995 episode ("Radio Free Trumaine") production 9.24). She appeared in a number of film and television roles, including the 1996 made-for-television film The Babysitter's Seduction. Malibu Shores, a short-lived soap opera program, also appeared that year.

Russell appeared in Bon Jovi's music video "Always" in 1994 as the "other woman." She appeared in two episodes of Roar in 1997.

Russell appeared as the title character on the hit WB Network series Felicity from 1998 to 2002. In 1999, she received a Golden Globe for the role. Russell's long, curly hair was one of her character's defining traits and hairstyle changes at the start of the show's second season, and it was speculated by others that it led to a significant decrease in the show's ratings.

Russell appeared in the films Eight Days a Week, The Curve, and Mad About Mambo, all of which had limited availability in North America during the series. Her next role was in the film We Were Soldiers (2002), playing the mother of a United States serviceman during the Vietnam War. Two months before Felicity's run, the film was released.

Russell came to New York City in 2004 and made her off-Broadway debut in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, when Felicity came to an end. She returned to television and film in 2005, beginning with an appearance in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television film The Magic of Ordinary Days, theatrical film The Upside of Anger, and the television miniseries Into the West. J. J. Abrams, a director of Impossible III, asked Russell to join the cast, which she accepted. Lois Lane, the actress of Superman Returns, was screen tested for the role but she lost the role to Kate Bosworth.

Russell was chosen to be a celebrity spokeswoman for CoverGirl cosmetics in mid-2006. Russell appeared in The Keri Kronicles, a reality show sitcom funded by CoverGirl and airing on MySpace, in the summer of 2007. Melody appeared on the NBC program Scrubs in 2007.

Russell appeared in Waitress, her fourth time she appeared in the film. Russell's appearance was lauded by critics, with Michael Sragow of The Baltimore Sun claiming that his appearance had "aesthetic character" and "wields tenderness and ferocation with quiet heat." Russell appeared in Grimm Love (titled Rohtenburg for its German release), in which she appeared Katie Armstrong, a graduate student who writes her thesis on an infamous cannibal murder case and The Girl in the Park.

Russell debuted in August Rush, and he was first introduced in November 2007. On November 11, 2007, she appeared on the front page of the New York Post's Page Six magazine. Russell appeared in Bedtime Stories later this year. Russell said she was chosen because Adam Sandler's wife Jackie had seen her in Waitress and recommended her for the role in an appearance on The View on December 15, 2008. In a direct-to-video animated film that was released on March 3, 2009, Russell voiced Wonder Woman.

Russell appeared in the Tom Vaughan-led Extraordinary Measures for CBS Films. The drama, which began filming on April 6, 2009 and was announced on January 22, 2010, was the first film to go into production for the new company. Russell played Aileen Crowley, a mother who is trying to create a healthy family life for her sick children, while her husband and an eccentric scientist battle against time to find a cure.

Russell appeared on the Fox series Running Wilde from 2010 to 2011.

Elizabeth Jennings, a deep-undercover Russian spy living as an American in the 1980s Cold War period, starred from 2013 to 2018. Matthew Rhys, who portrays her character's husband and spy companion, appeared opposite her. At this time, Russell and Rhys became partners in real life. After six seasons, the show came to an end.

Russell appeared in the science-fiction horror film Dark Skies and the romantic comedy film Austenland in 2013. Russell appeared in the science fiction action film Dawn of the Apes, a sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Apes. Serena Knight appeared in the 2016 historical war film Free State of Jones.

Russell was revealed to have joined the cast of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was released on December 20, 2019. J.J. Abrams, with whom she had appeared on Felicity and Mission: Impossible III, was reunited in the film. Russell was confirmed to appear in the first Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson's play Burn This in August 2018. In March 2019, the Hudson Theatre's performances began.

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