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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 20, 1957
Place of Birth:
San Diego, California, USA
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Theresa Russell
Biography
Theresa Russell (born Theresa Lynn Paup; March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Russell made her film debut in The Last Tycoon (1976), followed by a lead role in Straight Time (1978). She was then cast in Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller Bad Timing (1980), which earned her critical praise. After marrying Roeg in 1982, she appeared in many films directed by him, mainly arthouse and experimental films, including Eureka (1983), Insignificance (1985), and Cold Heaven (1991).
Russell starred in Whore and Kafka, both released in 1991. Russell appeared in the box-office hit thriller Wild Things (1998), starred in the critically acclaimed drama The Believer (2001) and, in the later 2000s, appeared in HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and had a minor role in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe | |
| 2016 | A Winter Rose | Rachal Love |
| 2015 | Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... | Self |
| 2014 | Moving Mountains | Trish Bragg |
| 2012 | Liz & Dick | Sara Taylor |
| 2012 | 1 Out of 7 | Lexi's Mom |
| 2012 | The Legends of Nethiah | Nethiah's Mother |
| 2011 | Born to Ride | Frances Callahan |
| 2011 | That's Insignificance | Self |
| 2011 | Rid of Me | Mrs. Lockwood |
| 2010 | Jolene | Aunt Kay |
| 2009 | 16 to Life | Louise |
| 2008 | Dark World | Nicole |
| 2008 | Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance | Mrs. Williams |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Emma Marko |
| 2007 | On the Doll | Diane |
| 2006 | Prohibition Opens the Floodgates | Self |
| 2006 | Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood | Self |
| 2006 | Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero | Self |
| 2006 | Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self |
| 2006 | Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films | Self |
| 2005 | Blind Injustice | Joanna Bartlett |
| 2004 | Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | Self |
| 2003 | Love Comes Softly | Sarah Graham |
| 2003 | Passionada | Lois Vargas |
| 2003 | The Box - 2003 | Dora Baker |
| 2003 | Water Under the Bridge | Jackie O'Connor |
| 2002 | Project Viper | Dr. Nancy Burnham |
| 2002 | The House Next Door | Helen Schmidt |
| 2002 | Now & Forever | Dori Wilson |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Self |
| 2001 | The Believer | Lina Moebius |
| 2001 | Earth vs. the Spider | Trixie Grillo |
| 2000 | Luckytown | Stella |
| 1998 | Wild Things | Sandra Van Ryan |
| 1998 | Running Woman | Emily Russo |
| 1996 | Public Enemies | Kate Barker |
| 1996 | Once You Meet a Stranger | Margo Anthony |
| 1996 | The Proposition | Catherine Morgan |
| 1995 | The Grotesque | Lady Harriet Coal |
| 1995 | Hotel Paradise | Bride |
| 1995 | A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Morgan Le Fay |
| 1995 | Trade Off | Jackie Daniels |
| 1994 | The Flight of the Dove | Mary Ann Curran (aka Alex Canis) |
| 1994 | Being Human | The Storyteller |
| 1993 | Thicker Than Water | Debbie / Jo |
| 1992 | Cold Heaven | Marie Davenport |
| 1991 | Kafka | Gabriela |
| 1991 | Whore | Liz |
| 1990 | Impulse | Lottie Mason |
| 1989 | Physical Evidence | Jennifer "Jenny" Hudson |
| 1988 | Track 29 | Linda Henry |
| 1987 | Black Widow | Catharine Petersen |
| 1987 | Aria | King Zog |
| 1985 | Insignificance | The Actress |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge | Sophie MacDonald |
| 1983 | Eureka | Tracy |
| 1980 | Bad Timing | Milena Flaherty |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Jenny Mercer |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Cecilia Brady |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Delete | Fiona |
| 2008 | Fringe | Rebecca Kibner |
| 2007 | American Heiress | Jordan Wakefield |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Charlene |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Rachel Malone (2010) |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Hazel Walker |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Regina Reid |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Sarah Williams / Ellen Holiday |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Ellen Holiday |
| 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Rose |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition | Maureeen Dean |