Keri Russell
Biography
Keri Russell is an American actress born on March 23, 1976, in Fountain Valley, California. She began her career in the mid-1990s, appearing in made-for-television films and series. Russell gained recognition for her role in the series Felicity, which aired from 1998 to 2002. She has since appeared in various films, including We Were Soldiers, The Upside of Anger, Wonder Woman, and Mission: Impossible III. Russell has also worked in television, starring in the Netflix series The Diplomat. With a career spanning over two decades, she has accumulated 70 known credits.
Career overview
Keri Russell is an American actress born on March 23, 1976, in Fountain Valley, California. She began her acting career in the mid-1990s, appearing in made-for-television films and series. Russell gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of the title role in the television series Felicity, which aired from 1998 to 2002.
Following her success in Felicity, Russell transitioned to film, appearing in a variety of projects including We Were Soldiers, The Upside of Anger, Mad About Mambo, Wonder Woman, Mission: Impossible III, Waitress, August Rush, Bedtime Stories, and Extraordinary Measures. Her known credits total 70.
Russell has continued to work in the entertainment industry, with recent appearances in the Netflix series The Diplomat.
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- Extrapolations (2023) as Olivia Drew
- The Diplomat (2023) as Ambassador Kate Wyler
- The Diplomat (2023) Executive Producer
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) as Self
- Cocaine Bear (2023) as Sari
- Antlers (2021) as Julia Meadows
- Adrienne (2021) as Self
- Hemingway (2021) as Dorothy Parker (voice)
- Hemingway (2021) as Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (voice)
- The Skywalker Legacy (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Zorii Bliss
- Explained (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (2017) as Narrator
- Free State of Jones (2016) as Serena Knight
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) as Ellie
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) as Self
- The Americans (2013) as Elizabeth Jennings
- Dark Skies (2013) as Lacy Barrett
- Austenland (2013) as Jane Hayes
- Goats (2012) as Judy Whitman
- Running Wilde (2010) as Emmy Kadubic
- Extraordinary Measures (2010) as Aileen Crowley
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Wonder Woman (2009) as Wonder Woman (voice)
- Leaves of Grass (2009) as Janet
- Bedtime Stories (2008) as Jill
- August Rush (2007) as Lyla Novacek
- Waitress (2007) as Jenna Hunterson
- The Girl in the Park (2007) as Celeste
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) as Lindsey Farris
- Grimm Love (2006) as Katie Armstrong
- Into the West (2005) as Naomi Wheeler
- The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005) as Livy
- The Upside of Anger (2005) as Emily Wolfmeyer
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Arrested Development (2003) as Widow Carr (voice)
- We Were Soldiers (2002) as Barbara Geoghegan
- Scrubs (2001) as Melody
- Mad About Mambo (2000) as Lucy McLoughlin
- CinderElmo (1999) as Princess
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- Felicity (1998) as Felicity Porter
- The Curve (1998) as Emma
- The View (1997) as Self
- Roar (1997) as Claire
- Eight Days a Week (1997) as Erica
- When Innocence Is Lost (1997) as Erica French
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Camille
- Malibu Shores (1996) as Chloe Walker
- The Babysitter's Seduction (1996) as Michelle Winston
- The Lottery (1996) as Felice Dunbar
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- Clerks (1995) as Sandra
- Clerks. (1995) as Sandra
- Daddy's Girls (1994) as Phoebe
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Boy Meets World (1993) as Jessica
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) as Mandy
- MMC (1989) as Mouseketeer
- Married... with Children (1987) as April Adams
- Quincy, M.E. (1976)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Livy Dunne
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Emerald Cove as Andrea McKinsey