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Theresa Russell

Acting Born Mar 20, 1957 San Diego, California, USA 24 credits

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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Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Regina Reid
  • Fringe (2008) as Rebecca Kibner
  • Cold Case (2003) as Rachel Malone (2010)
  • Nash Bridges (1996) as Ellen Holiday
  • Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Emma Marko
  • Wild Things (1998) as Sandra Van Ryan
  • Glory Days (2002) as Hazel Walker
  • Delete (2013) as Fiona
  • Blind Ambition (1979) as Maureeen Dean
  • Empire Falls (2005) as Charlene
  • Love Comes Softly (2003) as Sarah Graham
  • The Believer (2001) as Lina Moebius
  • Track 29 (1988) as Linda Henry
  • Whore (1991) as Liz
  • Straight Time (1978) as Jenny Mercer
  • American Heiress (2007) as Jordan Wakefield
  • Black Widow (1987) as Catharine Petersen
  • Aria (1987) as King Zog
  • A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993) as Rose
  • The Last Tycoon (1976) as Cecilia Brady
  • Kafka (1991) as Gabriela
  • On the Doll (2007) as Diane
  • Luckytown (2000) as Stella
  • The Razor's Edge (1984) as Sophie MacDonald