- Born
- Birth nameKeri Lynn Russell
- Nickname
- Care Bear
- Height1.63 m
- Most recently, Keri can be seen starring in "The Diplomat" for Netflix in which Keri plays the titular role of an American Diplomat in London. She also stars in an episode of the limited anthology series "Extrapolations" created by Scott Burns. She also recently starred in "Cocaine Bear" for Universal Pictures from director Elizabeth Banks. Last year, she starred in the supernatural horror thriller "Antlers" for director Scott Cooper and producer Guillermo del Toro, and in "Star Wars: Episode IX" which reunited her with friend and director J.J. Abrams.
For six seasons Keri starred in the critically acclaimed FX series "The Americans" for which she received a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, three Emmy Award nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, six Critics' Choice Award nominations - one win - and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Russell's film credits include "We Were Soldiers," "Mad About Mambo," "The Upside of Anger," "Mission Impossible III," "August Rush," "The Girl In The Park," "Bedtime Stories," Extraordinary Measures," "Goats," "Austenland," "Dark Skies," "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes," "Free State Of Jones," and the romantic comedy "Waitress" for which she received rave reviews.
Keri first garnered attention when she starred in the title role of the hit television series "Felicity" from J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves. Just four months after the show's acclaimed premiere on the WB, she was honored with a Golden Globe® Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series.
Keri's other television credits include the miniseries "Into the West," executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation "The Magic of Ordinary Days," and "Running Wilde" with Will Arnett.
Keri starred alongside Adam Driver in the Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson's "Burn This." The limited engagement play, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer, opened in March 2019 and ran through July 2019.
Russell returned to New York theatre after making her off- Broadway stage debut in production of Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig," in 2005.- IMDb mini biography by: Zach Liss
- SpousesMatthew Rhys(2014 - present) (1 child)Shane Deary(February 14, 2007 - 2013) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenRiver Russell DearyWilla Russell DearySam Evans
- ParentsStephanie Russell (Stephens)David Harold Russell
- RelativesTodd Russell(Sibling)Julie Russell(Sibling)
- Gave birth to her third child, a son named Sam at age 40 in late May 2016. Child's father is her boyfriend, Matthew Rhys.
- First met partner, Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, at a kickball party hosted by actress Jennifer Grey in the early 2000s. They have been in a relationship since 2013 and have one child together.
- Gave birth to her second child at age 35, a daughter named Willa Lou Deary on December 27, 2011. Child's father is her ex-husband, Shane Deary.
- She appeared as the "other woman" in the music video "Always" by the rock group Bon Jovi.
- Raised in Coppell, Texas; Mesa, Arizona and Denver, Colorado.
- People - not just in their teenage years - hold on to this fantasy of love when they're not ready to have a real relationship.
- Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time.
- Sometimes, it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.
- It's sad when girls think they don't have anything going on except being pretty.
- Who knows? Maybe years from now I'll be on a ranch in Colorado with 10 kids. The whole point of life is to experience a little bit of everything, and I think it's better when there are a few surprises thrown in.
- The Americans (2013) - $175,000 / episode
- Felicity (1999) - $30,000 /episode
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