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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Theresa Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
All Movies (59)
- A Winter Rose2016 · as Rachal Love
- Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...2015 · as Self
- Moving Mountains2014 · as Trish Bragg
- Liz & Dick2012 · as Sara Taylor
- The Legends of Nethiah2012 · as Nethiah's Mother
- 1 Out of 72012 · as Lexi's Mom
- Rid of Me2011 · as Mrs. Lockwood
- Born to Ride2011 · as Frances Callahan
- That's Insignificance2011 · as Self
- Jolene2010 · as Aunt Kay
- 16 to Life2009 · as Louise
- Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance2008 · as Mrs. Williams
- Dark World2008 · as Nicole
- On the Doll2007 · as Diane
- Spider-Man 32007 · as Emma Marko
- Prohibition Opens the Floodgates2006 · as Self
- Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero2006 · as Self
- Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood2006 · as Self
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006 · as Self
- Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films2006 · as Self
- Blind Injustice2005 · as Joanna Bartlett
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession2004 · as Self
- Passionada2003 · as Lois Vargas
- The Box2003 · as Dora Baker
- Love Comes Softly2003 · as Sarah Graham
- Water Under the Bridge2003 · as Jackie O'Connor
- Now & Forever2002 · as Dori Wilson
- Searching for Debra Winger2002 · as Self
- Project Viper2002 · as Dr. Nancy Burnham
- The House Next Door2002 · as Helen Schmidt
- Earth vs. the Spider2001 · as Trixie Grillo
- The Believer2001 · as Lina Moebius
- Luckytown2000 · as Stella
- Wild Things1998 · as Sandra Van Ryan
- Running Woman1998 · as Emily Russo
- The Proposition1996 · as Catherine Morgan
- Once You Meet a Stranger1996 · as Margo Anthony
- Public Enemies1996 · as Kate Barker
- Hotel Paradise1995 · as Bride
- The Grotesque1995 · as Lady Harriet Coal
- A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1995 · as Morgan Le Fay
- Trade Off1995 · as Jackie Daniels
- The Spy Within1994 · as Mary Ann Curran (aka Alex Canis)
- Being Human1994 · as The Storyteller
- Thicker Than Water1993 · as Debbie / Jo
- Cold Heaven1992 · as Marie Davenport
- Kafka1991 · as Gabriela
- Whore1991 · as Liz
- Impulse1990 · as Lottie Mason
- Physical Evidence1989 · as Jennifer "Jenny" Hudson
- Track 291988 · as Linda Henry
- Aria1987 · as King Zog
- Black Widow1987 · as Catharine Petersen
- Insignificance1985 · as The Actress
- The Razor's Edge1984 · as Sophie MacDonald
- Eureka1983 · as Tracy
- Bad Timing1980 · as Milena Flaherty
- Straight Time1978 · as Jenny Mercer
- The Last Tycoon1976 · as Cecilia Brady
All TV Shows (10)
- Delete2013 · as Fiona
- Fringe2008 · as Rebecca Kibner
- American Heiress2007 · as Jordan Wakefield
- Empire Falls2005 · as Charlene
- Cold Case2003 · as Rachel Malone (2010)
- Glory Days2002 · as Hazel Walker
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Regina Reid
- Nash Bridges1996 · as Ellen Holiday
- A Woman's Guide to Adultery1993 · as Rose
- Blind Ambition1979 · as Maureeen Dean