Russell was born in Fountain Valley, California, on March 23, 1976. Most of her early childhood was spent living in Texas, before her parents decided to move to Mesa, Arizona. Russell took a serious interest in entertainment at an early age. At Poston Jr. High School, she discovered a passion for dancing, and soon applied for ballet and jazz dance lessons. Her love and talent for dancing allowed her to tour the country as a member of the Mesa Stars Dance and Drill team, where she eventually received a prestigious scholarship. Just before she started high school, Russell's family moved to Denver, Colorado. Russell claims that she did not make many friends, which allowed her to concentrate on her performing career. She soon appeared on Star Search, where she was discovered by Disney's talent scouts. In 1991, she made her debut as a Mouseketeer on Disney's The All New Mickey Mouse Club. The following year, Russell jumped to her first big screen debut in Honey I Blew Up the Kid as the unlucky babysitter. Russell also starred as Andrea McKinsey in Emerald Cove. Her first regular role was in a 1994 CBS sitcom Daddy's Girl, but unfortunately, the show did not last very long. That same year, Russell played Jessica in Boy Meets World. In 1996, Russell got her first title role in the NBC movie The Babysitter's Seduction and got her first television lead in Malibu Shores; a rare Aaron Spelling production that was unsuccessful. In 1997, Russell starred in her second big screen film, Eight Days a Week, and in another television role, When Innocence Is Lost. Russell also made a short appearance in Fox's series Roar. When it was time to cast the star of Felicity, the series creators (J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves) knew that Keri Russell was perfect for the lead of the same name, from the moment she arrived on the set. It was an obvious choice, as Russell's natural beauty and charm fit perfectly with Felicity's character, almost as if Keri Russell was cast to play herself! In addition to future episodes of Felicity, Russell will star in her first lead feature role, as an Irish dancer who wins the heart of a soccer player in the upcoming romantic comedy Mad About Mambo. Currently, Russell resides in L.A.'s Tony Pacific Palisades suburb. Most of her free time is spent working on her other passion: photography. As for her love life, she formerly dated Blossom's star Joey Lawrence. Recently, she has been romantically linked to actor and musician Tony Lucca, whom she met when co-starring with him in Malibu Shores and The All New Mickey Mouse Club.
499 days of 'unfathomable grief'Enid News & Eagle, OKAfter a few more roles that went widely unnoticed, she was about to put the finishing touches on what would sadly be her final effort as an actress/writer/director with the release of “Waitress” in 2007 which starred Keri Russell and Andy Griffith.
While CBS Cuts Dividend and Trims Pilots, CBS Films Surges ForwardNew York Times Blogs, NYIts biggest project to date – no offense, J-Lo – is a yet-to-be-titled drama starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. That picture, from the producers of “Erin Brockovich,” goes into production in April.
Stargazing | ‘Chuck’ creator, ‘The View’ in LA, Keri Russell as Kansas City Star, MOOne of Keri Russell’s most vivid childhood memories is of folding laundry while watching Lynda Carter twirl as Wonder Woman on TV. And then there was her star-spangled Halloween costume when she was 4, a homemade outfit that let her run through the
Russell Brand Talks ‘Pirates’ Sequel, Bringing His ‘Booky Wook Access HollywoodAdam Sandler, Keri Russell, Russell Brand and more arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Disney’s “Bedtime Stories” held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. Access hits the red carpet with with Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, Jason Segel,
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Fillion writes new chapterTheChronicleHerald.ca, CanadaHe also had a role in the romantic comedy feature film Waitress opposite Keri Russell. With his new show Castle, premiering Monday at 11 pm on ABC and A with a repeat on March 14 at 11 pm on ABC, Fillion might have his best shot at mainstream success.
New DVDs you can watch this weekend:Washington Post, United StatesWonder Woman 2009 (PG-13) Keri Russell ("Waitress") is the voice of the young superhero in this straight-to-DVD animated feature. -- Air Bud: Special Edition (PG) If you own the original movie about the basketball-playing dog, you don't need this
Bedtime StoriesGloucestershire Gazette, UKKeri Russell is sweet and attractive as a foil for a lot of Sandler's hijinks, while Courteney Cox, as Skeeter's uptight sister, is given virtually nothing to do in the mom role. The kids are cute in a Disney Channel kind of way, but often seem a
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