Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell
File:Theresa Russell by David Shankbone.jpg Russell at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, April 2007
Born	Theresa Paup (1957-03-20) March 20, 1957 San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Nicolas Roeg (1982–?; divorced)
Children	2 sons

Theresa Russell (born March 20, 1957) is an American actress.

Biography

Russell was born Theresa Paup in San Diego, California, the daughter of Carole Platt (née Mall) and Jerry Russell Paup. She attended Burbank High School, but did not graduate. She married English film director Nicolas Roeg (born 1928), in 1982. The couple had two sons, Statten (born 1983) and Maximillian (born 1985); Roeg and Russell divorced. Pete Townshend of The Who says that Russell was the inspiration for his song, "Athena", which was first called "Theresa". She lives in California.

Career

Russell began modeling at the age of 12 and made her film debut in 1976, at age 19, in The Last Tycoon, starring Robert De Niro. Russell's next notable appearance was in Straight Time (1978). Bad Timing (1980) was the first of six films starring Russell directed by Nicolas Roeg, whom she married in 1982. Other Roeg/Russell collaborations include Insignificance, Eureka, Track 29, Cold Heaven, and Aria. She has also been widely praised for her roles in The Razor's Edge (1984), Black Widow (1987), Impulse (1990), and The Believer (2001), as well as the HBO mini-series Empire Falls in 2005 with Ed Harris. Russell appeared in 2007's Spider-Man 3 as the wife of Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	The Last Tycoon	Cecilia Brady
1978	Straight Time	Jenny Mercer
1980	Bad Timing	Milena Flaherty
1983	Eureka	Tracy McCann Maillot Van Horn
1984	The Razor's Edge	Sophie MacDonald
1985	Insignificance	Actress
1987	Black Widow	Catharine Petersen
1987	Aria	King Zog
1988	Track 29	Linda Henry
1989	Physical Evidence	Jenny Hudson
1990	Impulse	Lottie Mason
1991	Whore	Liz
1991	Cold Heaven	Marie Davenport
1991	Kafka	Gabriela
1994	Being Human	The Storyteller
1995	Hotel Paradise		Short film
1995	The Grotesque	Lady Harriet Coal
1996	The Flight of the Dove	Mary Ann Curran
1996	Public Enemies	Kate "Ma" Barker
1996	A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Morgan le Fay
1996	The Proposition	Catherine Morgan
1998	Running Woman	Emily Russo
1998	Wild Things	Sandra Van Ryan
2000	Luckytown	Stella
2001	The Believer	Lina Moebius
2002	The House Next Door	Helen Schmidt
2002	Passionada	Lois Vargas
2002	Now & Forever	Dori Wilson
2003	Water Under the Bridge	Jackie O'Connor
2003	The Box	Dora Baker
2003	Love Comes Softly	Sarah Graham
2007	Spider-Man 3	Emma Marko
2007	On the Doll	Diane
2008	Dark World	Nicole
2008	Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves	Mrs. Williams
2008	Jolene	Aunt Kay
2009	He's Just Not That Into You	Mrs. Marks	Scenes deleted
2009	16 to Life	Louise
2011	1 Out of 7	Lexi's Mom
2011	Rid of Me	Mrs. Lockwood
2011	Born to Ride	Frances Callahan
2012	The Legends of Nethiah	Nethiah's Mother
2013	A Winter Rose	Rachal Love
2013	Moving Mountains	Trish Bragg

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Blind Ambition	Maureen Dean	TV miniseries
1993	A Woman's Guide to Adultery	Rose	Episodes: "1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
1994	Thicker Than Water	Debbie / Jo	TV film
1995	Trade-Off	Jackie Daniels	TV film
1996	Once You Meet a Stranger	Margo Anthony	TV film
1999	G vs E	Reesa Tussel	Episode: "To Be or Not to Be Evil"
2000	Nash Bridges	Ellen Holiday / Sarah Williams	Episodes: "Jackpot: Parts 1 & 2"
2001	Earth vs. the Spider	Trixie Grillo	TV film
2002	Glory Days	Hazel Walker	Main role (9 episodes)
2002	Project Viper	Dr. Nancy Burnham	TV film
2003	Chasing Alice		TV film
2003	Love Comes Softly	Sarah Graham	TV film
2005	Blind Injustice	Joanna Bartlett	TV film
2005	Empire Falls	Charlene	TV miniseries
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Regina Reid	Episode: "On Fire"
2007	American Heiress	Jordan Wakefield	Episodes: "Lion King", "Crash and Burn", "Lions and Tigers and Bears..."
2009	Fringe	Rebecca Kibner	Episode: "Momentum Deferred"
2010	Cold Case	Rachel Malone	Episode: "One Fall"
2012	Liz & Dick	Sara Taylor	TV film

External links

• Theresa Russell at the Internet Movie Database