Theresa Russell
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| Theresa Russell | |
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 Russell at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, April 2007 |
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| Born | Theresa Paup March 20, 1957 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Nicolas Roeg (1982–?; divorced) |
| Children | 2 sons |
Theresa Russell (born March 20, 1957 in San Diego, California) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
Russell was born Theresa Paup in San Diego, California, the daughter of Carole Platt (née Mall) and Jerry Russell Paup.[1] She attended Burbank High School, but did not graduate.[2] 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.[when?] Pete Townshend of The Who says that Russell was the inspiration for his song, "Athena", which was first called "Theresa". She lives in California.
[edit] 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 acclaimed indie films starring Russell directed by her former husband 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).[3]
[edit] Filmography
- The Last Tycoon (1976)
- Straight Time (1978)
- Blind Ambition (1979)
- Bad Timing (1980)
- Eureka (1983)
- The Razor's Edge (1984)
- Unsane (1984) dubbing Daria Nicolodi
- Insignificance (1985)
- Black Widow (1987)
- Aria (1987)
- Track 29 (1988)
- Physical Evidence (1989)
- Impulse (1990)
- Kafka (1991)
- Whore (1991)
- Cold Heaven (1991)
- Being Human (1993)
- A Woman's Guide to Adultery (Made for TV) (1993)
- Thicker Than Water (Made for TV) (1993)
- The Flight of the Dove (a.k.a. The Spy Within) (1994)
- A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)
- The Grotesque (1995)
- Hotel Paradise (1995)
- Trade Off (Made for TV) (1995)
- Public Enemies (1996)
- Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
- The Proposition (1997)
- Running Woman (1998)
- Wild Things (1998)
- Luckytown (2000)
- The Believer (2001)
- Earth vs. the Spider (Made for TV) (2001)
- The House Next Door (2002)
- Project Viper (2002)
- Passionada (2002)
- Now & Forever (2002)
- The Box (2003)
- Save It for Later (a.k.a. Water Under the Bridge) (2003)
- Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV)
- Empire Falls (2005) (mini) TV Series
- Blind Injustice (2005) (TV)
- Live to Ride (2005)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- On the Doll (2008)
- Dark World (2008)
- Chinaman's Chance (a.k.a. I Am Somebody) (2008)
- Jolene (2008)
- Street (2009)
- 16 to Life (2009)
- Baby O (2009)
- Legends of Nethiah: The Nameless (2011)
[edit] Television
- Nash Bridges – "Jackpot" (2000)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent – "On Fire" (2006)
- Fringe - "Momentum Deferred" (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Theresa-Russell.html
- ^ Theresa Russell Biography – Yahoo! Movies
- ^ "Theresa Russell Joins Spider-Man 3". ComingSoon.net. 2006-01-24. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=12859. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
