Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell

Born 1957-03-20 (age 69) San Diego, California, USA
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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).

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Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

2007

as Emma Marko

Wild Things
Wild Things

1998

as Sandra Van Ryan

Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly

2003

as Sarah Graham

Jolene
Jolene

2010

as Aunt Kay

Black Widow
Black Widow

1987

as Catharine Petersen

The Believer
The Believer

2001

as Lina Moebius

Being Human
Being Human

1994

as The Storyteller

Physical Evidence
Physical Evidence

1989

as Jennifer "Jenny" Hudson

Aria
Aria

1987

as King Zog

Whore
Whore

1991

as Liz

Track 29
Track 29

1988

as Linda Henry

Straight Time
Straight Time

1978

as Jenny Mercer

Eureka
Eureka

1983

as Tracy

Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven

1992

as Marie Davenport

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge

1984

as Sophie MacDonald

Kafka
Kafka

1991

as Gabriela

Blind Injustice
Blind Injustice

2005

as Joanna Bartlett

The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon

1976

as Cecilia Brady

Impulse
Impulse

1990

as Lottie Mason

Running Woman
Running Woman

1998

as Emily Russo