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Theresa Russell Biography (1957-)

Original name, Theresa Paup; born March 20, 1957, in San Diego, CA; daughterof Jerry Russell Paup and Carole (maiden name, Mall) Platt; married Nicolas Roeg (a director), 1986; children: Stratten Jack, Maxim. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022.; Manager: Scott Zimmerman, Untitled Entertainment.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

March 20, 1957

San Diego, California

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Cecilia Brady, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976
• Jenny Mercer, Straight Time, Warner Brothers, 1978
• Milena Flaherty, Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession, 1980
• Tracy, Eureka, United Artists, 1983
• Sophie, The Razor's Edge, Columbia, 1984
• The actress, Insignificance, Island Alive, 1985
• King Zog, "Un ballo in maschera," Aria, Virgin Vision, 1987
• Catharine, Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Linda Henry, Track 29, Island, 1988
• Jenny Hudson, Physical Evidence, Columbia, 1989
• Lottie Mason, Impulse, Warner Brothers, 1990
• Liz, Whore, Trimark Pictures, 1991
• Gabriela, Kafka, Miramax, 1992
• Marie Davenport, Cold Heaven, Hemdale, 1992
• The storyteller, Being Human, Warner Bros., 1993
• Mary Ann Curran/Alex Canis, The Flight of the Dove (also known asThe Spy Within), New Horizon, 1994
• Lady Harriet Coal, The Grotesque (also known as Gentlemen Don'tEat Poets and Grave Indiscretion), Live Entertainment, 1995
• Morgan Le Fay, A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,Filmline International, 1995
• Hotel Paradise, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, 1995
• Kate "Ma" Barker, Public Enemies (also known as Public Enemy #1), Trimark, 1996
• Margo Anthony, Once You Meet a Stranger, Warner Bros., 1996
• Catherine Morgan, The Proposition, A-pix Entertainment, 1997
• Sandra Van Ryan, Wild Things, Columbia, 1998
• Emily Russo, Running Woman, Concorde, 1998
• The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name), 1999
• Luckytown Blues (also known as Lucky Town and Luckytown), A Plus Entertainment, 2000
• Dori Wilson, Now and Forever, 2000
• Lina Moebius, The Believer, Fuller Films, 2001
• Also appeared in Smoke.
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Debbie/Jo, Thicker Than Water, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• Jackie Daniels, Trade Off, 1995
• Series
• Glory Days, 2001
• Miniseries
• Maureen Dean, Blind Ambition, CBS, 1979
• Rose, A Woman's Guide to Adultery, ITV, 1993
• Episodic
• Reesa Tussel, "To Be or Not to Be Evil," G vs E, USA Network, 1999
• Sarah Williams/Ellen Holiday, "Jackpot: Parts 1 & 2," Nash Bridges, CBS, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Film, April, 1989, p. 34
• Interview, November 5, 1985, p. 70