Theresa Russell
Actor
Born March 20, 1957 in San Diego, California, USA
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).
Filmography
A Winter Rose
Rachal Love
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
Self
Moving Mountains
Trish Bragg
Delete
Fiona
Liz & Dick
Sara Taylor
The Legends of Nethiah
Nethiah's Mother
1 Out of 7
Lexi's Mom
Rid of Me
Mrs. Lockwood
Born to Ride
Frances Callahan
That's Insignificance
Self
Jolene
Aunt Kay
16 to Life
Louise
Fringe
Rebecca Kibner
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Mrs. Williams
Dark World
Nicole
On the Doll
Diane
Spider-Man 3
Emma Marko
American Heiress
Jordan Wakefield
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Self
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Self
Empire Falls
Charlene
Blind Injustice
Joanna Bartlett
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
Cold Case
Rachel Malone (2010)
Passionada
Lois Vargas
The Box
Dora Baker
Love Comes Softly
Sarah Graham
Now & Forever
Dori Wilson
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Project Viper
Dr. Nancy Burnham
The House Next Door
Helen Schmidt
Glory Days
Hazel Walker
Earth vs. the Spider
Trixie Grillo
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Regina Reid
The Believer
Lina Moebius
Luckytown
Stella
Wild Things
Sandra Van Ryan
Running Woman
Emily Russo
The Proposition
Catherine Morgan
Once You Meet a Stranger
Margo Anthony
Public Enemies
Kate Barker
Nash Bridges
Ellen Holiday
Hotel Paradise
Bride
The Grotesque
Lady Harriet Coal
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Morgan Le Fay
Trade Off
Jackie Daniels
The Spy Within
Mary Ann Curran (aka Alex Canis)
Being Human
The Storyteller
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Rose
Thicker Than Water
Debbie / Jo
Cold Heaven
Marie Davenport
Kafka
Gabriela
Whore
Liz
Impulse
Lottie Mason
Physical Evidence
Jennifer "Jenny" Hudson
Track 29
Linda Henry
Aria
King Zog
Black Widow
Catharine Petersen
Insignificance
The Actress
The Razor's Edge
Sophie MacDonald
Eureka
Tracy
Bad Timing
Milena Flaherty
Blind Ambition
Maureeen Dean
Straight Time
Jenny Mercer
The Last Tycoon
Cecilia Brady