History Creator / TaylorRussell

* ''Words On Bathroom Walls'' (2020) as Maya Arnez

* TeensAreShort: She's continued to play teenage characters in her late 20s, with her slight statute no doubt helping (5'5). Her petite build likely does as well.

* ActorSharedBackground: When her characters backgrounds have been shown, frequently they're biracial with Black and White parents like her.

* ''Series/{{Lost In Space|2018}}'' (2018-) as Judy Robinson (main role)

Taylor Russell [=McKenzie=] is a Canadian actress (born July 18, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia). She was raised in Toronto, Ontario. After a number of minor roles in films and TV shows, she gained notice due to her role as Judy Robinson on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''[[Series/LostInSpace2018 Lost In Space]]'' [[TheRemake remake]]. For her work on the show, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2019), and achieved further critical acclaim and awards attention for 2019's ''Film/{{Waves}}''.

* ''[[Series/LostInSpace2018 Lost In Space]]'' (2018-) as Judy Robinson (main role)

Taylor Russell [=McKenzie=] is a Canadian actress (born July 18, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia). She was raised in Toronto, Ontario. After a number of minor roles in films and TV shows, she gained notice due to her role as Judy Robinson on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''[[Series/LostInSpace2018 Lost In Space]]'' [[TheRemake remake]]. For her work on the show, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2019).

Taylor Russell [=McKenzie=] is a Canadian actress (born July 18 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia). She was raised in Toronto, Ontario. After a number of minor roles in films and TV shows, she gained notice due to her role as Judy Robinson on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''[[Series/LostInSpace2018 Lost In Space]]'' [[TheRemake remake]]. For her work on the show, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2019).

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* ''Literature/BonesAndAll'' (2022) as [[StarMakingRole Maren]]

* ''Film/EscapeRoom'' (2019) as Zoey Davis

She is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a Black father and White mother. Russell has spoken of experiencing racism or colorism over her heritage and looks. She's also said she hopes that more sci fi roles will open for women of Black or mixed race descent like her, having been rejected as being "too exotic" and such for some roles before.

She is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a Black father and White mother. Russell has spoken of experiencing racism or colorism over her heritage and looks. She has expressed hopes that more sci fi roles will open for women of Black or mixed race descent like her, having been rejected as being "too exotic" and such for some roles before.

Taylor Russell is a Canadian actress (born July 18 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia). She was raised in Toronto, Ontario. After a number of minor roles in films and TV shows, she gained notice due to her role as Judy Robinson on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''[[Series/LostInSpace2018 Lost In Space]]'' [[TheRemake remake]]. For her work on the show, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation (2019).