Line #28 Creator/KeriRussell


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3	Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976 in Fountain Valley, California) is an American actress and dancer.
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5	After appearing in a number of made-for-TV films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series ''Series/{{Felicity}}'', which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Russell has since appeared in several films including ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' (2006), ''Film/{{Waitress}}'' (2007), ''Film/AugustRush'' (2007), ''Film/ExtraordinaryMeasures'' (2010), ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' (2014), and starred in the FX television series ''Series/TheAmericans''. She currently stars as protagonist Kate Wyler on the Netflix series ''Series/TheDiplomat''.
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7	!!Film Roles
8	* 1992 ''Film/HoneyIBlewUpTheKid'' as Mandy Park
9	* 1997 ''Film/EightDaysAWeek'' as Erica
10	* 2002 ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'' as Barbara Geoghegan
11	* 2005 ''Film/TheUpsideOfAnger'' as Emily Wolfmeyer
12	* 2006 ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' as Lindsey Farris
13	* 2006 ''Film/GrimmLove'' as Katie
14	* 2007 ''Film/{{Waitress}}'' as Jenna Hunterson
15	* 2007 ''Film/TheGirlInThePark'' as Celeste
16	* 2007 ''Film/AugustRush'' as Lyla Novacek
17	* 2008 ''Film/{{Bedtime Stories\|2008}}'' as Jill
18	* 2009 ''Film/LeavesOfGrass'' as Janet
19	* 2009 ''WesternAnimation/{{Wonder Woman\|2009}}'' as the voice of Franchise/WonderWoman.
20	* 2010 ''Film/ExtraordinaryMeasures'' as Aileen Crowley
21	* 2012 ''Film/{{Goats}}'' as Judy
22	* 2013 ''Film/{{Austenland}}'' as Jane Hayes
23	* 2013 ''Film/DarkSkies'' as Lacy Barrett
24	* 2014 ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' as Ellie
25	* 2016 ''Film/FreeStateOfJones'' as Serena Knight
26	* 2019 ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' as Zorii Bliss
27	* 2020 ''Film/{{Antlers}}'' as Julia Meadows
28	* 2023 ''Film/CocaineBear'' as Sari
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30	!!Television Roles
31	* 1993-1994 ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub''
32	* 1996 ''Series/MalibuShores'' as Chloe Walker
33	* 1998–2002 ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' as Felicity Porter
34	* 2007 ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' as Melody O'Hara
35	* 2010–2011 ''Series/RunningWilde'' as Emmy Kadubic
36	* 2013–2018 ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Elizabeth Jennings
37	* 2023–present ''Series/TheDiplomat'' as Kate Wyler
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39	!!Tropes associated with her work:
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41	* AwesomeDearBoy:[[invoked]] She accepted her role in ''Series/TheAmericans'' because she wanted to know what happened next in the script.
42	* CareerResurrection: After ''Felicity'' finished, she was mainly in small parts and little-seen films. A couple of well-received guest spots on ''{{Series/Scrubs}}'', a part in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and the well-received ''{{Film/Waitress}}'' got her back on track.
43	* TheCastShowOff: She was mainly hired for her dance abilities on ''The Mickey Mouse Club''.
44	* CelebrityVoiceActor: As the title role in ''{{WesternAnimation/Wonder Woman\|2009}}''.
45	* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Played with. She has amassed plenty of critical acclaim for other projects but ''Felicity'' is still her most well-known role. Though that might be changing as ''Series/TheAmericans'' grows in stature.
46	* ImportantHaircut: Famously in the second season of ''Felicity'', where she cut her long curly hair completely short. As the show nosedived in ratings immediately afterwards, the WB actually came up with a mandate that young stars on their shows would not change their hairstyles too drastically[[note]]This ignored that the show was also moved to a Sunday timeslot and had several other changes that could have alienated viewers.[[/note]]. Keri notably grew the hair back as quick as she could. This was not actually her choice - as the haircut was written into the script.
47	* ProductionPosse: After starring in ''Felicity''' she continued to show up as side characters in many Creator/JJAbrams films.
48	* RomanceOnTheSet: She dated and eventually had a child with Creator/MatthewRhys, her co-star on ''Series/TheAmericans''.
49	* StarMakingRole:[[invoked]] She mainly did TV movies and bit parts before ''Felicity''.
50	* {{Typecasting}}:[[invoked]] She's played a pregnant woman four times.

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