Theresa Russell
| Theresa Russell | |
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Russell in 1976
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| Born |
Theresa Lynn Paup March 20, 1957 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Institute |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nicolas Roeg (1982–?; divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
Theresa Lynn Russell (born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Russell made her film debut in The Last Tycoon (1976) directed by Elia Kazan, followed by a lead role opposite Dustin Hoffman 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 multiple films directed by him, mainly arthouse and experimental films, including Eureka (1983), Insignificance (1985), and Cold Heaven (1991).
Following lead roles in Ken Russell's controversial film Whore, Russell starred in Steven Soderbergh's Kafka, both films having been released in 1991. Russell was cast in the box-office hit thriller Wild Things (1998), starred in the critically acclaimed drama The Believer (2001) and in the later 2000s, she appeared in HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005), and had a minor role in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Russell was born Theresa Lynn Paup in San Diego, the daughter of Carole Platt (née Mall) and Jerry Russell Paup. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and she relocated with her mother and stepfather to Burbank, where she was raised. Russell is the oldest of five siblings. According to Russell, she grew up in poverty, and her family was on food stamps to help support herself and her siblings. She attended Burbank High School, but did not graduate. At sixteen, she dropped out of high school and moved in with a 28-year-old boyfriend who was a primal scream therapist. At age seventeen, Russell enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood to study acting.
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