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Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress and dancer, most known for playing the title role on the television series Felicity. She was born in Fountain Valley, California and grew up in Mesa, Arizona and Denver, Colorado.
Russell first found her way onto television as a cast member of the New Mickey Mouse Club variety show on the Disney Channel. She was on the show from 1991 to 1993, with her final year seeing the introduction of soon-to-be pop singers
Christina Aguilera,
Britney Spears, and
Justin Timberlake. Several appearances on film and TV followed, with one of her most significant pre-
Felicity roles coming in the 1996's The Babysitter's Seduction. However, it was a fairly stereotypical TV movie, with rather low production values.
A major attraction for many fans of the actress is her (usually) long and curly hair. A drastic hairstyle change at the beginning of
Felicity's second season was considered to be the cause of a significant drop in the show's ratings. This reportedly led to a new policy at The WB where major changes in appearance by on-screen talent must be approved by the network.
The filming of
Felicity had left Russell somewhat drained, so she went on hiatus when the series ended and considered quitting acting. Her next role was as part of the
Mel Gibson bio-pic We Were Soldiers in 2002, where she played the wife of an American serviceman who became involved in the first major battle between U.S. and Viet Cong forces in the Vietnam War. In 2005, she will appear in a TV movie, a miniseries, and a theatrical-release film, The Upside of Anger.
The actress made her Broadway stage debut in 2004, appearing with
Jeremy Piven,
Andrew McCarthy, and Ashlie Atkinson in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig.
Russell has been baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, she does not currently participate in LDS practices or worship services.
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