Theresa Russell filmography

Theresa Russell is an American actress who began her career in a supporting role in Elia Kazan's The Last Tycoon (1976), playing the daughter of a prominent film executive. In 1978, she starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the critically acclaimed crime drama Straight Time, following a lead role in the CBS miniseries Blind Ambition, portraying the wife of U.S. White House Counsel John Dean.

Her next role was a lead in English filmmaker Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller Bad Timing (1980), which earned critical praise, in which Russell portrayed an American woman in Vienna who enters a dysfunctional relationship with a psychoanalyst. Bad Timing marked the first of six projects Russell and Roeg would collaborate on following their marriage in 1982; subsequent collaborations include the drama Eureka (1983); the experimental alternate history film Insignificance (1985), in which Russell portrayed Marilyn Monroe; and the dramas Track 29 (1989) and Cold Heaven (1991).

Russell had a mainstream commercial breakthrough portraying a serial killer in Bob Rafelson's neo-noir film Black Widow (1987). Other roles from this time included the crime drama Physical Evidence (1989), co-starring Burt Reynolds, and Sondra Locke's thriller Impulse (1990). In 1991, Russell starred as a prostitute in Ken Russell's satirical drama Whore, followed by Steven Soderbergh's experimental black-and-white feature, Kafka, co-starring Jeremy Irons.

After appearing in a number of independent films in the mid-1990s, Russell had a supporting role in the commercially successful neo-noir Wild Things (1998), and the critically acclaimed drama The Believer (2001). In 2005, she had a supporting role on the HBO miniseries Empire Falls, followed by a minor part in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1976 The Last Tycoon Cecilia Brady Elia Kazan [1]
1978 Straight Time Jenny Mercer Ulu Grosbard [2]
1980 Bad Timing Milena Flaherty Nicolas Roeg [3]
1982 Tenebre Anne (voice) Dario Argento English version, dubbing voice for Daria Nicolodi [4]
1983 Eureka Tracy McCann Maillot Van Horn Nicolas Roeg [5]
1984 The Razor's Edge Sophie MacDonald John Byrum [6]
1985 Insignificance The Actress Nicolas Roeg [7]
1987 Black Widow Catharine Petersen Bob Rafelson [8]
1987 Aria King Zog Nicolas Roeg Segment: Un ballo in maschera [9]
1988 Track 29 Linda Henry Nicolas Roeg [10]
1989 Physical Evidence Jenny Hudson Michael Crichton [11]
1990 Impulse Lottie Mason Sondra Locke [12]
1991 Whore Liz Ken Russell [13]
1991 Cold Heaven Marie Davenport Nicolas Roeg [14]
1991 Kafka Gabriela Steven Soderbergh [15]
1993 Thicker Than Water Debbie / Jo Marc Evans Television film [16]
1994 Being Human The Storyteller Bill Forsyth [17]
1995 Trade-Off Jackie Daniels Andrew Lane Television film [18]
1995 Hotel Paradise Bride Nicolas Roeg Short film [19]
1995 The Spy Within Mary Ann Curran Steve Railsback [20]
1995 A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Morgan le Fay Ralph L. Thomas [21]
1995 The Grotesque Lady Harriet Coal John-Paul Davidson Alternate titles: Grave Indiscretion; Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets [22]
1996 Once You Meet a Stranger Margo Anthony Tommy Lee Wallace Television film [23]
1996 Public Enemies Kate "Ma" Barker Mark L. Lester [24]
1996 The Proposition Catherine Morgan Strathford Hamilton [25]
1998 Wild Things Sandra Van Ryan John McNaughton [26]
1998 Running Woman Emily Russo Rachel Samuels
David Blass 		[27]
2000 Luckytown Stella Paul Nicholas [27]
2001 The Believer Lina Moebius Henry Bean [28]
2001 Earth vs. the Spider Trixie Grillo Scott Ziehl Television film [29]
2002 The House Next Door Helen Schmidt Joey Travolta [27]
2002 Passionada Lois Vargas Dan Ireland [27]
2002 Now & Forever Dori Wilson Bob Clark [27]
2002 Project Viper Dr. Nancy Burnham Jim Wynorski Television film [30]
2003 Love Comes Softly Sarah Graham Michael Landon Jr. Television film [27]
2003 Chasing Alice Ralph Hemecker Television film [27]
2003 Water Under the Bridge Jackie O'Connor Clark Brigham Alternate title: Save It for Later [27]
2003 The Box Dora Baker Richard Pepin [27]
2005 Blind Injustice Joanna Bartlett Rex Piano Television film [27]
2007 Spider-Man 3 Emma Marko Sam Raimi [31]
2007 On the Doll Diane Thomas Mignone [32]
2008 Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves Mrs. Williams Aki Aleong [27]
2008 Jolene Aunt Kay Dan Ireland [33]
2008 Dark World Nicole Zia Mojabi [27]
2009 He's Just Not That into You Mrs. Marks Ken Kwapis Scenes deleted [34]
2009 16 to Life Louise Becky Smith [27]
2011 Rid of Me Mrs. Lockwood James Westby [27]
2011 Born to Ride Frances Callahan James Fargo [27]
2011 1 Out of 7 Lexi's Mom York Shackleton [27]
2012 The Legends of Nethiah Nethiah's Mother Russ Emanuel [27]
2012 Liz & Dick Sara Taylor Lloyd Kramer Television film [35]
2014 A Winter Rose Rachal Love Riz Story [27]
2014 Moving Mountains Trish Bragg Jeanie M. Clark [27]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979 Blind Ambition Maureen Dean Miniseries, 1 episode [36]
1993 A Woman's Guide to Adultery Rose Miniseries, 3 episodes [37]
1999 G vs E Reesa Tussel Episode: "To Be or Not to Be Evil" [38]
2000 Nash Bridges Ellen Holiday / Sarah Williams Episodes: "Jackpot: Parts 1 & 2" [36]
2002 Glory Days Hazel Walker Main role, 9 episodes [36]
2005 Empire Falls Charlene TV miniseries, 2 episodes [36]
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Regina Reid Episode: "On Fire" [36]
2007 American Heiress Jordan Wakefield Recurring role, 14 episodes [36]
2009 Fringe Rebecca Kibner Episode: "Momentum Deferred" [36]
2010 Cold Case Rachel Malone (2010) Episode: "One Fall" [36]
2012–2013 Delete Fiona Miniseries, 2 episodes [36]

References

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