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Theresa Russell Wiki Biography

Theresa Lynn Russell was born on the 20th March 1957, in San Diego, California USA, and is a film and television actress, and former child model, best known for her roles in independent films, and collaborations with the director Nicholas Roeg who she also married. Her career began in 1976, when she played Cecilia Bradley in “The Last Tycoon”.

Have you ever wondered how rich Theresa Russell is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Russell’s net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned largely through her successful career in acting.

Theresa Russell was the eldest daughter of Carole Platt and Jerry Russell Paup; she was raised in Burbank, where her mother moved after their divorce, where she attended Burbank High School, but left before graduation to pursue a modeling and acting career. Her family was poor, and survived on food stamps, which is why Russell started to model at the age of twelve. She later enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute, where she studied acting.

Russell’s big break came at the age of nineteen, when she was cast in a drama film by the veteran director Elia Kazan, “The Last Tycoon” (1976), an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last novel, starring Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, and Jack Nicholson. It was nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Art Director. Her next role was another star-studded vehicle, the crime drama film “Straight Time” (1978) in which her co-stars were Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, and Kathy Bates. The beginning of the 1980s also marked the beginning of her long-term cooperation with the director Nichols Roeg, with whom she made six films in total: “Bad Timing” (1980), “Eureka” (1983), “Insignificance” (1985), “Aria” (1987), “Track 29” (1988), and “Cold Heaven” (1991). Throughout their collaboration, Russell was almost unanimously praised for her acting abilities, while the movies themselves were divisive, and more often than not critically panned.

Despite the lukewarm reception of these films, Russell went on to star in several successful films, which were better suited to her talent. One of them was “Black Widow” (1987), a film noir thriller film, which co-starred Debra Winger and garnered much critical praise. She also portrayed Liz in another controversial, but better received, entry “Whore” (1991), directed by Ken Russell.

Despite the positive reception which her acting received, Russell’s first box office hit came in 1998, with the erotic thriller “Wild Things”, starring Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, and Denise Richards, boosting her net worth too.

For the most part, Russell’s career was focused on the big screen, with few ventures into television films during the 1990s. However, she dedicated more of her time to television roles after the turn of the century. First, she guest-starred in two episodes of the police drama “Nash Bridges” (2000), after which she also nabbed the main role in the short-lived horror/mystery series “Glory Days” (2002). A significant television role for Russell came in 2005, when she appeared in the award-winning miniseries “Empire Falls”, along with Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, and Paul Newman. However, she also continued to act in independent films, such as he 2002 romance “Now & Forever”, and 2003 film noir “The Box”. Additionally, she joined the cast of the superhero blockbuster film “Spider-Man 3” (2007), playing the wife of one of the main villains, Sandman (played by Thomas Hayden Church).

Regarding her personal life, Theresa has two children with film director Nicolas Roeg, who she married in 1982. The couple later divorced, however there is no specified date in the media.

IMDB Wikipedia $5 million 1.67 m 1957 1957-03-20 Actor Actress Burbank High School California Carole Platt Denise Richards Dustin Hoffman Ed Harris Elia Kazan Gary Busey Helen Hunt Jack Nicholson Jerry Russell Paup Kathy Bates Ken Russell Kevin Bacon Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute March 20 Matt Dillon Maximillian Roeg Neve Campbell Nicolas Roeg Paul Newman Robert De Niro Robert Mitchum San Diego Statten Roeg Theresa Russell Theresa Russell Net Worth Tony Curtis United States

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Theresa Russell Quotes

• Sometimes I get nice parts in what you might call nice movies, and I want to do them, but I’m not able because of the time slot needed to make the movie. I’ve been away from my husband and children too long.
• On mothering: Being a mother is my most important role in life.
• Because of being in Hollywood’s backyard, there were little girls when I was growing up going, ‘Oooh, I just did a commercial!’ and I just wanted to slap them, they were so pretentious and horrible. God, I never wanted to be an actress because they were such little snots. (on her initially view of acting and Hollywood.)
• It’s easier to get to the top when you’re shooting for the top.

Theresa Russell Important Facts

• Has appeared often in films directed by husband Nicholas Roeg including “Cold Heaven,” “Track 29,” “Bad Timing,” “Insignificance,” and “Eureka.”.
• Second wife of Nicolas Roeg.
• Antalya International Golden Orange Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey [October 2009]
• Ex-sister-in-law of Nicolette Roeg.
• Was friends with guitarist Randy Rhoads when they were in the eighth grade. Source: March 2006 Guitar World interview with Randy Rhoads’ best friend Kelly Garni.
• Son: Statten Roeg, born c. 1983; father, Nicolas Roeg.
• Son: Maximillian Roeg, born c. 1985; father, Nicolas Roeg.
• In 1986 Russell won the National Association of Theater Owners Award as “The Star of Tomorrow”.
• Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Hollywood.
• Began modelling at age 12.
• According to the liner notes to Pete Townshend’s album “Scoop 3,” she was the inspiration for The Who song “Athena” (originally titled “Teresa”).
• Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars” in film history (#58). [1995]

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