Keri Russell

Keri Russell
Russell in 2016
Born	Keri Lynn Russell (1976-03-23) March 23, 1976 (age 48) Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouses	Shane Deary ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2014)​ Matthew Rhys ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	3

Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976)^[1] is an American actress. She played the title role in the drama series Felicity (1998–2002), which won her a Golden Globe Award, and later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings in the spy thriller series The Americans (2013–2018), which earned her nominations for several Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. For playing the title role in the political drama series The Diplomat (2023–present), she received further Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. She has also received a record seven nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.

First appearing on The All New Mickey Mouse Club at age 15, she was a regular on the show from 1991 to 1994. She made her first film appearance in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). Russell's other film appearances include We Were Soldiers (2002), Waitress (2007), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). On stage, she acted in Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play Fat Pig (2004–2005) and made her Broadway debut in the Lanford Wilson revival Burn This (2019).