| Theresa Russell (born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Biography Career Russell began modeling at the age of 12 and made her film debut in 1976 in The Last Tycoon, starring Robert De Niro. Theresa Russell has since appeared in such films as Straight Time (1978), Bad Timing (1980), Black Widow (1987), Impulse (1990), and The Believer (2001), as well as the HBO mini-series Empire Falls in 2005 with Ed Harris. Russell appeared in 2007's Spider-Man 3 as the wife of Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church).[1] Personal life Russell was born Theresa Paup in San Diego, California, the daughter of Carole Platt (née Mall) and Jerry Russell Paup.[2] She attended Burbank High School.[3] She married English film director Nicolas Roeg (born 1928), in 1982 (they have since divorced), and has two children, Maximillian Roeg and Statten Roeg. Pete Townshend of The Who admits that Russell was the inspiration for their song, "Athena", which was first called "Theresa". She lives in California. Filmography - The Last Tycoon (1976)
- Straight Time (1978)
- Blind Ambition (1979)
- Bad Timing (1980)
- The Razor's Edge (1984)
- Unsane (1984) dubbing Daria Nicolodi
- Eureka (1984)
- Insignificance (1985)
- Black Widow (1987)
- Aria (1987)
- Track 29 (1988)
- Physical Evidence (1989)
- Impulse (1990)
- Kafka (1991)
- Whore (1991)
- Cold Heaven (1991)
- Being Human (1993)
- A Woman's Guide to Adultery (Made for TV) (1993)
- Thicker Than Water (Made for TV) (1993)
- The Flight of the Dove (a.k.a. The Spy Within) (1994)
- A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)
- The Grotesque (1995)
- Hotel Paradise (1995)
- Trade Off (Made for TV) (1995)
- Public Enemies (1996)
- Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
- The Proposition (1997)
- Running Woman (1998)
- Wild Things (1998)
- Luckytown (2000)
- The Believer (2001)
- Earth vs. the Spider (Made for TV) (2001)
- The House Next Door (2002)
- Project Viper (2002)
- Passionada (2002)
- Now & Forever (2002)
- The Box (2003)
- Save It for Later (a.k.a. Water Under the Bridge) (2003)
- Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV)
- Empire Falls (2005) (mini) TV Series
- Blind Injustice (2005) (TV)
- Live to Ride (2005)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- On the Doll (2008)
- Dark World (2008)
- Chinaman's Chance (a.k.a. I Am Somebody) (2008)
- Jolene (2008)
- Street (2009)
- 16 to Life (2009)
- Baby O (2009)
- Legends of Nethiah: The Nameless (2011)
Television - Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "On Fire" (2006)
- Fringe (2009)
References - ^ "Theresa Russell Joins Spider-Man 3". ComingSoon.net. 2006-01-24. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=12859. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Theresa-Russell.html
- ^ Theresa Russell Biography - Yahoo! Movies
External links - Theresa Russell at the Internet Movie Database
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