Theresa Russell

'Theresa Russell' (qv), named one of the "100 sexiest stars in film history" (Empire Magazine), was born in San Diego, California. She was discovered by a photographer at the age of 12, and made her film debut in 'Elia Kazan' (qv)'s _The Last Tycoon (1976)_ (qv), opposite 'Robert De Niro' (qv), 'Jack Nicholson' (qv) and 'Robert Mitchum' (qv), at the age of 19. Her resume of nearly fifty films has centered on ground-breaking roles in acclaimed independent films, such as _Bad Timing (1980)_ (qv), directed by 'Nicolas Roeg' (qv) (whom she would later marry); _Eureka (1983)_ (qv); _Insignificance (1985)_ (qv); _Aria (1987)_ (qv) and 'Ken Russell' (qv)'s _Whore (1991)_ (qv). Her legendary star turn in the thriller, _Black Widow (1987)_ (qv), co-starring 'Debra Winger' (qv), stands as one of the most iconic female crime dramas in cinema history. She has had roles in major film and television projects, including the feature films, _Straight Time (1978)_ (qv), opposite 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv) and 'Kathy Bates' (qv); _The Razor's Edge (1984)_ (qv), opposite 'Bill Murray' (qv); _Physical Evidence (1989)_ (qv) with 'Burt Reynolds' (qv); _Kafka (1991)_ (qv), directed by 'Steven Soderbergh' (qv), playing opposite 'Jeremy Irons' (qv); _Impulse (1990)_ (qv), directed by 'Sondra Locke' (qv); _The Believer (2001)_ (qv), opposite 'Ryan Gosling' (qv); _Luckytown (2000)_ (qv), with 'Kirsten Dunst' (qv) and 'James Caan' (qv); _Being Human (1994)_ (qv), opposite 'Robin Williams' (qv); _Wild Things (1998)_ (qv), with 'Denise Richards' (qv), 'Matt Dillon' (qv) and 'Kevin Bacon' (qv); _Jolene (2008)_ (qv), opposite 'Jessica Chastain' (qv); the block-buster _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv), and the mini-series _Blind Ambition (1979)_ (qv), with 'Martin Sheen' (qv); _Empire Falls (2005)_ (qv), with 'Ed Harris' (qv), 'Paul Newman' (qv) and 'Helen Hunt' (qv); and Lifetime's _Liz & Dick (2012)_ (qv), opposite 'Lindsay Lohan' (qv), portraying 'Elizabeth Taylor' (qv)'s mother.Along with her then-partner, legendary jazz musician, 'Michael Melvoin' (qv), she has performed in jazz clubs throughout the United States. She is the mother of two sons ('Statten Roeg' (qv) and 'Maximillian Roeg' (qv)).::Ryan