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Betsy Russell
Homepage
http://imbetsyrussell.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-09-06,San Diego, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Elizabeth "Betsy" Russell (born September 6, 1963) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Private School (1983), Tomboy (1985), and as Jill Tuck, one of the primary characters of the Saw film series from 2006 to 2010. Russell was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Constance (née Lerner) and Richard Lion Russell, a stock analyst, and the granddaughter of journalist and educator Max Lerner. Her father and maternal grandfather were Jewish. Russell wanted to be an actress since the age of eight and started acting in school plays. She appeared in a Pepsi commercial that was taped locally while in high school. After graduating from Mission Bay High School in 1981, she moved to Los Angeles and began taking acting classes before landing her first role. She did a masters program in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica and is a certified hypnotist and life coach, also from the University of Santa Monica. Russell's first role was in the 1982 film Let's Do It! That same year, she landed roles on T. J. Hooker, Family Ties, and The Powers of Matthew Star. In 1983, Russell's breakout role came as Jordan Leigh-Jensen in the sex comedy Private School. While shooting the action film Avenging Angel, she was offered to audition for the 1985 film Silverado but turned it down. She said in an interview, "Everything happens for a reason. I always believe my career would have been different had I done that part. I can't say if it would have been better or worse. I’ve had a great run." She went on to star in a series of B movies in the 1980s, including the comedy Tomboy and the slasher film Cheerleader Camp. Russell also appeared on TV series such as The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, 1st & Ten, and an episode of Superboy, which was a reunion with her Tomboy co-star Gerard Christopher. Russell resides in Malibu, California. In August 1988, Russell was engaged to actor Vincent Van Patten, son of Dick Van Patten. They were married nine months later on May 27, 1989, in North Hollywood. Their wedding reception was at Van Patten's father's Sherman Oaks home which was attended by numerous A-list celebrities. They divorced in 2001 and have two sons: Richard Van Patten (March 1993) and Vincent Van Patten, Jr. (September 3, 1995) Russell was previously engaged to film producer Mark Burg. After a brief retirement from acting, Russell appeared in a small role in Saw III playing John Kramer's ex-wife, Jill Tuck. She went on to star in the sequels, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D. She played a role in the 2010 film Chain Letter, the SyFy film Mandrake, and My Trip Back to the Dark Side. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betsy Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6.168

Saw IV
2007-10-25

4.9

Tomboy
1985-01-25

6.291

Saw VI
2009-10-22

3.8

Camp Fear
1991-01-01

Cheerleader Camp

5

Cheerleader Camp
1988-06-01

6.006

Saw 3D
2010-10-22

4.358

Chain Letter
2010-10-01

3.6

Mandrake
2010-09-11

5.1

Avenging Angel
1985-01-11

5.7

Private School
1983-06-29

4.1

Out of Control
1985-05-01

4.5

Delta Heat
1992-12-30

3

Let's Do It!
1982-07-09

5.8

Non-Stop
2013-11-29

6.41

Saw III
2006-10-26

6.172

Saw V
2008-10-23

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

6.6

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020-08-18

10

Bully High
2022-07-25

3.8

Amore!
1993-11-01

My Trip Back to the Dark Side

3.5

My Trip Back to the Dark Side
2014-05-14

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

1

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989-01-01

Blood of 1000 Virgins

5.8

Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013-05-14

Trapper County War

3.5

Trapper County War
1989-01-01

6.6

Knock 'em Dead
2014-06-01

6.8

The Break
1995-09-01

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

7

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011-10-26

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

0

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
2010-12-17

Murder, She Wrote

7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.3

Family Ties
1982-09-22

6.3

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

The Adventures of Superboy

4.7

The Adventures of Superboy
1966-09-10

2

Platypus Man
1995-01-23

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

6.4

Superboy
1988-10-08