Keri Russell Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a member of the Mesa Stars Dance and Drill team, which toured the U
• S
• ; several dance scholarships followed
• Worked briefly as a model
• Had a three-year stint as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1991 to 1994
• Almost wasn't cast on Felicity because executive producer J
• J
• Abrams initially thought that she was too beautiful for the lead part; she later generated much press when she cut her trademark locks at the beginning of the show's 1999 season
• In 2004 made her stage debut in the off-Broadway production of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig
• Her costars included Andrew McCarthy and Jeremy Piven
• Tested for the role of Lois Lane for the 2006 movie Superman Returns (the part went to Kate Bosworth)
• Is a member of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation's advisory board; Russell starred in Shelly's final film, Waitress, in 2007