Theresa Russell Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Burbank High School but later decided to drop out to pursue her acting dream at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
• Quote: "(On her role in "Insignificance") "I'm proud of it․ I did what I wanted to do, whether people liked it or not․""
• Caught her big break in 1976 when she co-starred alongside Robert De Niro, Robert Mitchum and Jack Nicholson in one of director Elia Kazan's final six films, "The Last Tycoon․"