Russell was born in Fountain Valley, California, the daughter of Stephanie (née Stephens), a homemaker, and David Russell, a Nissan Motors executive. Russell’s long and curly hair was one of her character’s defining characteristics, and a drastic hairstyle change at the beginning of the show’s second season was considered to be the cause of a significant drop in the show’s television ratings. The film was released in March 2002, two months before the end of Felicity’s run. in the summer of 2006, Russell was chosen to be a celebrity spokeswoman for CoverGirl Cosmetics. She played Melody, a sorority sister and good friend of Elliot Reid played by Sarah Chalke. in the summer of 2007, Russell appeared in The Keri Kronicles, a reality show/sitcom sponsored by CoverGirl and airing on MySpace; the show was filmed at Russell’s home in Manhattan and spotlighted her life. Russell later appeared in Bedtime Stories, with Adam Sandler playing the lead. in an appearance on The View on December 15, 2008, Russell said she got the part because Sandler’s wife Jackie had seen Russell in Waitress and suggested her for the movie.
Russell Simmons Cannot Stop Being Nice to Bad People [The Rich] Russell Simmons initially got famous by starting up Def Jam, a hip hop label that was, believe it or not, dynamic and countercultural. And cool! That was a long, long time ago. What is Russell up to today? Oh, just defending Fox News chief Roger Ailes (again): More » [link]
