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Betsy Russell‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1963-09-06

Popularity

star11.7

Betsy Russell

San Diego, California, USA

Betsy Russell

San Diego, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1963-09-06

Popularity

star11.7

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.

Movie Credits

Saw IV

Saw IV‌
star6.2
calendar 2007

Tomboy

Tomboy‌
star4.9
calendar 1985

Saw VI

Saw VI‌
star6.3
calendar 2009

Camp Fear

Camp Fear‌
star3.8
calendar 1991

Cheerleader Camp

Cheerleader Camp‌
star5.1
calendar 1988

Saw 3D

Saw 3D‌
star6.0
calendar 2010

Chain Letter

Chain Letter‌
star4.4
calendar 2010

Mandrake

Mandrake‌
star3.5
calendar 2010

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel‌
star5.1
calendar 1985

Private School

Private School‌
star5.7
calendar 1983

Out of Control

Out of Control‌
star4.1
calendar 1985

Delta Heat

Delta Heat‌
star4.5
calendar 1992

Let's Do It!

Let's Do It!‌
star3.0
calendar 1982

Non-Stop

Non-Stop‌
star5.8
calendar 2013

Saw III

Saw III‌
star6.4
calendar 2006

Saw V

Saw V‌
star6.2
calendar 2008

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies‌
star6.6
calendar 2020

Bully High

Bully High‌
star10.0
calendar 2022

Amore!

Amore!‌
star3.8
calendar 1993

My Trip Back to the Dark Side

My Trip Back to the Dark Side‌
star3.5
calendar 2014

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer‌
star1.0
calendar 1989

Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins‌
star5.8
calendar 2013

Trapper County War

Trapper County War‌
star3.5
calendar 1989

Knock 'em Dead

Knock 'em Dead‌
star6.6
calendar 2014

The Break

The Break‌
star6.8
calendar 1995

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Family Ties

Family Ties‌
star7.3
calendar 1982

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

The A-Team

The A-Team‌
star7.5
calendar 1983

The Adventures of Superboy

The Adventures of Superboy‌
star4.7
calendar 1966

Platypus Man

Platypus Man‌
star2.0
calendar 1995

The A-Team

The A-Team‌
star7.5
calendar 1983

Superboy

Superboy‌
star6.4
calendar 1988