Lucy Russell is an English actress. She made her debut in the film ''

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'' (1998) and has appeared in several movies since then, including '' Toni Erdmann''.

Career

She is known for starring as Grace Elliott in

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's ''L'Anglaise et le duc'' (English: The Lady and the Duke). In 2002 she was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars". Her first starring role was in

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's ''

''. Since then she has appeared in numerous film and TV roles. Russell and Nolan met as fellow students at

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, where she studied Italian. In ''

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'', another film of

, Lucy portrayed a restaurant guest who spoke with Bruce Wayne about the Batman. She auditioned and received the role of Angel's personal assistant in the 2007 film ''

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''. She played Michael Fassbender's sister in the film. The

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''Daisy'', in which she performed the role of Sarah, won for the Best UK Short Film Award at

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(2016), the Best Foreign Featurette Award at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (2016) and the Platinum Remi Award at World Fest Houston International Film Festival (2016). She portrayed Dee in ''Murmur'', which was nominated for the Best Short Film Award at London Short Film Festival (2016) and the Best Acting Ensemble and Best Short Film Awards at Lift Off London Short Film Festival (2015). She starred in the 2020 eight episode historical drama series '' Atlantic Crossing'' as Missy LeHand.

Personal life

Besides English, Russell fluently speaks French and Italian, and has partial knowledge of German and Spanish languages. She participates in fencing, horse-riding, skiing and ice skating.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Television

Podcasts

References

External links

* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English film actresses Alumni of University College London {{England-actor-stub