# Lucy Russell (actress)

Lucy Russell is an English actress. She made her debut in the film Following (1998) and has appeared in several movies since then, including Toni Erdmann.

## Biography

She is known for starring as Grace Elliott in Éric Rohmer'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 Christopher Nolan's Following. Since then she has appeared in numerous film and TV roles. Russell and Nolan met as fellow students at University College London, where she studied Italian. In Batman Begins, another film of Christopher Nolan, 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 Angel. She played Michael Fassbender's sister in the film.
The short film Daisy, in which she performed the role of Sarah, won for the Best UK Short Film Award at London Independent Film Festival (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).
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.
She starred in the 2020 eight episode historical drama series Atlantic Crossing as Missy LeHand.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1998 | Following | The Blonde | Christopher Nolan |
| 2001 | Far from China | Janice | C. S. Leigh |
| 2001 | The Lady and the Duke | Grace Elliott | Éric Rohmer |
| 2002 | Nude, Descending... | Cora | C. S. Leigh (2) |
| 2003 | I Am David | American Woman | Paul Feig |
| 2004 | Pour le plaisir [fr] | Eve, the lawyer | Dominique Deruddere |
| 2004 | L'Ennemi naturel [fr] | Tanguy's ex-wife | Pierre Erwan Guillaume [fr] |
| 2004 | Red Rose | Jean Armour | Robbie Moffat |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Female Restaurant Guest | Christopher Nolan (2) |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Edyth | Kevin Reynolds |
| 2007 | Angel | Nora Howe-Nevinson | François Ozon |
| 2008 | Cass | TV Presenter | Jon S. Baird |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Classy Shopper 3 | Terry Gilliam |
| 2011 | 10 Arenas of Marwood | Dr. De Hory | Michael Audreson |
| 2012 | Sightseers | Lynne Marshall | Ben Wheatley |
| 2013 | Cal | Cath Miller | Christian Martin |
| 2013 | World War Z | UN Delegate | Marc Forster |
| 2013 | I'm Still Here | Rebecca Lawrence | Kris Smith |
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann | Steph | Maren Ade |
| 2018 | Where Hands Touch | Teacher | Amma Asante |
| 2019 | Judy | Publicist | Rupert Goold |
| 2020 | Rebecca | Mrs. Clementine Whitney | Ben Wheatley (2) |
| 2021 | Without Remorse | CIA Director Sarah Dillard | Stefano Sollima |
| 2024 | Blitz | Volunteer | Steve McQueen |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2001 | Left Turn | Julie | Sean Ellis |
| 2008 | Out There | Caroline | Edward McGown |
| 2011 | Zalika | Lisa | Corinne Kempa |
| 2013 | One Day in Hell | Anne Gates | Timothy Hart |
| 2013 | Falling and Loud Noises | The Doctor | Marisa Freyer |
| 2014 | Ashes to Ashes | Reader of Poem | Aurora Fearnley |
| 2014 | Das Tor zur Welt | The English Lady | Delia Gyger [de] |
| 2015 | Boom Bang A Bang | Mavis | Ashwin Arvind |
| 2015 | Murmur | Dee | Aurora Fearnley (2) |
| 2016 | Daisy | Sarah | Nancy Paton |
| 2020 | Cognition | Consul EA | Ravi Ajit Chopra |
| 2024 | Housewarming | Mum | Liam White |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2002 | Rescue Me | Doctor | Episode: "#1.2" |
| 2003 | Red Cap | Capt. Emily Garnett | Episode: "Cold War" |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law | Jenny Collins | Episode: "Kiss and Tell" |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies | Aileen Furse | Episode: "#1.4" |
| 2005 | Midsomer Murders | Felicity Turner | Episode: "Hidden Depths" |
| 2006 | Avenger | Curtis | Television film |
| 2007 | Clapham Junction | Miss Richards | Television film |
| 2007 | Forgiven | Family Lawyer | Television film |
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper | Sally | Episode: "1.5" |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Dr. Heather McDonald | Episode: "Our Business Is North" |
| 2008 | He Kills Coppers | Conference Facilitator | Miniseries |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Chicken Team Leader | Episode: "Syncing" |
| 2009; 2012; 2016 | Doctors | Liz White Hilary Adams Bea Ward | Episode: "Teotwawki" Episode: "Pants on Fire" Episode: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" |
| 2010 | Combat Kids | Gill | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Casualty | Anna O'Shaunessy | Episode: "When Love Breaks Down" |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Mrs. Clarke | Episode: "2.5" |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Lady Anne Shelton | Episode: "Master of Phantoms" |
| 2015 | The Syndicate | Melissa Mitchell | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Cuffs | Mrs. Pryce | Episode: "Drastic Action" |
| 2017 | The Crown | Lady Mountbatten | 3 episodes |
| 2017; 2018 | Genius | Frau Pauline Winteler Madeleine Renoult-Gilot | Einstein: 3 episodes Picasso: 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Vera | Susan Wakeland | Episode: "Black Ice" |
| 2018 | Kiri | Margaret | Episode: "#1.3" |
| 2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Elizabeth Denham | Television film |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Marina Gruzinskaya | Episode: "Please Remain Calm" |
| 2019 | Dark Money | Mrs. James, headteacher | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Top Boy | Julia Barnes | Episode: "Press Gang" |
| 2019 | Doc Martin | Dr. Emma Ryder | Episode: "Equilibrium" |
| 2020 | Strike Back | Dr. Helen McCluskey | Episode: "Vendetta: Part 1" |
| 2020 | Trigonometry | Frances | Episode: "Coming Out" |
| 2020 | The Letter for the King | Eloise | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Happy Epidemic | Joanna | Episode: "Therapy" |
| 2020 | Roadkill | Sian Prebble | Episode: "#1.4" |
| 2020 | Atlantic Crossing | Marguerite LeHand | Miniseries; 8 episodes |
| 2021 | The Irregulars | Duchess | Episode: "The Ghosts of 221B" |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Winston | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Remote Office | Catherine Rowe | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Brassic | Lady Beverly | Episode: "3.7" |
| 2021 | The Girl Before | Rachel | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Serena | Episode: "1.6" |
| 2022 | Trigger Point | Moira Bloxham | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | Supervisor Grandi | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | A Spy Among Friends | Jane Sissmore | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | Sally | Episode: "Judgment Day" |
| 2024 | Eat, Love, London | Harriet Joseph | Television film |
| 2024 | Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | Lady Anne Shelton | Episode: "Wreckage" |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Marjorie Marshall | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Dune: Prophecy | Gbangbala Truthsayer | 3 episodes |

### Podcasts

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures | Trellak / Thief / DDC-GTU-159 | Episode: The Seeds of War |