Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys had incredible on-screen chemistry on The Americans, playing a married couple with more than a few secrets. Their compelling connection in front of the camera soon. Keri Russell. Actress: The Diplomat. Most recently, Keri can be seen starring in The Diplomat for Netflix in which Keri plays the titular role of an American Diplomat in London. She also stars in an episode of the limited anthology series Extrapolations created by Scott Burns. Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) [2] is an American actress. Working mainly in dramatic television since the 1990s, she has received eight nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Clerks. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Keri Russell (born March 23, 1976, Fountain Valley, California, U.S.) is an American actress who first gained fame with the TV series Felicity (1998–2002) and who later starred in the spy thriller The Americans (2013–18) and the political drama The Diplomat (2023– ). Keri first garnered attention when she starred in the title role of the hit television series Felicity from J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves. Just four months after the show's acclaimed premiere on the WB, she was honored with a Golden Globe® Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series. Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976 in Fountain Valley, California) is an American actress. She has starred in many movies for both the cinema and television. She starred in the television series Felicity from 1998 to 2002. Russell won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1999. Movie and television actress Keri Russell turns 50 today. The star was born on March 23, 1976, in Fountain Valley, California. Russell began performing in the early 1990s, with her first role coming on Disney Channel show “The All New Mickey Mouse Club” in 1991. Keri Russell is a proud mom of three. The actress shares her two older children — son River, born in 2007, and daughter Willa, born in 2012 — with her ex-husband, Shane Deary. Keri Russell says that “Felicity,” which began streaming on Netflix on Oct. 7, was the first show she acted in where she connected with the writing.