Taylor Russell

Biography

Taylor Russell is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Raised in Vancouver, she took small parts before her professional debut in 2012 on the medical drama Emily Owens, M.D. Television films followed, among them The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story (2014) and Pants on Fire (2014). She gained notice as Judy Robinson in Lost in Space, a Netflix science fiction series that ran from 2018 to 2021 and earned her a Saturn Award nomination. Escape Room (2019) was her film breakthrough, and her work in Waves (2019) drew acclaim and a Gotham Independent Film Award. Later credits include Words on Bathroom Walls (2020), Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021), and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). She won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Bones and All (2022), co-directed the documentary short The Heart Still Hums, and appeared onstage in The Effect.

32years old

Turns 33 on July 18in 279 days

Born July 18, 1994Vancouver
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Taylor Russell McKenzie and Taylor McKenzie

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 11 years2013 to 2024

Genres

Drama71%, 10 films
Comedy29%, 4 films
Horror29%, 4 films
Mystery29%, 4 films
Fantasy21%, 3 films

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Behind the camera
Russell co-directed, wrote and produced a documentary short called The Heart Still Hums. It won the Best Documentary Short award at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
A change of course
Jonathan Anderson, creative director of the Spanish luxury brand Loewe, picked Russell to open the SS23 show in 2022, which became her modeling debut. He met her through their mutual friend Luca Guadagnino.
Behind the camera
Russell took on directing duties for a portion of the music video for "Leopard Limo (Archive LL11)" by Alexa Demie, her co-star in Waves. Russell's voice can also be heard in the video.

Taylor Russell movies on Netflix

Mother, Couch2024IMDb rating 5.3as Bella
Bones and All2022IMDb rating 6.8as Maren
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets2021IMDb rating 6.1as Sophie
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8as Zoey Davis
Words on Bathroom Walls2020IMDb rating 7.2as Maya
Escape Room2019IMDb rating 6.4as Zoey Davis
Waves2019IMDb rating 7.5as Emily
Down a Dark Hall2018IMDb rating 5.1as Ashley
Hot Air2018IMDb rating 5.4as Tess
Before I Fall2017IMDb rating 6.4as Ashley
Sea Change2017IMDb rating 5.9as Cece
Pants on Fire2014IMDb rating 5.1as Jennifer
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story2014IMDb rating 4.7as Lark Voorhees
If I Had Wings2013IMDb rating 7.1as Amy Conrad

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Escape Room2019 Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Zoey Davis
IMDb rating 6.4162K votes
Bones and All2022 Drama, Horror, Romanceas Maren
IMDb rating 6.876K votes
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021as Zoey Davis
IMDb rating 5.870K votes
Waves2019as Emily
IMDb rating 7.539K votes
Words on Bathroom Walls2020as Maya
IMDb rating 7.216K votes
Down a Dark Hall2018as Ashley
IMDb rating 5.116K votes
Hot Air2018as Tess
IMDb rating 5.41.4K votes
Mother, Couch2024as Bella
IMDb rating 5.31.9K votes

Most often with

Adam Robitel directed two of these films. Logan Miller appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Logan Miller

AnnaSophia Robb

Isabelle Fuhrman

Deborah Ann Woll

Jamie-Lee Money

Alyssa Lynch

Adam RobitelDirector, 2 films

Films together

Logan Miller3 films together, 2017 to 2021
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- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8Russell as Zoey DavisMiller as Ben Miller
- Escape Room2019IMDb rating 6.4Russell as Zoey DavisMiller as Ben Miller
- Before I Fall2017IMDb rating 6.4Russell as AshleyMiller as Kent McFuller
AnnaSophia Robb2 films together, 2018 to 2020
AnnaSophia Robb's page
- Words on Bathroom Walls2020IMDb rating 7.2Russell as MayaRobb as Rebecca
- Down a Dark Hall2018IMDb rating 5.1Russell as AshleyRobb as Katherine 'Kit' Gordy
Isabelle Fuhrman2 films together, 2018 to 2021
Isabelle Fuhrman's page
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8Russell as Zoey DavisFuhrman as Claire
- Down a Dark Hall2018IMDb rating 5.1Russell as AshleyFuhrman as Izzy
Deborah Ann Woll2 films together, 2019 to 2021
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- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8Russell as Zoey DavisWoll as Amanda Harper
- Escape Room2019IMDb rating 6.4Russell as Zoey DavisWoll as Amanda Harper
Jamie-Lee Money2 films together, 2019 to 2021
Jamie-Lee Money's page
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8Russell as Zoey DavisMoney as Airport Attendant
- Escape Room2019IMDb rating 6.4Russell as Zoey DavisMoney as Rosa / 1st Flight Attendant
Alyssa Lynch2 films together, 2014 to 2017
Alyssa Lynch's page
- Before I Fall2017IMDb rating 6.4Russell as AshleyLynch as Lola
- The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story2014IMDb rating 4.7Russell as Lark VoorheesLynch as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Adam RobitelDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2021
All films by Adam Robitel
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021IMDb rating 5.8Russell as Zoey Davis
- Escape Room2019IMDb rating 6.4Russell as Zoey Davis

Online

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