Actor
Betsy Russell
September 6, 1963 · San Diego, California, USA
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.
Notable work
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Full filmography · 27
Bully High
as Beth White
2022
Knock 'em Dead
as Louanne the Maid / Laurie Grant
2014
My Trip Back to the Dark Side
as Destiny
2014
Non-Stop
as Gayle
20135.8
Saw 3D
as Jill Tuck
20106
Chain Letter
as Sergeant Hamill
20104.4
Mandrake
as Felicia
20103.5
Saw VI
as Jill Tuck
20096.3
Saw V
as Jill Tuck
20086.2
Saw IV
as Jill Tuck
20076.2
Saw III
as Jill Tuck
20066.4
The Break
as Candy
1995