After all, that look was named one of television’s most memorable hairstyles byGlamour.
Despite a remarkable 30-year career under her belt, she remains incredibly modest.
“I haven’t had some great plan.
I’ve been incredibly lucky and had some really good opportunities and experiences.
There’s no rhyme or reason,” she toldVariety.
Read on to learn more about the stunning transformation of Keri Russell.
“I didn’t grow up desperate to be an actress.
I was a dancer.
Dancing would end up being Russell’s ticket to stardom just not in the way she expected.
In the end, it wasn’t a problem.
Russell was a fair bit older than most of the kids.
“I like to remind everyone that they were 12 when I was 17, so …
I could drive,” she said on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”
And, yes, she still chats to her former co-stars when she runs into them.
She was proud of the work, she added, and thanked creator J.J. Abrams for casting her.
No big deal, right?
When Russell’s long, bouncing locks were chopped to nothing but a pixie style, people flipped out.
And not just teen fans but grown adults.
Negative complaints flowed in,The Baltimore Sunreported.
Ratings for the show plummeted.
“That long hair is how I was identified.
So, it was nice to be out of that,” she shared.
But it wasn’t because of a man.
She was, to put it simply, burned out.
“I wasn’t surviving,” is how she starkly put it toNew Yorkmagazine.
During filming, she was upset she had missed out on regular teenage girl stuff.
Instead, she decided to try her luck at stage acting and she went all in.
In its review of the show,Gothamistexpressed surprise at how well she played the “acid-tongued” role.
The actress was happy to shake off the punch in-casting.
“Who knew it was so fun to be mean?”
“I’d been missing out all this time!”
“I don’t even think it aired.
This is the first thing I’ve done like this.”
(Needless to say, her lipstick remains flawless throughout the fight sequence.)
But Russell’s new job went beyond the usual TV and magazine ads.
Sadly, it appears to have been wiped from the Internet.
But still she ended up being typecast not as an innocent teen, but as a mom-to-be.
She played a pregnant woman in four films in a row,The Baltimore Sunreported.
In “Waitress,” her expecting character is married but planning to leave her controlling, deadbeat husband.
Of all those movies, “Waitress” was the biggest success.
The ultimately joyful story touched viewers and was made intoa hit Broadway musical.
But despite her stage background, Russell did not resume the role.
She doesn’t sing, remember?
Russell met Shane, a carpenter, through friends in Massachusetts' Martha’s Vineyard, according toThe Independent.
Upon news of their separation, the actress' rep issued a statement toE!
Newssaying the breakup was “amicable.”
And since then, Keri Russell has remained pretty quiet about the emotional episode in her life.
The idea was based on a real-life case (viaQuartz), but the story was completely fictional.
The role garnered Russell three Emmy nominations,Vanity Fairreported, but she always went home empty-handed.
Still, for the actress it was the role of a lifetime.
“I rebelled in her, kind of, panther-like sub-fearlessness.
She never called back well, not for 10 years or so.
After months of rumors, they confirmed their relationship in 2014 (viaPeople).
Remember Rhys’Emmy acceptance speechwhen he said that if he proposed to Russell, she would punch him?
Her hilarious reaction went viral.
It seems the spark between the two was apparent on set.
And at that moment their colleague knew the two had been intimate off-camera as well.
The actress continued, “He’s like, ‘They’re way too comfortable together.'”
“I’m not hungry for a certain kind of success.”
She is frank about the difficulties of parenting, and the way it as affected her.
Having kids has made her more emotional and “vulnerable,” she toldPeople.
And her children have made her “less selfish” and more grounded, she said toParade.
And it’s also, understandably, changed her relationship with Rhys.
Now they ask their driver to pull over so they can nap before the next interview.
Stars, they’re just like us.
She toldTown & Countrythat she has concerns over her career “lifespan.”
And she has legitimate reason to worry.
AsVanity Fairreports, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine media company is one example.
But Russell is not interested in taking on such a workload.
It seems she doesn’t need to worry too much just yet.
I do want to look like that at 60.’
I’m just not ready to stick to a strict regimen.”
Her favorite workouts include cycling, strength training with a resistance band, and, no surprise, dancing.
And as she’s gotten older, she’s developed a deeper interest in fashion, she toldYahoo!
Style, explaining she prefers tailored “masculine” looks that show off her shoulders.
So who knows what the next step will be in Keri Russell’s stunning transformation!
