Personal Info
Birth date
1994-07-18 (30 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also known as
Taylor Russell McKenzie
泰勒·拉塞尔
テイラー・ラッセル
تیلور راسل
تايلور راسل
Taylor Russell
Biography
Taylor Russell McKenzie (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. After playing several minor roles, Russell received recognition for starring in the Netflix science fiction series Lost in Space (2018–2021). She rose to prominence with her roles in the drama film Waves (2019), the horror film Escape Room (2019) and its 2021 sequel. She won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for starring in the road movie Bones and All (2022). She performed onstage in the play The Effect from 2023 to 2024. Russell directed the 2020 short documentary film titled The Heart Still Hums, which she co-directed along with Savanah Leaf, which was the base for a movie adaptation by Leaf titled Earth Mama (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Lost in Space
7.526
Overview:
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.Falling Skies
7.105
Overview:
Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.Emily Owens, M.D.
6.4
Overview:
At long last, Emily Owens feels like she is an actual grown-up. She's graduated from medical school and is now a first-year intern at Denver Memorial Hospital. So why does everyone keep warning her that the hospital is just like high school?Escape Room
6.543
Overview:
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
6.529
Overview:
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering they've all played the games before.Waves
7.4
Overview:
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.Bones and All
7
Overview:
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.Before I Fall
6.968
Overview:
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.Words on Bathroom Walls
7.8
Overview:
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.Mother, Couch
5.6
Overview:
The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.Down a Dark Hall
5.6
Overview:
Kit, a troubled girl, is sent to the exclusive Blackwood boarding school, where she discovers that only four other female students have been admitted to learn the four pillars of knowledge under the ominous wing of the mysterious headmistress Madame Duret.Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
7.089
Overview:
In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression involve seeking advice from Dr. Bird - a giant imaginary pigeon therapist.Hope
NYR
Overview:
The largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. Before long, the residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.If I Had Wings
6.8
Overview:
Alex, blind since the age of two, dreams of running for his school's cross-country team. His father, a probation officer, finds a running partner who spends his time 'running' from the law.Pants on Fire
5.686
Overview:
Jack Parker has always skated by on his lies, especially the one about Mikey, an underprivileged (and made-up) teen who Jack "tutors"... until one day "Mikey" shows up for real, and all Jack's lies start coming true.Sea Change
5.7
Overview:
A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.Hot Air
4.9
Overview:
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story
5.3
Overview:
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story delves into the experiences of six unknown young actors placed into the Hollywood spotlight, exposing the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.Suspension
4.773
Overview:
A high school girl and her bullying peers are terrorized by an escaped psychotic killer who is more than meets the eye. The Night Daddy Came Home! Tormented at high school, Emily Hanson’s only escape is drawing graphic sketches depicting a crazed masked killer on a bloody rampage. Except the deranged maniac is her father who snapped eight years ago and is now locked away in a mental institution where Emily’s bullying classmates taunt she should be too. On the anniversary of his massacre, the In Crowd throw a party while Emily babysits her mute little brother. Little does she know she’s in for a night of unrelenting terror and madness, forced to confront her demons once and for all.Untitled Single White Female Film
NYR
Overview:
A woman named Allison takes in a roommate named Hedra in her Upper West Side apartment. The situation turns dangerous when the roommate becomes a terrifying stalker, turning the story into a suspense thriller.UNIT Bryan
NYR
Overview:
Robin, a bored retail employee, is tasked with training the stores new employee, a worker robot. Reluctant to work alongside this new machine at first, Robin forms an unlikely bond with it, leading her to make some life changing decisions.The Heart Still Hums
8
Overview:
A documentary short following five women as they fight for their children through the cycle of homelessness, drug addictions and neglect from their own parents. Unique, yet undoubtedly familiar to many; a story about fear, sacrifice and the unconditional love between a mother and her children.National Theatre Live: The Effect
NYR
Overview:
Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden and intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant? As two young volunteers in a clinical drug trial, their illicit romance poses startling dilemmas for the supervising doctors.Acting
TBAHope as Unknown
TBAUntitled Single White Female Film as Unknown
TBAUntitled Frank Ocean Project as Unknown
2027Thomas Crown Affair as Unknown
2024Mother, Couch as Bella
2024National Theatre Live: The Effect as Connie
2022Bones and All as Maren
2021Escape Room: Tournament of Champions as Zoey Davis
2021Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets as Sophie
2020Words on Bathroom Walls as Maya
2019Waves as Emily
2019Escape Room as Zoey Davis
2018Down a Dark Hall as Ashley
2018Lost in Space (28 Episodes) as Judy Robinson
2018Hot Air as Tess
2017Sea Change as Cece
2017Before I Fall as Ashley
2016UNIT Bryan as Robin
2015Suspension as Carrie
2014Pants on Fire as Jennifer
2014The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story as Lark Voorhees
2013If I Had Wings as Amy Conrad
2012Emily Owens, M.D. (1 Episode) as Mean Girl
2011Falling Skies (5 Episodes) as Evelyn
Writing
2020The Heart Still Hums ... Writer
Directing
2020The Heart Still Hums ... Director