Deanna Russo

An actress raised well outside the realm of show business — as the daughter of an environmentalist in New Jersey — Deanna Russo received formal dramatic instruction under the aegis of such coaches as Jack Hannibal, Marketa Kimbrell, and Sanford Meisner, then took her stage bow in Anne Demers' play +Hidden Mandala in 2002. That same year, Russo moved to Los Angeles and ignited a presence on the big and small screens — an effort culminating in increased activity near the end of the decade. In 2006,… Show more Russo appeared in the low-budget, direct-to-video slasher movie Rest Stop and directed a short subject, Taste of Kream ; two years later, she headlined the telemovie Knight Rider, based on the seminal '80s series of the same name. Off-camera, Russo has become actively involved with The Underground, an "alternative," politically oriented Los Angeles-area television program initially seen on channel LA36 from 2005 to 2006. ~ Rovi

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