Lucy Russell (actress)
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Lucy Russell is an English actress, possibly best known for starring as Grace Elliott
in Éric Rohmer
's L'Anglaise et le duc (English: The Lady and the Duke
). Her first starring role was in Christopher Nolan
's Following
. They met at University College, London, where Nolan studied English and Russell Italian.
In 2002 she was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars".
Grace Elliott
Grace Dalrymple Elliott was a Scottish socialite and courtesan who was resident in Paris at the time of the French Revolution and an eyewitness to events. She was once mistress of the Duke of Orléans, who was cousin to King Louis XVI....
in Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
's L'Anglaise et le duc (English: The Lady and the Duke
The Lady And The Duke
The Lady and the Duke is a 2001 feature film by French director Éric Rohmer.The film was inspired by Ma vie sous la révolution, the colourful memoirs of Grace Elliott, an Edinburgh-born royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution...
). Her first starring role was in Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
's Following
Following
Following is a 1998 British neo-noir film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance...
. They met at University College, London, where Nolan studied English and Russell Italian.
In 2002 she was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars".