Catherine Russell (born 1956) is an American stage actress, professor, general manager, and producer.

She is best known for never having taken a sick or vacation day in the late Warren Manzi's Off-Broadway play Perfect Crime since its opening in 1987.

[5] Russell made her Off-Broadway debut in 1980 as Nicola Davies in Stephen Poliakoff's City Sugar.

[6] She has since appeared Off-Broadway in productions such as Miss Shumann's Quartet, A Resounding Twinkle, The Award And Other Plays and Creeps.

[11] Russell teaches educational theater as an adjunct faculty member at NYU Steinhardt since 1981 and has taught writing at Baruch College since 1980.