She made her debut in the film Following (1998) and has appeared in several movies since then, including Toni Erdmann.
She is known for starring as Grace Elliott in Éric Rohmer's L'Anglaise et le duc (English: The Lady and the Duke).
Russell and Nolan met as fellow students at University College London, where she studied Italian.
[2] Besides English, Russell fluently speaks French and Italian, and has partial knowledge of German and Spanish languages.
She starred in the 2020 eight episode historical drama series Atlantic Crossing as Missy LeHand.