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Elizabeth "Betsy" Russell (born September 6, 1963) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Private School (1983), Tomboy (1985), and as Jill Tuck, one of the primary characters of the Saw film series from 2006 to 2010.

Russell was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Constance (née Lerner) and Richard Lion Russell, a stock analyst, and the granddaughter of journalist and educator Max Lerner. Her father and maternal grandfather were Jewish. Russell wanted to be an actress since the age of eight and started acting in school plays. She appeared in a Pepsi commercial that was taped locally while in high school. After graduating from Mission Bay High School in 1981, she moved to Los Angeles and began taking acting classes before landing her first role. She did a masters program in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica and is a certified hypnotist and life coach, also from the University of Santa Monica.

Russell's first role was in the 1982 film Let's Do It! That same year, she landed roles on T. J. Hooker, Family Ties, and The Powers of Matthew Star. In 1983, Russell's breakout role came as Jordan Leigh-Jensen in the sex comedy Private School. While shooting the action film Avenging Angel, she was offered to audition for the 1985 film Silverado but turned it down. She said in an interview, "Everything happens for a reason. I always believe my career would have been different had I done that part. I can't say if it would have been better or worse. I’ve had a great run." She went on to star in a series of B movies in the 1980s, including the comedy Tomboy and the slasher film Cheerleader Camp. Russell also appeared on TV series such as The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, 1st & Ten, and an episode of Superboy, which was a reunion with her Tomboy co-star Gerard Christopher.

Russell resides in Malibu, California.

In August 1988, Russell was engaged to actor Vincent Van Patten, son of Dick Van Patten. They were married nine months later on May 27, 1989, in North Hollywood. Their wedding reception was at Van Patten's father's Sherman Oaks home which was attended by numerous A-list celebrities. They divorced in 2001 and have two sons: Richard Van Patten (March 1993) and Vincent Van Patten, Jr. (September 3, 1995) Russell was previously engaged to film producer Mark Burg.

After a brief retirement from acting, Russell appeared in a small role in Saw III playing John Kramer's ex-wife, Jill Tuck. She went on to star in the sequels, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D. She played a role in the 2010 film Chain Letter, the SyFy film Mandrake, and My Trip Back to the Dark Side.

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Betsy Russell (* 6. September 1963 in San Diego, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Bekannt wurde sie durch Rollen in diversen B-Movies in den 1980er-Jahren und als Jill Tuck in der US-Horror-Thriller-Reihe Saw.

Betsy Russell wurde in San Diego geboren. Ihre ersten Erfahrungen in der Schauspielerei erlangte sie in Theater- und Schauspielgruppen an ihrer High School. Nach ihrem Abschluss an der Mission Bay Senior High School im Jahr 1981 zog sie nach Los Angeles. Dort arbeitete sie als Kellnerin und nahm Schauspielunterricht.

Ihre erste größere Rolle hatte Betsy Russell im Jahr 1982 im Film Let's Do It! und in den Serien Familienbande und T.J. Hooker. Ihren Durchbruch erlangte sie in der Komödie Private School – Die Superanmacher. Im Anschluss bekam sie mehrere Rollen in meist kommerziell weniger erfolgreichen B-Movie-Filmproduktionen. Auch in den Fernsehserien Das A-Team und Mord ist ihr Hobby trat sie in Gastauftritten auf. Nachdem sie mehrere Jahre von der Schauspielerei pausierte, feierte sie ihr Comeback in den Horrorfilmen Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI und Saw 3D in der Rolle der Jill Tuck.

Sie war von 1989 bis 2005 mit Vincent Van Patten verheiratet. Sie hat zwei Kinder.