Michaella Russell | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Actress, TV presenter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Michaella Russell is a South African actress. She is best known for her role 'Charlie Holmes' in the popular television soap opera Isidingo. [1]
Russell was born in South Africa. Her father was a fighter-jet pilot who survived a plane crash but was left with a spinal fracture and memory loss due to brain damage.[ citation needed] She has one sister. Her uncle is a jazz guitarist. She studied a double major in Neuropsychology and Economics. She suffered from an eating disorder from the age of 15 until she was 22. [2]
Russell's first theater performance was at the age of eight or nine.[ citation needed]
In 2013, she joined the cast of popular South African soapie Isidingo where she played the supportive role 'Charlie Holmes'. [1] In 2016, she became a television presenter of the television program Funatix. [3] In 2017, she starred in the American feature film Next Assignment Code Blue.
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2017 | Next Assignment: Project X | Jess | Short film | |
2019 | Agent | Mila Dior | TV series | |
2020 | It's Not You, It's Me | Electra | Film | |
2021 | Echoes of Violence | Marakya | Film | |
2021 | Lee'd the Way | Barb | Film | |
2024 | AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead | TBA | Film | [4] |
Michaella Russell | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Actress, TV presenter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Michaella Russell is a South African actress. She is best known for her role 'Charlie Holmes' in the popular television soap opera Isidingo. [1]
Russell was born in South Africa. Her father was a fighter-jet pilot who survived a plane crash but was left with a spinal fracture and memory loss due to brain damage.[ citation needed] She has one sister. Her uncle is a jazz guitarist. She studied a double major in Neuropsychology and Economics. She suffered from an eating disorder from the age of 15 until she was 22. [2]
Russell's first theater performance was at the age of eight or nine.[ citation needed]
In 2013, she joined the cast of popular South African soapie Isidingo where she played the supportive role 'Charlie Holmes'. [1] In 2016, she became a television presenter of the television program Funatix. [3] In 2017, she starred in the American feature film Next Assignment Code Blue.
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Next Assignment: Project X | Jess | Short film | |
2019 | Agent | Mila Dior | TV series | |
2020 | It's Not You, It's Me | Electra | Film | |
2021 | Echoes of Violence | Marakya | Film | |
2021 | Lee'd the Way | Barb | Film | |
2024 | AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead | TBA | Film | [4] |