Danielle Rose Russell
| Danielle Rose Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1999 Pequannock Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Danielle Rose Russell (born October 31, 1999[1]) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Hope Mikaelson in the fifth and final season of The CW supernatural drama series The Originals and as the star of the spinoff series, Legacies, which premiered on October 25, 2018, and aired four seasons, ending on June 16, 2022. She also has played supporting roles in films such as A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), Aloha (2015), Pandemic (2016), and Wonder (2017).
Early life
Russell was born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey,[2] and raised in West Milford, New Jersey.[3] She is the daughter of Rosemary Rado, a former dancer and Rockette, and Ricky Russell, a former singer.[1] She initially pursued modeling in her youth, appearing in print ads and commercials, before pursuing regional theater and appearing in several school plays at Holy Spirit School in Pequannock, New Jersey. As of 2018[update], she was finishing high school via online coursework.[1]
Career
Russell's first role was in the film A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014),[1] playing the 14-year-old daughter of a Russian drug dealer. The next year, she appeared in Aloha (2015), as the daughter of Bradley Cooper's character. In 2016, Russell appeared in six episodes on the TV series The Last Tycoon. Russell played a supporting role in the 2017 film Wonder.
In July 2017, she was cast as the teenage Hope Mikaelson in the fifth and final season of The CW television series The Originals.[4] In May 2018, it was reported that she would continue her role as Hope Mikaelson on The CW's Legacies, a spinoff of The Originals.[5][6] She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress in 2019 for the role.[7] Russell continued on Legacies for four seasons, with the series concluding on June 16, 2022.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Lucia | Film |
| 2015 | Aloha | Grace | Film |
| 2016 | Pandemic | Megan | Film |
| 2016 | The Last Tycoon | Darla Miner | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Wonder | Miranda | Film |
| 2018 | The Originals | Hope Mikaelson | Main role (season 5)[4] |
| 2018 | Measure of a Man | Joanie Williams | Film |
| 2018–2022 | Legacies | Hope Mikaelson | Main role[5][6] |
References
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- 21st-century American actresses
- American female models
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
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- Living people
- People from Pequannock Township, New Jersey
- People from West Milford, New Jersey
- Actresses from New Jersey
- Female models from New Jersey
