Betsy Russell Filmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Gen-X aficionados of B-cinema will invariably associate Betsy Russell with a number of memorable low-budget leads that she tackled in the 1980s. These included a turn as Jordan in the sex farce Private School (1983), the lead character of Tommy Boyd -- a mechanic-turned-racecar driver -- in Herb Freed...Read More

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Saw IV

Actors: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Lyriq Bent

Synopsis: Just when audiences thought they'd heard the last of the demented killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), here comes Saw IV, continuing his trap-filled legacy -- this time, targeting the last remaining officer who has touched the case, SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent). As FBI agents Strahm (Scott Patterson) Read More

10/26/07
Saw III

Actors: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus MacFadyen, Bahar Soomekh

Synopsis: Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is back, and this time he's concocted his deadliest set of traps yet in this gore-soaked sequel written by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, and directed by Saw II's Darren Lynn Bousman. Picking up directly where its predecessor left off, Saw III finds Jigsaw near death and Read More

10/27/06
The Break

Actors: Vincent Van Patten, Rae Dawn Chong, Martin Sheen, Betsy Russell, Ben Jorgensen

Synopsis: In this youthful sports drama, a former professional tennis player begins acting as a mentor for a troubled teen whose life is being destroyed by an overbearing father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1995
Amore!

Actors: Jack Scalia, Kathy Ireland, George Hamilton, Norm Crosby, Elliott Gould

Synopsis: Investment banker Jack Scalia would give anything to escape his wealthy but empty existence. He fantasizes about becoming an Italian movie star, like his idol George Hamilton. Shedding himself of his wife and job, Scalia heads to Tinseltown to realize his dream, changing his name and adopting a Read More

1993
Delta Heat

Synopsis: A Los Angeles detective is sent to New Orleans to trace the origin of a new, heavily addictive killer drug. When he is killed in a bizarre voodoo murder, his partner (Anthony Edwards) is sent to investigate. While there, he teams up with an ex-cop (Lance Henriksen), one of the few people able to Read More

1992
Camp Fear

Synopsis: A clueless group of sorority sisters inadvertently triggers the apocalypse when they set out on a weekend camping trip in this unhinged schlock classic starring Betsy Russell and Vince Van Patten. When a group of beautiful young campers arrives at a secluded campsite, they mistakenly assume they Read More

1990
Trapper County War

Actors: Rob Estes, Betsy Russell, Bo Hopkins, Don Swayze

Synopsis: In this grim actioner, two city dudes head out for the country and find themselves involved in a feud when one of them falls in love with a country boy's gal. The jealous lover belongs to the murderous clan that runs the area and now the city boys, one of whom is a Vietnam vet, must team up or Read More

1989
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

Actors: Perry King, Chynna Phillips

Synopsis: Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer was based on the best-selling 1987 autobiography of (who else?) Roxanne Pulitzer. Since both the book and the subsequent TV movie were told from Roxanne's point of view, it is to be expected that certain ego-massaging liberties would be taken with the facts behind her Read More

1989
The Prize Pulitzer: The Roxanne Pulitzer Story

Synopsis: This made-for-TV biography chronicles the ugly divorce between publishing magnate Herbert "Pete" Pulitzer and his youthful wife Roxanne. It is based on Roxanne's autobiography. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Cheerleader Camp

Actors: Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Lorie Griffin, George "Buck" Flower

Synopsis: Cheerleader Camp, a routine teen slasher film, follows the adventures of a group of teenage girls who go away to a cheerleader camp for the summer. Alison Betsy Russell, one of the group, is having nightmares. Brent, her boyfriend, has followed her to the camp but really seems more interested in Read More

8/26/88
Murder, She Wrote: Menace Anyone?

Synopsis: In Boston, Jessica agrees to serve as honorary chairperson at a charity tennis tournament where her former student Carol (Linda Hamilton) is one of the players. It so happens that Carol is the girlfriend of a much-hated tennis star, who ends up being blown to bits by a bomb planted in Carol's car. Read More

1986
The A-Team: Members Only

Synopsis: Face (Dirk Benedict) is given a trial membership at an exclusive country club, an honor that proves to be a mixed blessing when he finds out that Murdock (Dwight Schultz) is already a guest at the club--and that the A-Team's perennial nemesis Fullbright (Jack Ging) is a fully paid-up member. But Read More

1986
Avenging Angel

Actors: Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Robert F. Lyons, Susan Tyrrell, Ossie Davis, Barry Pearl

Synopsis: Betsy Russell takes over as part-time prostitute Molly Stewart in this disappointing sequel to the surprisingly good Angel (1984). Old pals Rory Calhoun and Susan Tyrrell are along for the search for the killer of the cop who saved Molly's life in the first film, joined by street magician Johnny Read More

1985
Tomboy

Actors: Betsy Russell, Jerry Dinome, Kristi Somers, Richard Erdman, Philip Sterling

Synopsis: In this light-weight adolescent adventure, busty Tommy Boyd (Betsy Russell), a tough-gal mechanic who runs a garage in East L.A., would rather spend time riding her motorcycle and playing B-ball with the street kids than fussing with fashions and other feminine cliches. She does find time to make Read More

1985
Out of Control

Actors: Martin Hewitt, Betsy Russell, Claudia Udy, Andrew J. Lederer, Cindi Dietrich

Synopsis: In this exploitation drama, an octet of teens survive a plane crash and end up stranded on a lonely island inhabited only by a ruthless gang of drug smugglers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1985
The A-Team: Bullets and Bikinis

Synopsis: Season Three of The A-Team begins as Hannibal (George Peppard), B.A. (Mr. T), Face (Dirk Benedict) and Murdock (Dwight Schultz) head to Miami at the request of two pretty young lasses, Sandy (Kimberly Ross) and Tina Betsy Russell). The girls run a tourist hotel which may be put out of business by Read More

1984
Private School

Actors: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran Ryan

Synopsis: Three of the hallmarks of education in America -- nudity, teenage sex, and big, destructive gags -- are on plentiful display in this teen comedy. Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim (Matthew Modine), who attends an academy for boys Read More

1983