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name: "Karen Russell"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 April 1962"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:30.908812+00:00"
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# Karen Russell

Actor. Born 12 April 1962 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 April 1962, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Also known as:** Dusty Woods

## Biography

Karen Russell is an American actress and dancer, also credited as Dusty Woods. Born on 12 April 1962 in Erie, Pennsylvania, she began her career in the mid-1980s with roles in low-budget films.

She appeared as a dancer in *Dick Tracy* (1990), *Havana* (1990), *Mobsters* (1991) and *Bugsy* (1991). Other credits include *Phoenix the Warrior* (1988, as Dusty Woods), *Vice Academy* (1989), *Murder Weapon* (1989), *Easy Wheels* (1989), *The Banker* (1989), *Shock 'Em Dead* (1990) and *Murder Blues* (1991). She also had a small role in the television series *Dream On* (1996).

Russell retired from acting in the mid-1990s and became a yoga teacher. She founded Yoga Groove, later known as Yoga NoHo Center, in North Hollywood, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, allmovie.com, nohoartsdistrict.com, mixedyoga.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Dancer — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)

## Also known for

- *Dick Tracy* (1990), Dancer
- *Mobsters* (1991), Showgirl
- *Havana* (1990), Dancer #2
- *Dream On* (1990), Woman #1
- *Hell High* (1989), Teen Girl
- *The Devil You Know* (2022), Announcer (voice)
- *Modern Girls* (1986), Music Video Dancer

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