Keri Russell is an American actress, born in Fountain Valley, California. She started her career by joining the Mickey Mouse Club in 1991. She then shifted to LA, to pursue her dream of acting. She is well known for her lead role as Felicity Porter in the television series Felicity (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe Award. She began her film career by starring next to Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002).