Deanna Russo

American television actress

Deanna Russo

Born|  (1979-10-17) October 17, 1979 (age 44)

New Jersey, U.S.

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2001–present
Spouse|

Michael Cassady

(m. 2014)​

Children| 1
Website| www.deannarusso.com

Deanna Russo (born October 17, 1979[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles on the 2008 NBC version of Knight Rider and the 2014 USA Network television series Satisfaction.

## Career[edit]

In 2003, she made her television debut in an episode of Charmed, and later guest starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, How I Met Your Mother, and NCIS.[2] In 2007, she had a recurring role as Dr. Logan Armstrong on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.[3]

In 2007, Russo won Best Director for her short, Taste of Kream, in the New Orleans Film Festival.[4]

Russo starred in the NBC television movie (and backdoor pilot) Knight Rider as Sarah Graiman, the daughter of KITT's creator, Dr. Charles Graiman, and the childhood love of KITT's driver, Michael Traceur.[5][6][7] From 2008 to 2009 she starred on the short-lived followup Knight Rider television series.[8] She later had recurring roles on Gossip Girl, Rescue Me, Burning Love,[9] and Being Human.[10][11]

In 2014 she began starring in the USA Network drama series, Satisfaction.[12][13] She also appeared in the twelfth season of Two and a Half Men. In 2016, Russo appeared in the comedy film Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero.[14]

## Life[edit]

Russo was born in New Jersey.[15] She began her career as a local theatre actress,[3] before acting on television and independent films. She briefly modeled for two years.

Russo is married to Michael Cassady and gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in June 2015.[16][17]

## Select filmography[edit]

Film and television roles  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1992  | Porco Rosso |  | Voice; 2005 Disney dub
1995  | Whisper of the Heart | High School Students  | Voice
2000  | Noah Knows Beat | Club Kid  |
2001  | Virgins | Whitney's Friend  |
2003  | Charmed | Eve  | Episode: "Centennial Charmed"
2003  | Dirt on Leaves | Allison
2005  | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lori Kyman  | Episode: "Unbearable"
2006  | CSI: NY | Laura Jeffries  | Episode: "Stealing Home"
2006  | In Memory of Rusty | Selena Von Carmen
2006  | Rest Stop | Tracy Kress  | Straight-to-video film
2007  | Believers | Rebecca  | Straight-to-video film
2007  | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Logan Armstrong  | Recurring role, 23 episodes
2007  | How I Met Your Mother | Brooke Bartholomay  | Episode: "Little Boys"
2007  | NCIS | Ashley  | Episode: "Leap of Faith"
2008  | Ghost Voyage | Serena  | Television movie (Sci Fi Channel)
2008  | Knight Rider | Sarah Graiman  | Television movie (NBC)
2008–09  | Knight Rider | Sarah Graiman  | Main role, 17 episodes
2009  | American Contestant with Bob Odenkirk |  | TV shorts
2009  | White Collar | Taryn Vandersant  | Episode: "The Portrait"
2009–10  | Gossip Girl | K.C. Cunningham  | 4 episodes
2009  | Tramps and Ramblers | Riley  | TV movie
2010  | Rescue Me | Penny Rubano  | 4 episodes
2011  | Goodnight Burbank | Nerys
2011  | Mary Horror | Kristen Reynolds  | 1 episode,2011
2012  | Wolfpack of Reseda  | Sophie  | 5 episodes,2012
2012  | Do No Harm | Emily Edmonds  | Television movie
2012–13  | Burning Love | Tamara G.  | Recurring role, 12 episodes
2013  | Newsreaders | Vanessa Taylor  | 1 episode,2013
2013–14  | Being Human | Kat Neely  | Recurring role, 14 episodes
2014  | Satisfaction | Stephanie  | Main role (season 1), 10 episodes
2014  | Do Not Push | Talia  | Voice
2014–15  | Two and a Half Men | Laurel  | 3 episodes
2015  | Comedy Bang! Bang! | FBI Agent  | Episode: "Maya Rudolph Wears a Black Skirt & Strappy Sandals"
2015  | The League | Brittany Barber  | Episode: "The Yank Banker"
2016  | Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero | Marcy Monroe  | Film
2016  | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Cindy Roost  | Episode: "Baxter's Confession"
2017  | Powerless | Crimson Fox | Episode: "Cold Season"
2017  | The Ice Cream Truck | Mary  | Film
2017  | Day Six | Jess Mitchell  | Film
2017  | Crossing |  | Short

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Deanna Russo spielt Mikes Jugendfreundin Sarah Graiman". RTL (in German). 30 December 2009.
2. ^ "Deanna Russo – Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
3. ^ a b "Deanna Russo – Overview". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
4. ^ "ABOUT".
5. ^ Nellie Andreeva; Kimberly Nordyke (November 29, 2007). "Threesome is 'Knight'-ed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
6. ^ Brian Lowry (February 18, 2008). "Review: 'Knight Rider'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
7. ^ Rick Kissell (February 18, 2008). "'Knight' rides back to success". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
8. ^ Michael Schneider (October 21, 2008). "NBC gives 'Knight Rider' full season". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
9. ^ Mike Hale (June 17, 2012). "Romantic Mishaps in Web-Size Bites". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
10. ^ Lanford Beard (April 13, 2013). "TV Jukebox: 'Nashville,' 'Being Human,' 'Cougar Town,' and more music-on-TV moments". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
11. ^ Philiana Ng (April 7, 2014). "'Being Human': Sam Witwer on 'Swinging for the Fences' and Bittersweet Series Finale". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
12. ^ "Shows A-Z – satisfaction on USA". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
13. ^ Philiana Ng (June 19, 2014). "Michael Vartan Joins USA's 'Satisfaction'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
14. ^ The Deadline Team (November 4, 2013). "Keene McRae Goes 'Wild'; John Heard, Sheila Vand Join 'Jimmy Vestvood'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
15. ^ "Deanna Russo". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
16. ^ "Deanna Russo". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
17. ^ "Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Deanna Russo at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Spain

*[m.]: married