Deanna Russo (born October 17, 1979) 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
In 2003, she made her television debut in an episode of ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...
'', and later guest starred on ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...
'', ''
CSI: NY
''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...
'', ''
How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...
'', and ''
NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
Law enforcement
* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
''. In 2007, she had a recurring role as Dr. Logan Armstrong on the CBS soap opera, ''
The Young and the Restless''.
In 2007, Russo won Best Director for her short, Taste of Kream, in the New Orleans Film Festival.
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. From 2008 to 2009 she starred on the short-lived followup ''
Knight Rider'' television series. She later had recurring roles on ''
Gossip Girl'', ''
Rescue Me'', ''
Burning Love'', and ''
Being Human''.
In 2014 she began starring in the
USA Network drama series, ''
Satisfaction''. 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''.
Life
Russo was born in New Jersey.
She began her career as a local theatre actress,
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.
Select filmography
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Russo, Deanna
1979 births
American television actresses
American people of Italian descent
Living people
Actresses from New Jersey
American soap opera actresses
21st-century American actresses