Taylor Russell McKenzie is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. After playing a number of minor roles, Russell received recognition for starring in the Netflix science fiction series
Lost in Space (2018â2021). She rose to prominence with her roles in the drama film
Waves (2019), and the horror film
Escape Room (2019) and its 2021 sequel. For starring in the road movie
Bones and All (2022), she won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. She performed onstage in the play
The Effect from 2023 to 2024. Russell directed the 2020 short documentary film, titled The Heart Still Hums, which she co-directed along with Savanah Leaf, which was the base for a movie adaptation by Leaf titled Earth Mama (2023).
