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Kylee Russell

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Kylee Russell
Born (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Notable creditEliza in Zombies
Children1
RelativesChelsea Tavares (sister)

Kylee Russell (born October 8, 1996) is an American actress known for her role as Eliza in the Zombies film franchise.

Career

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Russell portrayed the character of Karin Daniels in the 2007 film Jump In!. She then guest starred in Girl Meets World and Just Jordan.[1] Russell is best known for her role in the Zombies franchise, where she plays Eliza, a zombie and the best friend of Zed (Milo Manheim).[2] The makeup application for the character took approximately three hours each day. Russell did not want to dye her hair and was given a green wig instead.[3] Her character plays a more minor role in Zombies 3, appearing in a robot body, as Eliza is away at a job internship. Russell was pregnant during this role, with remaining scenes being filmed after she recovered from childbirth.[4] Russell used breaks to spend time with her daughter.[1]

In 2020, Russell voiced the symbiote Scorn in the Spider-Man episode "Maximum Venom", with fellow Zombies actresses Meg Donnelly and Carla Jeffery voicing Scorn's sisters Scream and Mania, respectively.[5][6]

Personal life

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Russell often watched Disney Channel as a child. She has one daughter.[3] Russell plays in a band with her sisters Chelsea Tavares and Hallee Russell.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 South of Pico Roxanne Chambers
2008 Seven Pounds Choir Kid Uncredited role
2009 Mississippi Damned Young Kari Peterson
Absolute Evil - Final Exit Young Savannah Miller
2015 Where Children Play Ruby
2016 Code Red Andy Short film
Virtual High Sophia
2017 The Sub Penny Petzinger
2019 Adventures of Dally & Spanky Hazel
2022 Crushed Hannah
2023 #TBF Trinity

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Eve Young Shelly Williams Episode: "Shelly And?"
ER Lola Episode: "Wake Up"
2006 Still Standing Trudy Episode: "Still Coaching"
2007 Jump In! Karin Daniels Television film
2008 Just Jordan Hannah Episode: "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
2012 Family Time Briana Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
2015 Chasing Life Mariah Episode: "As Long as We Both Shall Live"
2016 Girl Meets World Renee Episode: "Girl Meets True Maya"
Modern Family Party Girl #3 Episode: "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook"
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe Hayden Chase Television film
Forever Boys Jaiden
2018 Zombies Eliza
2020 Zombies 2
Girls Room Minnie Episode: "Low on Fuel"
Spider-Man Scorn (voice) Episode: "Maximum Venom"
2022 Zombies 3 Eliza Main role
2024–present Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Eliza (voice) Main role
2025 Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires Eliza Television film; Main role

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brown, D'Shonda. "'Zombies 3' Star Kylee Russell Wants Her Daughter To Learn From 'The Good Messages' In The Movie". Girls United. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (May 11, 2017). "Production Begins On Disney Channel's 'Zombies' For 2018 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Friedle, Will; Bryan, Sabrina. "Starring Kylee Russell as Eliza in "Zombies"". iHeart Radio. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Prasad, Sumith (July 16, 2022). "Why is Eliza Not in Zombies 3? Is Kylee Russell in the Film?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 12, 2020). "Marvel's Spider-Man: Maximum Venom S3 Premieres April 19". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Keane, Sean (March 12, 2020). "Marvel's Spider-Man: Maximum Venom season 3 brings in Felicia Day as Mary Jane Watson". CNET. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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