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Sam Brigger

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2001 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

The show takes place in the 80s during the Reagan administration and you play Elizabeth Jennings, a Soviet spy posing as an American. You're in a KGB arranged marriage to another spy played by Matthew Rhys. And when the show starts, you've been living in the United States for 15 years. You have two American-born kids, which was initially just like part of your disguise.

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

The show takes place in the 80s during the Reagan administration and you play Elizabeth Jennings, a Soviet spy posing as an American. You're in a KGB arranged marriage to another spy played by Matthew Rhys. And when the show starts, you've been living in the United States for 15 years. You have two American-born kids, which was initially just like part of your disguise.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

And you've thought of your relationship to your husband as more of a work relationship rather than a romantic one. Although at this point, you're starting to have real feelings for him. So could you just tell us how this role came to you?

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

And you've thought of your relationship to your husband as more of a work relationship rather than a romantic one. Although at this point, you're starting to have real feelings for him. So could you just tell us how this role came to you?

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

And you've thought of your relationship to your husband as more of a work relationship rather than a romantic one. Although at this point, you're starting to have real feelings for him. So could you just tell us how this role came to you?

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Well, I'd like to play a scene from the show. This is from season three. So your daughter Paige is a teenager at this point. Well, I guess she was a teenager all along, but she's getting a little older. And your handlers, the KGB, want to recruit her for the cause. And Philip is strongly against this. He wants Paige to have a normal American life.

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Well, I'd like to play a scene from the show. This is from season three. So your daughter Paige is a teenager at this point. Well, I guess she was a teenager all along, but she's getting a little older. And your handlers, the KGB, want to recruit her for the cause. And Philip is strongly against this. He wants Paige to have a normal American life.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Well, I'd like to play a scene from the show. This is from season three. So your daughter Paige is a teenager at this point. Well, I guess she was a teenager all along, but she's getting a little older. And your handlers, the KGB, want to recruit her for the cause. And Philip is strongly against this. He wants Paige to have a normal American life.

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Your character, Elizabeth, is more resigned to the idea. And this is a real rift in the marriage at this point. But Paige has been suspicious of your behavior for a while. And in this scene, she confronts you both. And you decide to tell her the truth. And Paige here is played by Holly Taylor.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Your character, Elizabeth, is more resigned to the idea. And this is a real rift in the marriage at this point. But Paige has been suspicious of your behavior for a while. And in this scene, she confronts you both. And you decide to tell her the truth. And Paige here is played by Holly Taylor.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

Your character, Elizabeth, is more resigned to the idea. And this is a real rift in the marriage at this point. But Paige has been suspicious of your behavior for a while. And in this scene, she confronts you both. And you decide to tell her the truth. And Paige here is played by Holly Taylor.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

So that's a scene from The Americans. That's a real turning point in the show. And it's ironic. You finally telling your daughter the truth about their lives just lays bare all the dishonesty that they've been living with and that their family is based on a foundation of lies.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

So that's a scene from The Americans. That's a real turning point in the show. And it's ironic. You finally telling your daughter the truth about their lives just lays bare all the dishonesty that they've been living with and that their family is based on a foundation of lies.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

So that's a scene from The Americans. That's a real turning point in the show. And it's ironic. You finally telling your daughter the truth about their lives just lays bare all the dishonesty that they've been living with and that their family is based on a foundation of lies.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

It's interesting because parents, whether they're Soviet spies or not, they conceal things from your kids all the time for all sorts of reasons, like to maintain their innocence, to simplify things, and just to keep the parents' lives private. And that even continues as the kids age. One of the things I found really fascinating with your relationship with Paige is that even –

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

It's interesting because parents, whether they're Soviet spies or not, they conceal things from your kids all the time for all sorts of reasons, like to maintain their innocence, to simplify things, and just to keep the parents' lives private. And that even continues as the kids age. One of the things I found really fascinating with your relationship with Paige is that even –

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

It's interesting because parents, whether they're Soviet spies or not, they conceal things from your kids all the time for all sorts of reasons, like to maintain their innocence, to simplify things, and just to keep the parents' lives private. And that even continues as the kids age. One of the things I found really fascinating with your relationship with Paige is that even –

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

When Elizabeth reveals that she's a spy, like she still can't tell Paige about all the stuff she does, like all the honey traps and the murders. Because she doesn't want Paige to think she's a monster. Yeah.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

When Elizabeth reveals that she's a spy, like she still can't tell Paige about all the stuff she does, like all the honey traps and the murders. Because she doesn't want Paige to think she's a monster. Yeah.

Fresh Air
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

When Elizabeth reveals that she's a spy, like she still can't tell Paige about all the stuff she does, like all the honey traps and the murders. Because she doesn't want Paige to think she's a monster. Yeah.