Her father, Jerry Russell, worked at the National Cash Register (now known as the NCR Corporation) and later became a local actor and director in 1979 when he founded the Stage West Theatre, a professional theatre company, which operates in downtown Fort Worth.
Her father, Jerry Russell, worked at the National Cash Register (now known as the NCR Corporation). He became a actor and director in 1979 when he founded the Stage West Theatre, a professional theatre company, which operates in downtown Fort Worth.