Emma Russell

Hailing from Melbourne, Emma began her training at The Australian Ballet School where she was the recipient of the Lionel Phillips scholarship award. She furthered her studies at Ballet Theatre Australia, Jason Colemans Ministry of Dance, NIDA and The Film Space. With a career spanning over a decade in the industry Emma was an original Australian cast member of Moulin Rouge the Musical (Global Creatures) where she toured with the production for two and a half years covering the role of Nini. Most recently Emma toured with the Australian production of CHICAGO in the role of Hunyak (Crossroads Live). Other theatre credits include- Footloose in the role of Ethel (DV LIVE), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (TML Enterprises) Curtains (The Production Company) The Wizard of Oz (GFO), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (GFO) where she regularly performed the role of Veruca Salt as understudy. Emma also worked with Warner Bros on the film Elvis under the direction of Baz Luhrmann and Kate Wormald. Dance credits include ‘One Man’s Dream’ at Tokyo Disneyland and tours with the Melbourne Ballet Company.