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Keri Russell has switched gears since playing the iconic college student stuck in puppy love. While she’ll always be Felicity to OG fans, Russell has found success as an international spy. The starlet went right from the NYU dorms to the Cold War-era Virginia Suburbs, where she plays Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans. Jennings is a KGB spy in an arranged marriage with another spy. They were tasked with collecting intelligence by posting as Americans shortly after Ronald Regan was sworn into office. The performance garnered Russell her very first Emmy and Critics’ Choice nominations. She also lost her signature curly locks.