Charleen Russell (born Charleen Michelle Lopez) was born in Miami, Florida to two Nicaraguan immigrants who sought refuge in the United States during the Nicaraguan revolution that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. At a young age Charleen, being an artistic individual, aspired to become an actress. She grew up taking dance classes, being a cheerleader in middle school and entering water sports during high school. In college was when she gained a taste for theatre when she had a role in The Vagina Monologues. However, she was raised to attain an education and work at attaining the American dream. She eventually graduated pharmacy school as one of the youngest in her class in the year 2014 from the University of Florida. Charleen married Jeremy Russell and moved to Ocala, Florida. That was when she decided to try acting as she succeeded in gaining an education, yet still felt a need to express herself artistically. Since then, Charleen has been a part of a few short films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Ponder," "Diary of a Wimpy Alien: Predator rules," "My New Family," and "Methodical." She has been a background actress in productions such as "The Walking Dead," "Black Mafia Family," and "Step Up: High Water." Charleen continues to explore the independent film market where her work can be seen at film festivals.