2007

Keri Russell

June 09

Keri & Shane's River

Russell, 31, and contractor husband Shane Deary, 30, welcome their first child, a son they name River (left). Russell tells Newsweek that picking a name is a lot harder than it looks: "I had a boy name picked out I thought was perfect. But when he came out, he was just different. He was so mellow. My husband grew up on Martha's Vineyard with some crazy hippie-named kids, and he said, 'I think we should call him River.'"

Keri Russell

November 21

August Rush

The new mom promotes her drama August Rush, which costars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (right) and Robin Williams. Russell plays an "amazing" cellist – she underwent three months of cello lessons for her scenes with the New York Philharmonic – who tries to find her child (played by Freddie Highmore) that was separated from her at his birth. Next Up: the thriller, Girl in the Park, with Kate Bosworth.

Photo Credits

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): INF; Warner Brothers

Edited by Mai Dinh, Janet Murphy