Exclusive: Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou!

Celebrity Moms January 5, 2012 AT 3:40PM
Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou! Credit: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Keri Russell's biggest Christmas 2011 present arrived a little late: A baby girl!

On Dec. 27, the Felicity actress, 35, gave birth to daughter Willa Lou Deary, her rep tells Us Weekly exclusively.

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It's the second child for Russell and husband Shane Deary, parents to son River Russell Deary, 4.

Russell met Deary, a carpenter, through a mutual friend, and they wed on Valentine's Day 2007. The growing family lives in Brooklyn, NYC.

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"I just feel like birth is one of the most powerful things that can happen to a woman," Russell told the New York Observer in 2008.

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The actress next stars in the romantic comedy Austenland, out this year.

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  • January 09, 2012 - 7:27pm Kelly Haven Russell

    keri russell pulled off the birth of her baby without all the fanfair.

  • January 05, 2012 - 9:55pm Phyllis Newman

    Since my Mom's name is Willa Mae I'd have to say great choice!

  • January 05, 2012 - 6:42pm Neva Hansen

    Earn some extra bucks for a holidays, easy part time online work, good salary, check it out... LazyCash10.om

  • January 05, 2012 - 6:32pm Nance Himo

    She's so beautiful... i adore her! Congrats!

  • January 05, 2012 - 3:53pm Marnie Levy Williams

    Congrats Keri! Easily one of my all time favorite actresses! Loved Waitress and Felicity!

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