The Texas native began her career as a professional dancer. As the "It Girl" of music videos and tours, she has appeared alongside a virtual Who's Who of chart-topping artists, including: Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, and many more. Perry-Russell made the transition from lead dancer to actress when she landed a lead role in the Universal film "Honey 2". She was later cast in Will Ferrell's comedy film "The Campaign", Whitney Houston's last film "Sparkle", The Preacher's Son based on Carl Weber's best seller, and most recently Netflix new hit series 13 Reasons Why as Tracy Porter.