Angie Russell

Infobox soap character | name = Angela Russell
colour=Television colour|Home and Away


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portrayer = Laurie Foell
creator = Coral Drouyn
gender = Female
first = 27 August 2002
Episode 3375
last = 24 May 2004
Episode 3746 (dream sequences)
cause = died after being shoved by son, Dylan during an argument
age = 40 (at the time of death)
nickname = Tarantula (by Summer Bay High Students)
occupation = Former Vice Principal of Summer Bay High
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children = Dylan Russell (son)
Tasha Hunter (daughter)
cousins = Josie Russell (cousin)


grandchildren = Ella Hunter (granddaughter)

Angela "Angie" Russell was a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Laurie Foell from 2002 until the character's death in 2003.Angie subsequently appeared as a ghost in her daughter Tasha's dreams.

Character's background

Angie first arrived in Summer Bay in 2002 as a former flame of Rhys Sutherland. Angie's son, Dylan immediately took a shine to Rhys' daughter Kirsty. Angie later dropped a massive bombshell, revealing that Dylan was Rhys' son from their relationship, sending shockwaves through the Sutherland family.

Rhy's marriage to Shelley gradually fell apart. In the midst of this Angie, had a relationship with recently released Jesse McGregor and even lied to Detective Mike Carter about Jesse's whereabouts on the night of a murder.

Angie later began playing mind games with Nick, after she caught him fighting with her son Dylan. Angie used her feminine wiles to seduce Nick and then reject him. When Nick confronted her in a classroom one day, Angie began screaming and tearing at her clothing, framing Nick for sexual assault.

Even after she dropped the charges, the police still pursued Nick. Eventually he was found guilty of sexual assault and given community service at a retirement home. The Bay turned on Angie.

Angie's behavior became more erratic and she became more and more unstable. Several incidents included Angie torching Scott Hunter's (Dani Sutherland's boyfriend) boatshed and blackmailing Josh West over his dealing with a local councillor. Justice Morag, had prior information about scandal Angie had been involved in at Morag's nephew Duncan's school in the city, but it backfired when Angie took a defamation of character suit against Morag.

Toward's the end of Angie's reign of terror over Summer Bay, Angie discovered Dylan wasn't Rhys' son and worse was to come when Nick with the help of his friends Kirsty, her sister Jade and Seb Miller gained a measure of revenge after videoing Angie threating Nick that he would die with her name on his lips. Following this, Angie's employment was terminated by Principal Paris Burnett.

Several weeks later, Angie's body was found. Viewers learned in flashbacks that the suspects were:

*Dylan
*Rhys
*Dani
*Kirsty
*Jade
*Sally Fletcher
*Jesse
*Nick
*Irene Roberts
*Josh West

Eventually, Dylan confessed to arguing with Angie and then pushing her, causing her death. Dylan stood trial in the city and was acquitted.

Angie made one final appearance in her daughter, Tasha's dream as a ghost.