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Set among a population of people who are doing time for all kinds of nefarious deeds (not to mention sadistic guards who take pleasure in mistreating the inmates), finding evil in Litchfield Prison [2] is not hard. After finding themselves in maximum security thanks to the riot in season five, the characters in C-Block meet one of the most threatening bad guys [3] of Orange Is the New Black [4]'s new season: Carol (Henny Russell). Quiet and menacing, she's a real threat to the newly placed inmates.

Russell has been acting for over 20 years, mostly as a character actor. She's had appearances on Gossip Girl [5], Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Chicago Med.

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The Chicago-area native attended NYU, graduating from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, and she has numerous Broadway performances under her belt. Acting in Oslo, which won the Tony [7] in 2017 for best play, and The Audience are just two recent performances that theatergoers would recognize. In all, she has participated in eight stage shows.

With two upcoming projects [8] in production, The Magnificent Meyersons and Bushwick Beats, chances are you'll definitely recognize her the next time you see her. If you think you recognized young Carol [9], that's a whole other story . . .