Marcella Russo (born 4 May 1969) is an Australian actress who is best known for her playing role as Liljana Bishop in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2003 until 2005.
Russo began her career in Adelaide, working as an actress in theatre, film and radio. She was also a member of several bands. She left Adelaide for Melbourne in 1995, with the aim of furthering her success in the music industry. She wrote and performed in the bands, She Is Me and Swallow.[1]
Russo joined the cast of long-running soap opera Neighbours in 2003, as Harold Bishop’s Serbian daughter-in-law, Liljana Bishop, having auditioned for the role. Her character (along with her husband and daughter) was killed off in a plane crash.[1]