Elizabeth Russell

In the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Miss Elizabeth Russell is Roger Ackroyd's housekeeper. She is described as a woman with "dark hair unstreaked with grey, and when she had a colour, the stern quality of her looks was not so apparent". According to Caroline Sheppard, he tried to marry Roger.

If Roger died, she would receive a thousand pounds.

Role in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
When Dr Sheppard was leaving Roger Ackroyd's house, he encountered a mysterious person at the gates. This person was actually M. Russell's illegitimate son, Charles Kent, a drug addict recently arrived from Canada. That morning Miss Russell had indirectly asked Sheppard if there was a way to stop being an addict. However, Dr Sheppard thought she was interested on toxins and poisons.

Portrayals
The characters of Miss Russell and her son are omitted in Agatha Christie's Poirot.

She was voiced by Eva Stuart in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the novel.