Keri Russell welcomes baby girl

Los Angeles: Actress Keri Russell has become the proud mother of a baby girl.

The `August Rush` star and husband Shane Deary welcomed daughter Willa Lou Deary on December 27 in New York City, reported People magazine. "Everyone`s happy and healthy," her representative said of the new addition, who joins elder brother River, 4. Hopefully things went a bit more smoothly for Russell, who has said her first delivery experience was challenging, she revealed afterward that she`d be in labor for a full 38 hours. "It was intense. It was a long time. But it all worked out okay," she had said in 2007. As for being a working mother, Russell, who is best known for her turn in the TV show `Felicity` and also starred alongside Harrison Ford in 2010 in the film `Extraordinary Measures`, says she enjoys the dual roles. "Luckily, right now, the schedule I get to keep with film really allows me to balance work and family. I get to work really hard for three months, but then I get to be home for four months where I get to put my son to bed every night. "I like getting to be in the adult world a little bit and then getting to be in the mom world and cook dinners. And, for me, that balance is what makes it nice," said Russell. PTI