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We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit

Wright plays an FBI secretary who falls in love with an undercover Russian spy. She says Martha is "who we would all most likely be" if we found ourselves in the world of The Americans.
Wright describes Martha, her <em>Americans</em> character, as an "average, everyday person that's open and trusting and loving."

If you're a fan of The Americans, you probably have strong feelings about Alison Wright's character, Martha. Poor, loving, trusting Martha had to be smuggled out of the U.S. because she married a man who was no good for her — a man who turned out to be a Russian spy.

Wright created a sensation with her performance on . She's also in FX's , about the rivalry between actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, and she's making her Broadway debut, about the deindustrialization of a working-class town.

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