Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on magazine covers such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan.
She made her film debut in the 1989 comedy Major League, and rose to international prominence in a number of thrillers and action films throughout the 1990s, including Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Get Shorty (1995), Ransom (1996), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).
After headlining the family comedy Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), Russo took a five-year break from acting. She returned to the screen as Frigga, the mother of the titular hero, in the superhero film Thor (2011), a role she reprised in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2014, Russo starred in the acclaimed crime thriller Nightcrawler, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She has also appeared in The Intern (2015), Just Getting Started (2017), and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019).
Rene Russo Biography / Wiki
Name | Rene Russo |
Also Know | |
Gender | Female |
Known For | Acting |
Place of Birth | Burbank, California, USA |
Date of Birth | 1954-02-17 |
Age(as in 2022) | 68 |
Deathday |
Rene Russo Acting Movies
Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
Buddy | Trudy Lintz | 1997-06-06 | An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son…. |
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Natasha | 2000-06-30 | Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into … |
Frank and Cindy | Cindy Brown | 2015-06-16 | G.J. Echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother Cindy and his step-father, Frank. Frank used to be a member of OXO, … |
The Free Willy Story – Keiko’s Journey Home | Narrator | 1999-01-01 | The struggles of moving Keiko, star of Free Willy, from Mexico City to a much better place in Oregon, US…. |
The Thomas Crown Affair | Catherine Banning | 1999-08-06 | A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective…. |
Tin Cup | Dr. Molly Griswold | 1996-08-16 | A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival’s girlfriend…. |
Ransom | Katherine Mullen | 1996-11-08 | When a rich man’s son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals…. |
Outbreak | Robby Keough | 1995-03-10 | A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels’ job is to stop the virus spread… |
Yours, Mine & Ours | Helen North | 2005-11-23 | Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower w… |
One Good Cop | Rita Lewis | 1991-05-03 | When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his three orphaned girls. But during his investigation of th… |
Nightcrawler | Nina Romina | 2014-10-23 | When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the … |
Velvet Buzzsaw | Rhodora Haze | 2019-02-01 | Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discover… |
Get Shorty | Karen Flores | 1995-10-20 | Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic “Bones” Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood produc… |
Freejack | Julie Redlund | 1992-01-17 | Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a… |
In the Line of Fire | Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines | 1993-07-08 | Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirt… |
Two for the Money | Toni Morrow | 2005-10-07 | A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers…. |
The Intern | Fiona | 2015-09-23 | 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he b… |
Showtime | Chase Renzi | 2002-03-14 | A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show…. |
Just Getting Started | Suzie | 2017-12-01 | Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a for… |
Lethal Weapon 3 | Lorna Cole | 1992-05-15 | Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down … |
Lethal Weapon 4 | Lorna Cole | 1998-07-10 | In the combustible action franchise’s final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing… |
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of ‘Lethal Weapon’ | Self | 2012-07-04 | This documentary showcases producer Joel Silver, Donner, Gibson, Glover, Rene Russo and other members of all four films’ production teams as they exam… |
Mr. Destiny | Cindy Jo Bumpers/Burrows | 1990-10-12 | Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot … |
Major League | Lynn Wells | 1989-02-16 | When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she’s determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing… |
Big Trouble | Anna Herk | 2002-04-05 | The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street t… |
Thor: The Dark World | Frigga | 2013-10-30 | Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. … |
Thor | Frigga | 2011-04-21 | Against his father Odin’s will, The Mighty Thor – a powerful but arrogant warrior god – recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Eart… |
Avengers: Endgame | Frigga | 2019-04-24 | After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini… |
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Herself | 2003-08-10 | Caustic comic Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roast in his honor, emceed by Jeff Garlin. Dishing ou… |
Rene Russo Production Movies
Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
Two for the Money | Executive Producer | 2005-10-07 | A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers…. |
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