Rene Russo
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1954-02-17 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Burbank, California, USA
- Also known as
- Rene Marie Russo
Biography
Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and former 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).
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (30)
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Frigga
Thor
2011
as Frigga
Nightcrawler
2014
as Nina Romina
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Frigga
The Intern
2015
as Fiona Farwell
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Lorna Cole
Outbreak
1995
as Robby Keough
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
as Lorna Cole
Ransom
1996
as Katherine Mullen
Major League
1989
as Lynn Wells
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Catherine Banning
In the Line of Fire
1993
as Lilly Raines
Get Shorty
1995
as Karen Flores
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Rhodora Haze
Freejack
1992
as Julie Redlund
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
as Helen North
Showtime
2002
as Chase Renzi
Major League II
1994
as Lynn Wells (ucredited)
Tin Cup
1996
as Dr. Molly Griswold
Big Trouble
2002
as Anna Herk
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Natasha
Two for the Money
2005
as Toni Morrow
Just Getting Started
2017
as Suzie
One Good Cop
1991
as Rita Lewis
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Cindy Jo
Buddy
1997
as Trudy Lintz
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
as Self
Frank and Cindy
2015
as Cindy Brown
The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home
1999
as Narrator
About Rene Russo
Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and former 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… With 38 credits spanning from 1953 to 2019, Rene Russo has appeared in 30 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rene Russo Movies
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Frigga
- Thor (2011) — as Frigga
- Nightcrawler (2014) — as Nina Romina
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Frigga
- The Intern (2015) — as Fiona Farwell
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