About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1954-02-17
Place of birth:
Burbank, California, USA
Website:
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Rene Russo

Overview

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

Acting

2019 Avengers: Endgame Actor Frigga 82
Very good
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw Actor Rhodora Haze 55
Average
2017 Just Getting Started Actor Suzie 55
Average
2015 The Intern Actor Fiona Farwell 71
Good
2015 Frank and Cindy Actor Cindy Brown 58
Average
2014 Nightcrawler Actor Nina Romina 76
Good
2013 Thor: The Dark World Actor Frigga 65
Fair
2012 Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Thor Actor Frigga 67
Fair
2005 Yours, Mine & Ours Actor Helen North 60
Fair
2005 Two for the Money Actor Toni Morrow 60
Fair
2003 Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary Actor Herself 59
Average
2002 Big Trouble Actor Anna Herk 59
Average
2002 Showtime Actor Chase Renzi 56
Average
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Actor Natasha 51
Average
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair Actor Catherine Banning 64
Fair
1999 The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Actor Lorna Cole 64
Fair
1997 Buddy Actor Trudy Lintz 57
Average
1996 Ransom Actor Katherine Mullen 65
Fair
1996 Tin Cup Actor Dr. Molly Griswold 59
Average
1995 Get Shorty Actor Karen Flores 63
Fair
1995 Outbreak Actor Robby Keough 64
Fair
1994 Major League II Actor Lynn Wells 58
Average
1993 In the Line of Fire Actor Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines 67
Fair
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Actor Lorna Cole 65
Fair
1992 Freejack Actor Julie Redlund 57
Average
1991 One Good Cop Actor Rita Lewis 58
Average
1990 Mr. Destiny Actor Cindy Jo 59
Average
1989 Major League Actor Lynn Wells 65
Fair
1987 Sable Actor Eden Kendell 68
Fair

Production

2005 Two for the Money Production Executive Producer 60
Fair