Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1954-02-17 (Age: 72)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Rene 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).
Filmography (30)
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Just Getting Started
2017
The Intern
2015
Frank and Cindy
2015
Nightcrawler
2014
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
Thor
2011
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
Two for the Money
2005
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
Big Trouble
2002
Showtime
2002
