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Rene Russo
- Born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA
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).
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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
Avengers: Endgame2019
Thor2011
Thor: The Dark World2013
Nightcrawler2014
The Intern2015
Lethal Weapon 31992
Lethal Weapon 41998
Outbreak1995
Filmography
- 2019Avengers: EndgameFilmFrigga
- 2019Velvet BuzzsawFilmRhodora Haze
- 2017Just Getting StartedFilmSuzie
- 2015The InternFilmFiona Farwell
- 2015Frank and CindyFilmCindy Brown
- 2014NightcrawlerFilmNina Romina
- 2013Thor: The Dark WorldFilmFrigga
- 2012Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'FilmSelf
- 2011ThorFilmFrigga
- 2005Yours, Mine & OursFilmHelen North
- 2005Two for the MoneyFilmToni Morrow, Executive Producer
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeriesSelf
- 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis LearyFilmSelf
- 2003Comedy Central RoastsSeriesSelf
- 2002ShowtimeFilmChase Renzi
- 2002Big TroubleFilmAnna Herk
- 2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleFilmNatasha
- 1999The Thomas Crown AffairFilmCatherine Banning
- 1999The DirectorsSeriesSelf
- 1999The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey HomeFilmNarrator
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4FilmLorna Cole
- 1997BuddyFilmTrudy Lintz
- 1996RansomFilmKatherine Mullen
- 1996Tin CupFilmDr. Molly Griswold
- 1995OutbreakFilmRobby Keough
- 1995Get ShortyFilmKaren Flores
- 1995MADtvSeriesSelf
- 1994Major League IIFilmLynn Wells (ucredited)
- 1993In the Line of FireFilmLilly Raines
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3FilmLorna Cole
- 1992FreejackFilmJulie Redlund
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
- 1992HBO First LookSeries
- 1991One Good CopFilmRita Lewis
- 1990Mr. DestinyFilmCindy Jo
- 1989Major LeagueFilmLynn Wells
- 1987SableSeriesEden Kendell
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf