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
all 39
Movies 30
TV Shows 9
self 5
Narrator 1
Loki (2021)
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)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003)
Big Trouble (2002)
Showtime (2002)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
The Directors (1999)
The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home (1999)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Buddy (1997)
Ransom (1996)
Tin Cup (1996)
Get Shorty (1995)
MADtv (1995)
Outbreak (1995)
Major League II (1994)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
HBO First Look (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Freejack (1992)
One Good Cop (1991)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
Major League (1989)
Sable (1987)
Matlock (1986)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1954-02-17 (70 years old)
Birth NameRene Marie Russo
Birth PlaceBurbank, United States of America
SpouseDan Gilroy
ChildrenRose Gilroy
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBrentwood, United States of America
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