Rene Russo

Born: 1954-02-17

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).


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as Frigga
Released: 2019-04-24

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the...

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The Intern

as Fiona Farwell
Released: 2015-09-23

70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to...

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as Frigga
Released: 2011-04-21

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god -...

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Nightcrawler

as Nina Romina
Released: 2014-10-23

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs...

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as Frigga
Released: 2013-10-30

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith...

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Ransom

as Katherine Mullen
Released: 1996-11-08

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a...

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Lethal Weapon 4

as Lorna Cole
Released: 1998-07-10

Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a...

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as Robby Keough
Released: 1995-03-10

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic...

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as Lorna Cole
Released: 1992-05-15

Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this...

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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

as Natasha
Released: 2000-06-30

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon...

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Get Shorty

as Karen Flores
Released: 1995-10-20

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to...

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The Thomas Crown Affair

as Catherine Banning
Released: 1999-08-06

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his...

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Major League

as Lynn Wells
Released: 1989-02-16

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to...

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as Cindy Jo
Released: 1990-10-12

Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could...

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In the Line of Fire

as Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines
Released: 1993-07-08

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President...

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Two for the Money

as Toni Morrow
Released: 2005-10-07

A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for...

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Velvet Buzzsaw

as Rhodora Haze
Released: 2019-02-01

Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a...

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as Dr. Molly Griswold
Released: 1996-08-16

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win...

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Major League II

as Lynn Wells
Released: 1994-03-30

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into...

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Yours, Mine & Ours

as Helen North
Released: 2005-11-23

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop...

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Freejack

as Julie Redlund
Released: 1992-01-17

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009...

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Big Trouble

as Anna Herk
Released: 2002-04-05

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced...

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Just Getting Started

as Suzie
Released: 2017-12-01

Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm...

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Showtime

as Chase Renzi
Released: 2002-03-14

A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality...

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Buddy

as Trudy Lintz
Released: 1997-06-06

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

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One Good Cop

as Rita Lewis
Released: 1991-05-03

When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his...

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Frank and Cindy

as Cindy Brown
Released: 2015-06-16

G.J. Echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother Cindy and his...

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Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

as Herself
Released: 2003-08-10

Caustic comic Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity...

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The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home

as Narrator
Released: 1999-01-01

The struggles of moving Keiko, star of Free Willy, from Mexico City to a much better place in...

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Matlock

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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HBO First Look

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-06-12

HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It...

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Comedy Central Roasts

as Self
First aired: 2003-08-10

Celebrities and comedians belt out good-natured insult comedy jokes at the expense of a guest of...

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The Directors

as Self
First aired: 1999-01-01

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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MADtv

as Self
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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Sable

as Eden Kendell
First aired: 1987-11-07

Sable is a short-lived television program that aired on ABC during the 1987-1988 season, and is...

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