Acting
Rene Russo
Born Feb 17, 1954 · 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).
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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Acting
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Adventure · Science Fiction · Action
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Just Getting Started
2017
Action · Comedy
The Intern
2015
Comedy
Frank and Cindy
2015
Comedy · Drama
Nightcrawler
2014
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
Documentary
Thor
2011
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
Comedy · Family · Romance
Two for the Money
2005
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
Comedy
Big Trouble
2002
Comedy · Crime
Showtime
2002
Action · Comedy
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Drama · Crime · Romance
The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home
1999
Documentary
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Action · Crime · Thriller
Buddy
1997
Adventure · Family · Comedy
Ransom
1996
Action · Thriller
Tin Cup
1996
Romance · Comedy
Get Shorty
1995
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Outbreak
1995
Action · Drama · Thriller
Major League II
1994
Comedy
In the Line of Fire
1993
Action · Thriller · Crime
HBO First Look
1992
Documentary
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Talk · Comedy
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
Action · Thriller · Crime
Freejack
1992
Science Fiction · Action · Crime
One Good Cop
1991
Action · Crime · Drama
Mr. Destiny
1990
Fantasy · Comedy · Science Fiction
Major League
1989
Comedy
Sable
1987
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure