Rene Russo

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Rene Russo
Born	Rene Marie Russo February 17, 1954 (1954-02-17) (age 55) Burbank, California, U.S.
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Dan Gilroy (1992-present); one daughter

Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954)^[1][2] is an American film actress and former fashion model.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Russo, an Italian American,^[3][4] was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Shirley (née Balocca), a factory worker and barmaid, and Nino Russo, a sculptor and car mechanic who left the family when Rene was two.^[1][5][6] Russo grew up with her sister, Toni, and their single mother. She attended Burroughs High School (where her classmates included director Ron Howard), but eventually dropped out in the tenth grade. Due to financial constraints within the family, she began taking a variety of part-time jobs including working in an eyeglass factory, and as a movie cashier.

[edit] Career

Russo made her television series debut in 1987, with a supporting role in the TV series Sable. Two years later, she made her debut in film as the girlfriend of the Tom Berenger character in Major League. Her breakthrough role is generally considered to be her part as martial arts-practicing internal affairs detective Lorna Cole in Lethal Weapon 3 (and again in Lethal Weapon 4) opposite Mel Gibson.

Throughout the 1990s, Russo appeared in a number of high-profile thrillers that were hugely successful at the box office, including In the Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood, Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman, Ransom (directed by high school classmate Howard) and The Thomas Crown Affair starring Pierce Brosnan.

She also tried her hand at comedy in Tin Cup with Kevin Costner, Get Shorty with John Travolta and as the cartoonish Russian spy Natasha in the live-action film version of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. She starred in at least one major studio film per year from 1992 to 2002.

Russo more recently co-starred with Al Pacino in Two for the Money and with Dennis Quaid in Yours, Mine and Ours. But she has not been seen in a film since 2005.

[edit] Personal life

Russo has been married to screenwriter Dan Gilroy since 1992. They have one daughter, Rose (born August 31, 1993), and the family currently lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her sister Toni was married to lyricist Bernie Taupin in the 1980s, and Rene appeared alongside her sister in the 1987 video for Taupin's solo song, "Citizen Jane." It was during this period that Russo began an intense study into spirituality, and eventually embraced Christianity.

[edit] Filmography

Title	Year	Role
Major League	1989	Lynn Wells
Mr. Destiny	1990	Cindy Jo Bumpers/Burrows
One Good Cop	1991	Rita Lewis
Freejack	1992	Julie Redlund
Lethal Weapon 3	1992	Lorna Cole
In the Line of Fire	1993	Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines
Major League II	1994	Lynn Wells (cameo)
Outbreak	1995	Robby Keough
Get Shorty	1995	Karen Flores
Tin Cup	1996	Dr. Molly Griswold
Ransom	1996	Kate Mullen
Buddy	1997	Mrs. Gertrude 'Trudy' Lintz
Lethal Weapon 4	1998	Lorna Cole-Riggs
The Thomas Crown Affair	1999	Catherine Olds Banning
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	2000	Natasha Fatale
Big Trouble	2002	Anna Herk
Showtime	2002	Chase Renzi
Two for the Money	2005	Toni Morrow
Yours, Mine and Ours	2005	Helen North

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Rene Russo

• Rene Russo at the Internet Movie Database
• Rene Russo Fansite
• interview, 10/05, About.com
• interview, 10/07/05, MovieWeb

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NAME	Russo, Rene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Russo, Rene Marie
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1954-2-17
PLACE OF BIRTH	Burbank, California, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH