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Alternate Names: 蕾妮·羅素, رنه روسو
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Major League (1989) as Lynn Wells
Most Important Roles: - The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) as Catherine Banning
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) as Lorna Cole
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) as Lorna Cole
- Big Trouble (2002) as Anna Herk
- Thor (2011) as Frigga
- Mr. Destiny (1990) as Cindy Jo
- Ransom (1996) as Katherine Mullen
- Tin Cup (1996) as Dr. Molly Griswold
- Outbreak (1995) as Robby Keough
- Get Shorty (1995) as Karen Flores
Career Highlights: - The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Big Trouble (2002)
- Thor (2011)
- Mr. Destiny (1990)
- Ransom (1996)
- Tin Cup (1996)
- Outbreak (1995)
- Get Shorty (1995)
Awards
Awards: - Won Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (2001)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (1993)
- Nominated for 1 Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance (2000)
- Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actress - Action/Adventure (1999)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Apple - Female Star of the Year (1996)
- Nominated for 1 LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss (1993)
- Nominated for 1 NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actress (2001)
- Won SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast (1996)
- Nominated for 1 Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 IGN Award - Best Movie Supporting Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 CCOP - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Secundária) (2015)
Full 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).
