Rene Russo
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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- 2019 ·Avengers: Endgameas Frigga
- 2019 ·Velvet Buzzsawas Rhodora Haze
- 2017 ·Just Getting Startedas Suzie
- 2015 ·The Internas Fiona Farwell
- 2015 ·Frank and Cindyas Cindy Brown
- 2014 ·Nightcrawleras Nina Romina
- 2013 ·Thor: The Dark Worldas Frigga
- 2012 ·Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'as Self
- 2011 ·Thoras Frigga
- 2005 ·Yours, Mine & Oursas Helen North
- 2005 ·Two for the Moneyas Toni Morrow
- 2003 ·The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
- 2003 ·Comedy Central Roastsas Self
- 2003 ·Comedy Central Roast of Denis Learyas Herself
- 2002 ·Big Troubleas Anna Herk
- 2002 ·Showtimeas Chase Renzi
- 2000 ·The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkleas Natasha
- 1999 ·The Thomas Crown Affairas Catherine Banning
- 1999 ·The Directorsas Self
- 1999 ·The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Homeas Narrator
- 1998 ·Lethal Weapon 4as Lorna Cole
- 1997 ·Buddyas Trudy Lintz
- 1996 ·Ransomas Katherine Mullen
- 1996 ·Tin Cupas Dr. Molly Griswold
- 1995 ·Get Shortyas Karen Flores
- 1995 ·MADtvas Self
- 1995 ·Outbreakas Robby Keough
- 1994 ·Major League IIas Lynn Wells
- 1993 ·In the Line of Fireas Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines
- 1992 ·HBO First Lookas
- 1992 ·The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
- 1992 ·Lethal Weapon 3as Lorna Cole
- 1992 ·Freejackas Julie Redlund
- 1991 ·One Good Copas Rita Lewis
- 1990 ·Mr. Destinyas Cindy Jo
- 1989 ·Major Leagueas Lynn Wells
- 1987 ·Sableas Eden Kendell
- 1986 ·Matlockas
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self