Rene Russo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rene Russo
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1954(1954-02-17)
Age	70
Birthplace	Burbank
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rene Russo Biography

Rene Russo is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, United States. Actress who was paired with Actress who paired up with Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon and Ransom. Her other film credits include Get Shorty, Nightcrawler, Tin Cup, In the Line of Fire, and The Thomas Crown Affair. for Lethal Weapon and Ransom. Other film credits include Tin Cup, Tin Cup and In the Line of Fire.

In 1995’s crime/comedy Get Shorty, she plays Karen Flores as the ex-wife She plays Karen Flores, the ex-wife of Danny DeVito‘s Martin Weir, in the 1995 crime/comedy Get Shorty.’s Martin Weir.

After allegedly being spotted at a 1972 Rolling Stones concert by John Crosby, an agent from International Creative Management, Russo originally began her career as a model. With Crosby’s encouragement, Russo applied to, and was signed by, Ford Modeling Agency. She became one of the top models of the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing on magazine covers for Vogue, Mademoiselle, and Cosmopolitan, as well as advertisements for perfume and cosmetics. Vogue in a 2016 article, wrote: “In the ’70s, Russo stood for a sexiness that was both accessible and aspirational: She could vamp it up with the best of them, posing for Francesco Scavullo in decadent furs, or swathed in Versace for Richard Avedon, but Russo wasn’t your average pinup. The poise she brought to her images made her the first choice for editorial shoots that demanded models with tenacity, whether she was bound for the boardroom in a power suit or posing on a beach with Tony Spinelli”.

Russo 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 Russo was two. Her father was of Italian descent, while her mother had Italian, German, and English ancestry. Russo grew up with her mother and her sister, Toni (who was married to lyricist Bernie Taupin between 1979 and 1991), and attended Burroughs High School, where her classmates included director Ron Howard. She was plagued with scoliosis and had to wear a full-torso brace. Her tall height also earned her the nickname “Jolly Green Giant” from her classmates. In a 2019 interview with Financial Times, she indeed described herself as a “geek”, and admitted that the bullying she endured during high school made her drop out in the tenth grade. Growing up, Russo did not have any “ambitions”, remarking that she “was too busy just trying to survive, along with my sister and my mom —money was tight, my mom worked two jobs”. She began taking a variety of part-time jobs to help her family, including working in an eyeglass factory and as a movie theater cashier. She eventually got scouted for modelling and went to New York City, which she described as a “scary place compared to where I grew up”.

In 1992, she married Dan Gilroy and Rose was born in August 1993.

Rene Russo Net Worth

Rene Russo is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rene Russo 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After high school, she worked as an eyeglass manufacturer and as a cashier at a movie theater.

When she was 18 years old, she was found at a Rolling Stones concert.

Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress, producer, and model. Russo 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).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rene Russo height 5 ft 8 in Rene weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rene Russo Dating?

According to our records, Rene Russo married to Dan Gilroy (m. 1992). As of December 1, 2023, Rene Russo’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1996, Russo played a clinical psychologist and the love interest of a former golf prodigy with little ambition in the romantic comedy Tin Cup, with Kevin Costner, and reunited with Mel Gibson to play his wife in the crime thriller Ransom, directed by Ron Howard. While Tin Cup was a moderate commercial success, Ransom was the 6th highest-grossing film of 1996, with a worldwide gross of US$309.5 million. In 1997, Russo portrayed exotic animal owner Gertrude Lintz in the little-seen comedy Buddy, and in 1998, reprised her role in Lethal Weapon 4, the final film in the series, which made US$285.4 million. In 1999, she starred as an insurance investigator and the lover of a billionaire, alongside Pierce Brosnan, in the heist film The Thomas Crown Affair directed by John McTiernan. Critic Kenneth Turan, in his review for the film, wrote: “[Her] smart, gritty performance is the best thing about this remake of the stylish caper movie Thomas Crown.” The production grossed US$124.3 million worldwide.

Facts & Trivia

Rene Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rene Russo celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

The comedy Big Trouble, which was based on the novel by Dave Barry and featured her as a devoted mother, was originally scheduled for release on September 21, 2001 and had a strong advertising push. The events of September 11 of that year cast a pall over the movie’s comedic smuggling of a nuclear device onto an airplane. Consequently, the film was pushed back until 2002, and the promotion campaign was toned down almost to the point of abandonment. The film came to theaters and left quickly afterwards, without generating much of an impact.

Top Facts about Rene Russo

1. Rene Russo was born on February 17, 1954 in California.
2. She began her career as a model at age 17.
3. Russo’s breakthrough role was in the film “Lethal Weapon” (1987).
4. She has starred in over 20 films throughout her career.
5. Russo received a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1999).
6. She took a break from acting to raise her daughter and returned in 2011.
7. Russo is married to screenwriter Dan Gilroy since 1992.
8. Her net worth is estimated at $40 million USD.
9. Russo supports various charities including the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
10. She has been praised for breaking Hollywood’s age barrier for actresses.

Why did Rene Russo stop acting?

Back in 2005, Russo took a break from acting, after starring in family comedy Yours, Mine and Ours alongside Dennis Quaid. The main reason for Russo’s sabbatical was the same as most who decide to take time off from work, she’d “had enough” of acting, and was starting to burn out.

Does Rene Russo have scoliosis?

Doctors diagnosed Rene Russo with Scoliosis when she was ten. She spoke to Hudson Valley Scoliosis Correction Center about her experiences while wearing a back brace. “I used to put a bra on top of the body cast with falsies in it,” she explained. “Because I wanted to look like I had a chest.”

Is Rene Russo still married to Dan Gilroy?

Personal life. Gilroy resides in Los Angeles with actress Rene Russo, to whom he has been married since 1992. The two have a daughter, Rose, who has ventured into modeling.

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More Stories by THR staff. Rene Russo hasn’t been on the big screen in six years. Now the veteran actress is returning to theaters in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, which opens wide Friday. In the movie, she plays Frigga, the mother of Thor (Chris Hemsworth).

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