Rene Russo
Born
February 17, 1954 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).

Avengers: Endgame
Frigga
2019

Velvet Buzzsaw
Rhodora Haze
2019

Just Getting Started
Suzie
2017

The Intern
Fiona Farwell
2015

Frank and Cindy
Cindy Brown
2015

Nightcrawler
Nina Romina
2014

Thor: The Dark World
Frigga
2013
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
2012

Thor
Frigga
2011

Yours, Mine & Ours
Helen North
2005

Two for the Money
Toni Morrow
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
2003

Comedy Central Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Big Trouble
Anna Herk
2002

Showtime
Chase Renzi
2002

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Natasha
2000

The Thomas Crown Affair
Catherine Banning
1999

The Free Willy Story - Keiko's Journey Home
Narrator
1999

The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
1999

Lethal Weapon 4
Lorna Cole
1998

Buddy
Trudy Lintz
1997

Ransom
Katherine Mullen
1996

Tin Cup
Dr. Molly Griswold
1996

Get Shorty
Karen Flores
1995

MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995

Outbreak
Robby Keough
1995

Major League II
Lynn Wells (ucredited)
1994

In the Line of Fire
Lilly Raines
1993

HBO First Look
(1 episode)
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992

Lethal Weapon 3
Lorna Cole
1992

Freejack
Julie Redlund
1992

One Good Cop
Rita Lewis
1991

Mr. Destiny
Cindy Jo
1990

Major League
Lynn Wells
1989

Sable
Eden Kendell · (7 episodes)
1987

Matlock
(1 episode)
1986

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953