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Rene Russo

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Rene Russo

Born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA27 films

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.

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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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Avengers: Endgame posterFirst watchAvengers: Endgame20198.2as FriggaAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos.View film

Essential films

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Nightcrawler poster7.7Nightcrawler2014Thor poster6.8Thor2011The Intern poster7.2The Intern2015Thor: The Dark World poster6.5Thor: The Dark World2013Lethal Weapon 3 poster6.7Lethal Weapon 31992Lethal Weapon 4 poster6.6Lethal Weapon 41998In the Line of Fire poster7.0In the Line of Fire1993Outbreak poster6.6Outbreak1995

Filmography

27 films as actor
  1. 2019Avengers: EndgameFrigga
  2. 2019Velvet BuzzsawRhodora Haze
  3. 2017Just Getting StartedSuzie
  4. 2015The InternFiona Farwell
  5. 2015Frank and CindyCindy Brown
  6. 2014NightcrawlerNina Romina
  7. 2013Thor: The Dark WorldFrigga
  8. 2011ThorFrigga
  9. 2005Yours, Mine & OursHelen North
  10. 2005Two for the MoneyToni Morrow
  11. 2002Big TroubleAnna Herk
  12. 2002ShowtimeChase Renzi
  13. 2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleNatasha
  14. 1999The Thomas Crown AffairCatherine Banning
  15. 1998Lethal Weapon 4Lorna Cole
  16. 1997BuddyTrudy Lintz
  17. 1996RansomKatherine Mullen
  18. 1996Tin CupDr. Molly Griswold
  19. 1995Get ShortyKaren Flores
  20. 1995OutbreakRobby Keough
  21. 1994Major League IILynn Wells (ucredited)
  22. 1993In the Line of FireLilly Raines
  23. 1992Lethal Weapon 3Lorna Cole
  24. 1992FreejackJulie Redlund
  25. 1991One Good CopRita Lewis
  26. 1990Mr. DestinyCindy Jo
  27. 1989Major LeagueLynn Wells