About
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...
Known for
Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019
NightcrawlerMovie • 2014
Thor: The Dark WorldMovie • 2013
ThorMovie • 2011
The InternMovie • 2015
HBO First LookSeries • 1992
Lethal Weapon 4Movie • 1998
In the Line of FireMovie • 1993
RansomMovie • 1996
Lethal Weapon 3Movie • 1992
OutbreakMovie • 1995
The Thomas Crown AffairMovie • 1999
Get ShortyMovie • 1995
Major LeagueMovie • 1989
Yours, Mine & OursMovie • 2005
ShowtimeMovie • 2002
Two for the MoneyMovie • 2005
Velvet BuzzsawMovie • 2019
Big TroubleMovie • 2002
The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleMovie • 2000
Major League IIMovie • 1994
Tin CupMovie • 1996
FreejackMovie • 1992
Just Getting StartedMovie • 2017