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Defamer - Found Aug. 12, 2008 Rene Russo: Rene Russo, whose smoldering beauty made her so unforgettable in movies such as The Thomas Crown Affair , Major League and Lethal... |
Chosen Two Outed As Test Tube Babies [The Chosen Ten]
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Defamer - Found Jul. 24, 2008 The film's original female lead, Rene Russo, intelligently declined to participate in the inevitable disaster, leading producers to seek out... |
377 - Lethal Weapon 3 review
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James' Mad Grasp For Relevancy - Found Jul. 9, 2008 Rene Russo works better than one would expect as Riggs' IA squeeze. As amusing as it needs to be, but they're just short of phoning it in. |
THE BATMAN FRANCHISE
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411mania.com - Found Sep. 3, 2008 Poor Rene Russo got shafted when Keaton bowed out and she was deemed 'too old' to play Val Kilmer's love interest, despite the fact that she's... |
Caribbean: Film locations around the islands
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Travel Weekly - Found Sep. 1, 2008 ... that billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) flies off to with alluring female investigator Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) in hit film The... |
Teen sensation
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TheStar.com.my - Found Sep. 1, 2008 So far, this lucky teen has rubbed shoulders with A-list celebrities such as Jack Black, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Piven and Rene Russo. |
H{-2}Omigod! Bottled water takes over TIFF
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Globe and Mail - Found Aug. 30, 2008 ... an on-screen romp with a ravenous Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair. Things are just heating up when, to cool off, Ms. Russo's Catherine... |
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MovieMaker - Found Aug. 29, 2008 Co-starring Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, Outbreak took a more serious-minded tone than other disastertainment movies, and did... |
Weekend watch: Merdeka specials
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New Straits Times - Found Aug. 28, 2008 Starring Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Sean Faris, Katija Pevec and Dean Collins. |
Do you remember when Kevin Costner was a player?
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BoxOfficeProphets - Found Aug. 22, 2008 Tin Cup stars Kevin Costner (obviously) as Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy, Cheech Marin as his best friend/caddy Romeo Posar, Rene Russo as Dr. Molly Griswold |
Rene Russo Biography
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Rene Russo
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| Born | Rene Marie Russo February 17, 1954 Burbank, California, U.S.A. |
| Years active | 1987-2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Dan Gilroy (Mar. 14, 1992); 1 child |
Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American film actress and former fashion model.
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Biography
Early life
Russo, a Sicilian/Italian American,[1][2] 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 Rene was two.[3][4][5] Russo grew up with her sister, Toni, and their single mother. She attended Burroughs High School (where her classmates included director Ron Howard), but eventually dropped out in the tenth grade. Due to financial constraints within the family, she began taking a variety of part-time jobs including working in an eyeglass factory, and as a movie cashier.
Career
In 1972, Russo was spotted at a Rolling Stones concert by a scout and manager John Crosby from International Creative Management. She was signed to the Ford Modeling Agency and began modeling shortly after, appearing on the cover of several magazines, including Vogue. Russo spent the majority of the 1970s and early 1980s as a successful model, but later began to study acting.
Russo made her television series debut in 1987, with a supporting role in the TV series Sable. Two years later, she made her debut in film as the girlfriend of the Tom Berenger character in Major League. Her breakthrough role is generally considered to be her part as martial arts-practicing internal affairs detective Lorna Cole in Lethal Weapon 3 (and again in Lethal Weapon 4). Throughout the 1990s, Russo appeared in a number of high-profile thrillers that were hugely successful at the box office, including In the Line of Fire, Outbreak, Ransom and The Thomas Crown Affair. She tried her hand at comedy in Tin Cup, Get Shorty and as the cartoonish Russian spy Natasha in the live-action film version of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. She starred in at least one major studio film per year from 1992 to 2002.
She more recently co-starred with Al Pacino in Two for the Money and with Dennis Quaid in Yours, Mine and Ours.
Personal life
Russo has been married to screenwriter Dan Gilroy since 1992. They have one daughter, Rose (born August 31, 1993), and the family currently lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her sister Toni was married to lyricist Bernie Taupin in the 1980s, and Rene appeared alongside her sister in the 1987 video for Taupin's solo song, "Citizen Jane."
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
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| Major League | 1989 | Lynn Wells |
| Mr. Destiny | 1990 | Cindy Jo Bumpers/Burrows |
| One Good Cop | 1991 | Rita Lewis |
| Freejack | 1992 | Julie Redlund |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | 1992 | Lorna Cole |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines |
| Major League II | 1994 | Lynn Wells (cameo) |
| Outbreak | 1995 | Robby Keough |
| Get Shorty | 1995 | Karen Flores |
| Tin Cup | 1996 | Dr. Molly Griswold |
| Ransom | 1996 | Kate Mullen |
| Buddy | 1997 | Mrs. Gertrude 'Trudy' Lintz |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | 1998 | Lorna Cole-Riggs |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | 1999 | Catherine Olds Banning |
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | 2000 | Natasha Fatale |
| Big Trouble | 2002 | Anna Herk |
| Showtime | 2002 | Chase Renzi |
| Two for the Money | 2005 | Toni Morrow |
| Yours, Mine and Ours | 2005 | Helen North |
References
- ^ Two for the Money Movie - Rene Russo on Two for the Money, Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey
- ^ A little older, a lot wiser. | Good Housekeeping (August, 2000)
- ^ Rene Russo Biography (1954-)
- ^ STAR RENE'S RUNAWAY DAD DIED OF GUILT; Actress refused to speak to him after he dumped young family.(News) - Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) - HighBeam Research
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times:: Search
External links
- Rene Russo at the Internet Movie Database
- Rene Russo Fansite
- interview, 10/05, About.com
- interview, 10/07/05, MovieWeb
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| NAME | Russo, Rene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russo, Rene Marie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954-2-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burbank, California, U.S.A. |
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Rene Russo Videos and Clips
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Description: A Clip from The Thomas Crown Affair starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Clip shows intimate scenes from the movie. No copyright infringement int...
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Description: The Thomas Crown Interview
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Description: RENE AND KATHY LEE
Description: Episode 9154 GUESTS/AFFILIATIONS: Pierce Brosnan, Actor, “The Thomas Crown Affair” [MGM]; Rene Russo, Actor, “The Thomas Crown Affair” [MGM]; Brosnan...
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Description: The beautiful Rene Russo arrives at LAX with her daughter, and graciously leads a bevy of paparazzi up an escalator flight to an adjoining floor. Ev...
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Description: Episode 9154 GUESTS/AFFILIATIONS: Pierce Brosnan, Actor, "The Thomas Crown Affair" [MGM]; Rene Russo, Actor, "The Thomas Crown Affair" [MGM]; Brosnan...
Description: First, a conversation with actor Pierce Brosnan about his earlier performances as James Bond and his role in the remake of the 1968 film "The Thomas ...
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