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<h2>Early Life and Family Background</h2>
<a href="/biography/rene-russo">Rene Marie Russo</a> was born on February 17, 1954, in Burbank, California, to Nino Russo and Shirley Russo. Her father left the family when she was very young, and she was raised primarily by her mother alongside her sister. Russo attended Burroughs High School but dropped out early to help support her family financially. She began working by selling refreshments at a movie theater and later took on roles such as a restaurant hostess, eventually juggling multiple part-time jobs to contribute to the household.

<h2>Modeling Career and Rise to Fame</h2>
At the age of 17, Russo was discovered by talent manager John Crosby at a Rolling Stones concert in 1972. Encouraged by Crosby to pursue modeling, she had her first test photos taken and soon after signed with the Ford Modeling Agency. Russo quickly rose to prominence in the fashion industry, gracing the covers of major publications including Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle, and Vogue — with her appearance on the latter considered a pivotal moment in her modeling career. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she became one of the most in-demand models of her time.

<h2>Transition to Acting</h2>
In her early thirties, Russo shifted her focus to acting. She began studying acting and performing in theater productions before making her screen debut in 1987 as Eden Kendell in the television series Sable. She broke into film with her role as Lynn Wells in the 1989 comedy Major League.

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<h2>Notable Film Roles</h2>
Rene Russo's filmography includes a wide variety of roles across genres. Some of her most recognized performances include:
<ul>
 <li>Mr. Destiny (1990) as Cindy Jo Bumpers</li>
 <li>One Good Cop (1991) as Rita Lewis</li>
 <li>Freejack (1992) as Julie Redlund</li>
 <li>Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) as LAPD Sgt. Lorna Cole</li>
 <li>In the Line of Fire (1993) as Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines</li>
 <li>Major League II (1994) as Lynn Wells</li>
 <li>Outbreak (1995) as Robby Keough</li>
 <li>Get Shorty (1995) as Karen Flores</li>
 <li>Tin Cup (1996) as Dr. Molly Griswold</li>
 <li>Buddy (1997) as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Lintz">Mrs.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Lintz">Gertrude Lintz</a></li>
 <li>Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) as Lorna Cole-Riggs</li>
 <li>Two for the Money (2005) as Toni Morrow</li>
 <li>Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Beardsley">Helen North</a></li>
 <li>Thor (2011) as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigga_(character)">Frigga</a></li>
 <li>The Intern (2015) as Fiona</li>
</ul>
One of her most critically acclaimed roles was as Nina Romina in the 2014 film Nightcrawler, a performance for which she received multiple award nominations. She is also noted for her role as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Fatale">Natasha Fatale</a> in the 2000 film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

<h2>Personal Life and Net Worth</h2>
Rene Russo has been married to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilroy">screenwriter</a> and director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilroy">Dan Gilroy</a> since 1992. The couple has one daughter, Rose Gilroy, born in 1993. They reside in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Over the span of her successful acting and modeling career, Russo has amassed an estimated net worth of $40 million.

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