Born on February 17, 1954, to father Nino Russo and mother Shirley Russo in Burbank situated in California, United States of America, Rene Marie Russo spent most of her childhood days growing up with her sister in Burbank. His father abandoned her family at a very young age and she and her sister were raised by her mother Shirley. She did her schooling from the Burroughs High School, but to support her family she dropped out of the school. She started selling refreshments at a movie theater, after which she started working as a restaurant hostess. She started doing two jobs together and did several part-time jobs to support her family.
When she was just 17-year-old, she was approached by the scout and manager John Crosby in the year 1972 during a Rolling Stones concert. It was him who advised Rene to try modeling and even had her test photos made. She then went on to sign a contract with the Ford Modelling agency and became one of the most popular as well as sought after models of that time. She was seen on the covers of many big magazines like Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle. The big breakthrough moment in her modeling career was when she appeared on the cover of the Vogue magazine. After this, she was seen on several magazine covers and advertisements.
After reaching her thirties, she began studying acting and started doing theaters. She made her acting debut in the year 1987 when she was cast for the role of Eden Kendell in the television series Sable. She then portrayed the role of Lynn Wells in the movie Major League in 1989. She is popular for portraying the role of Nina Romina in the movie Nightcrawler in the year 2014 and Natasha Fatale in the movie The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle in 2000. She received many awards and nomination for her role in Nightcrawler and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. She has worked in several movies which include Mr. Destiny as Cindy Jo Bumpers in 1990, one Good Cop as Rita Lewis in 1991, Freejack as Julie Redlund in 1992, Lethal Weapon 3 as LAPD Sgt. Lorna Cole in 1992, In the Line of Fire as Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines, Major League II as Lynn Wells in 1994, Outbreak as Robby Keough in 1995, Het Shorty as Karen Flores in 1995, Tin Cup as Dr. Molly Griswold, Buddy as Mrs. Gertrude Lintz in 1997, Lethal Weapon 4 as Lorna Cole-Riggs in 1998, Two for the Money as Toni Morrow in 2005, Yours, Mine and Ours as Helen North in 2005, Thor as Frigga in 2011 and The Intern as Fiona in 2015.
She is married to Dan Gilroy since 1992. Her husband, Dan Gilroy is a popular screenwriter. They are proud parents of a daughter named Rose who was born in the year 1993. Russo resides in Brentwood situated in California with her family. According to her biography, her salary is pretty high with a net worth of $40 Million.
| Birth Date: | 17 Feb, 1954 |
| Age: | 66 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Burbank |
| residence: | Brentwood |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Actress, model |
| Spouse: | Dan Gilroy [M. 1992] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 40 million |
