Rene Russo is an American film actress who began her career modeling for the Ford Modeling Agency. In 1989, she had a bit part as Tom Berenger's girlfriend in Major League, but didn't get her big break until 1992 when she starred alongside Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 3. Russo worked steadily through the 1990s, starring in the Clint Eastwood thriller, In the Line of Fire in 1993, Outbreak and Get Shorty in 1995, Tin Cup and Ransom in 1996, Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998, and The Thomas Crown Affair in 1999.
In 2005, Russo starred alongside Al Pacino in Two for the Money. That same year, she appeared as "Helen North" in Yours Mine and Ours.
Notable Roles
- Lynn Wells in Major League movies
- Lorna Cole in Lethal Weapon 3 and Lethal Weapon 4
- Robby Keough in Outbreak
- Karen Flores in Get Shorty
- Dr. Molly Griswold in Tin Cup
- Kate Mullen in Ransom
- Catherine Banning in The Thomas Crown Affair
- Natasha Fatale in Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Helen North in Yours Mine and Ours
Rene Russo Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1954: Born
1989: Major League
1992: Freejack
1992: Lethal Weapon 3
1993: In the Line of Fire
1995: Outbreak
1995: Get Shorty
1996: Tin Cup
1996: Ransom
1998: Lethat Weapon 4
1999: The Thomas Crown Affair
2002: Big Trouble
2005: Two for the Money