
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 she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She has also appeared in The Intern (2015), Just Getting Started (2017), and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019).

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003

The Oscars
TV • 1953

Avengers: Endgame
MOVIE • 2019

HBO First Look
TV • 1992

Thor
MOVIE • 2011

Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003

Thor: The Dark World
MOVIE • 2013

The Directors
TV • 1999

Nightcrawler
MOVIE • 2014

The Intern
MOVIE • 2015

Lethal Weapon 4
MOVIE • 1998

Outbreak
MOVIE • 1995

In the Line of Fire
MOVIE • 1993

Lethal Weapon 3
MOVIE • 1992

Get Shorty
MOVIE • 1995

MADtv
TV • 1995

Showtime
MOVIE • 2002