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Rene Russo (b. 1954) is a film actress who has appeared in Lethal Weapon 3, Outbreak, Get Shorty, The Thomas Crown Affair and Yours, Mine and Ours.

In 1997, Russo played Gertrude Lintz, the lead role in the Jim Henson Pictures film Buddy.

Trivia: Former Mr. Snuffleupagus Michael Earl met Rene Russo at Calvary Baptist Church in New York City in the early 1980s, and the two became great friends.