Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. She was born to Italian-American parents Shirley Balocca and Nino Russo, a mechanic who left the family when she was 2. Russo attended Burroughs High School with fellow notable classmate Ron Howard but eventually dropped out in the tenth grade. Due to financial constraints within the family, she began taking a variety of part-time jobs ranging from restaurant hostess, Disneyland cashier, movie theatre concession stand worker, and an contact lens inspector at an eyeglass factory. |
