Renée O'Connor

Description:

Renée O'Connor was born in Houston, Texas, to Walter and Sandra O'Connor (now Wilson), and raised in Katy, a Houston suburb. She attended Taylor High School and the Houston High School of Visual and Performing Arts. Renée has one older brother, Chris.

Renée appeared in commercials, including one for McDonalds, a feature film called Night Game (1989), and some work for MMC (1989) (aka "The Mickey Mouse Club) in 1989. She also made guest appearances on TV shows such as NYPD Blue (1993), before starring as "Deineira" in the Hercules TV movie Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994). She caught the eyes of executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who cast Renée in the 1994 film Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995). Soon after, Hercules' sister show, Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) was launched, and Renée was cast as "Gabrielle", Xena's trusty sidekick.

Overview

Birthday February 15, 1971
Born In Katy, Texas, USA
Alternative names Renee O'Connor , Rene O'Connor , Reneé O'Connor , Gabrielle Xena's scene-stealin' friend
Height 163 cm
Spouse/Ex- Jed Sura April 2017 - present (1 child),Steve Muir October 14, 2000 - 2005 (divorced)
Parents Eddie Wilson
Children Iris Sura O'Connor
Relatives Chris O'Connor (Sibling)

Did you know

Trivia When the producers of Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) became aware of how athletic her body was, it prompted the new costume for season 2. It became a running joke on the show that the costume continued to shrink as the seasons passed.
Nickname Ren

Scores

A Question of Faith
• 1h 44m
6
Beyond the Farthest Star
• 1h 59m
6.9
Watch the Sky
• 1h 27m
3.8
Xena: Warrior Princess
• 45m
6.8
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