Renée O'Connor
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
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 Meurtres en nocturne (1989), and some work for Le Club Mickey (1989) (aka "The Mickey Mouse Club) in 1989. She also made guest appearances on TV shows such as New York Police Blues (1993), before starring as "Deineira" in the Hercules TV movie Hercule et le royaume oublié (1994). She caught the eyes of executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who cast Renée in the 1994 film Darkman II - Le retour de Durant (1995). Soon after, Hercules' sister show, Xena, la guerrière (1995) was launched, and Renée was cast as "Gabrielle", Xena's trusty sidekick.
Renée appeared in commercials, including one for McDonalds, a feature film called Meurtres en nocturne (1989), and some work for Le Club Mickey (1989) (aka "The Mickey Mouse Club) in 1989. She also made guest appearances on TV shows such as New York Police Blues (1993), before starring as "Deineira" in the Hercules TV movie Hercule et le royaume oublié (1994). She caught the eyes of executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who cast Renée in the 1994 film Darkman II - Le retour de Durant (1995). Soon after, Hercules' sister show, Xena, la guerrière (1995) was launched, and Renée was cast as "Gabrielle", Xena's trusty sidekick.
