Brief facts:
Birth Date: 17 February 1954 (Birthday Countdown)
Birth Place: Bur__, California, USA
Education: Burroughs High School, Bur__, California
Sign of the Zodiac: Aquarius
Heigt: 5' 8"
Nationality: American
Father: Nino Russo (sculptor; eight sons from four women; dead in 1996 at 74 years)
Mother: Shirley Russo (workwoman, barmaid)
Sister: Toni Lynn, January Debra.
Brothers: Jim, David, Anthony John.
Daughters: Rose Gilroy born on 2 August 1993 (father: Dan Gilroy;)
Other occupations: Model
Relationships: Married to Dan Gilroy (second husband)

Biographical Notes:
The Rene father, a mechanic turned sculptor, left the family when she was 2. He had eight sons from four women. At 10 years old Rene had to wear a body cast for 4 years to correct a curvature of the spine.