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 Night Game (1989), and
some work for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (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.
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 The All New Mickey Mouse Club (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.