Renée O'Connor

Renée O'Connor

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Born
February 15, 1971
Awards
0 wins, 2 nominations

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…

Biography

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 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.

Writer

Words UnspokenWords Unspoken(2010)

Actress

HacksHacks(2021)as Renée O'Connor
We Have Many SkillsWe Have Many Skills(2023)as Gabby
My Life Is MurderMy Life Is Murder(2019)as Clarissa Klein
Watch the SkyWatch the Sky(2017)as Shannon
A Question of FaithA Question of Faith(2017)as Mary Danielson

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Diamonds and GunsDiamonds and Guns(2008)

Editorial Department

Stranded from an IslandStranded from an Island(2013)

Self

Feeling SeenFeeling Seen(2025)as Self
The Morning ShowThe Morning Show(2007)as Self
Monsters Madness and MagicMonsters Madness and Magic(2020)as Self
Tiny Kitchen Cook-OffTiny Kitchen Cook-Off(2021)as Self
PopternativePopternative(2015)as Self

Archive Footage

Rewind the '90sRewind the '90s(2023)as Self
LooperLooper(2016)as Self
That Movie ChickThat Movie Chick(2017)as Self
Queering the ScriptQueering the Script(2019)as Self
Man at Arms: ReforgedMan at Arms: Reforged(2014)as Self

Known for

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Renée O'ConnorAs 'Nurse' in Romeo and Juliet with son, Miles Muir, as 'Romeo'Renée O'Connor in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)Sheryl Lee, Tyler Noyes, and Renée O'Connor in Follow the River (1995)Renée O'ConnorRenée O'Connor

Credit Score: Renée O'Connor

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Gabrielle
Mon Sep 04 1995 – Mon Jun 18 2001
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Xena: Warrior Princess9.751995•6.81752110
2Beyond the Farthest Star3.252015•6.700308
3A Question of Faith2.502017•6.1001274
4Watch the Sky1.252017•3.800310
5The Adventures of Huck Finn1.0019936.2009864
6Stone Cold1.0019916.10011174
7Bitch Slap0.8020094.50014529