O'CONNOR, Renee 1971–

PERSONAL

Full name, Evelyn Renee O'Connor; born February 15, 1971, in Katy, TX; daughter of Walter O'Connor (a bank credit manager) and Sandra Wilson (a manager); married Steve Muir (a restaurant manager), October 14, 2000; children: Miles William. Education: Attended High School of the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX; graduated from Taylor High School. Avocational Interests: Jazz dancing, horseback riding, in-line skating, rock climbing, kickboxing, jogging, lifting weights.

Career: Actress and director. Appeared in commercials. Worked as a waitress and an aerobics instructor.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Gabrielle, Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1995–2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Nancy Nichols, Teen Angel, broadcast on MMC (also known as The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Club MMC, and The Mickey Mouse Club), The Disney Channel, 1989.

Robin Metcalf, Match Point, broadcast on MMC (also known as The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Club MMC, and The Mickey Mouse Club), The Disney Channel, 1989.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jessica Adams, Danielle Steel's "Changes" (also known as Changes), NBC, 1991.

Leslie Gossett, The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, NBC, 1993.

Sworn to Vengeance, CBS, 1993.

Deianeira, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, syndicated, 1994.

Bettie Draper, Follow the River, ABC, 1995.

Laura Sue Deane, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995.

Kelly, Alien Apocalypse, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Birth of Language (documentary), [Canada], 1986.

Linda, "The Less Than Perfect Daughter," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1991.

Herself, Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink (documentary), TV Land, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Officer Renee Lanot, "Blue Fiber," FBI: The Untold Stories, ABC, 1992.

(Scenes deleted) Waitress, "The Switch," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1992.

Arresting Behavior, ABC, 1992.

Rebecca Sloane, "Oscar, Meyer, Weiner," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993.

The executioner, "Stranger in a Strange World," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1997.

Gabrielle, "Judgement Day," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1997.

Janice Covington, "The Xena Scrolls," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1997.

Herself, E! News Daily, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Gabrielle, "Armageddon Now: Part 2," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1998.

Hope, "A Family Affair," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1998.

Hope, "Sacrifice II," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1998.

Sunny Day, "For Those of You Just Joining Us …," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1999.

American buyer, "The Heirloom: Te Kura Paraoa," Mataku, TVNZ (New Zealand), 2002.

Appeared as Tina Marie Risico, "Millionaire Murderer," FBI: The Untold Stories, ABC.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Deja Vu All Over Again," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1999.

"Dangerous Prey," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Jennifer Winslow, Black Snow, American International Pictures Home Video, 1989.

Lorraine Beasley, Night Game, TransWorld Entertainment, 1989.

Angela Errickson, False Identity, RKO, 1990.

Tinselteeth, Stone Cold, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1991.

Julia Wilks, The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Buena Vista, 1993.

Laurie Brinkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, Universal, 1995.

Voice of Gabrielle, Hercules and Xena: The Animated Movie—The Battle for Mount Olympus (animated), Universal Pictures Home Video, 1998.

Ashton, Rubbernecking, 2000, Media Vision, 2002.

Meg McDermott, One Weekend a Month (short film), Refuge Films, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Shakespeare by the Sea, Los Angeles area, 2002.

Love Letters, XenaCon, Pasadena, CA, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Gabrielle, Xena: The 10th Anniversary Collection, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Katy Times (Katy, TX), April 27, 1997.

People Weekly, July 28, 1997, pp. 71-72.

Starlog, March, 1997.

TV Guide, June 27, 1998, pp. 26-28.