Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine

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and

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. Renée is the female form of

René René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the feminin ...

, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of the late

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name

Renatus Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" ("natus" = "born"). The name has a spiritual meaning, i.e., to be born again with baptism, i.e., from water and the Holy Spirit. It was extensively adopted by early Christians in ...

and the meaning is ''reborn'' or ''born again''. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

concept of being spiritually born again through

baptism Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...

. Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s. It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity.

Given name

Renée and Renato Renée and Renato were a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK number-one hit in December 1982 with " Save Your Love". The follow-up single " Just One More Kiss" peaked at No. 48. Their third single, "Jesus Loves Us All", failed to reach the UK ...

, British male/female vocal duo *

Renée Adorée Renée Adorée (; born Jeanne de la Fonte ; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love inte ...

(1898–1933), French actress of the silent era *

Renee Alway Renee Diane Alway (born April 29, 1986), is an American fashion model, the last eliminated contestant on ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8'', and the runner-up on ''Modelville''. Early life Alway was born and raised in northern Michigan, wher ...

(born 1986), American fashion model * Renee Amoore (1953–2020), American health care advocate *

Renée Asherson Dorothy Renée Ascherson (19 May 1915 – 30 October 2014), known professionally as Renée Asherson, was a British actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool ...

(1915–2014), English actress *

Renée Aubin Renée Aubin (born 17 October 1963) is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially ...

(born 1963), Canadian Olympic fencer * Reneé Austin (born 1966), American singer * Renée Baillargeon (born 1954), psychology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign *

Renee Bargh Renee Bargh (born 18 October 1986) is an Australian entertainment reporter, who is best known as a host of ''Channel V Australia, Channel Australia''. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for ''Extra (American TV program ...

(born 1986), Australian celebrity and TV presenter *

Renée Björling Renée Björling (10 July 1898 – 4 March 1975) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Lovö, Sweden and died in Täby. Partial filmography * ''Tre indvendige Jomfruer'' (1914) - Daughter * ''The Downy Girl'' (1919) - Anne-Marie Ehi ...

(1898–1975), Swedish actress * Renée A. Blake, Caribbean American linguistics professor at New York University *

Renee Blount Renee Blount (born May 12, 1957) is a retired American tennis player. Career Blount was a No. 1 singles and doubles All-American player for UCLA. She joined the WTA Tour in 1978 and went on to reach a career-high ranking of 63 in singles and wo ...

(born 1957), American professional tennis player *

Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet (17 December 1938 – 3 February 2022) was a French and Uruguayan composer, pianist, organist, harpsichordist and conductor. Her compositions spanned both popular and classical genres which included Electroacoustic musi ...

(1938–2022), French/Uruguayan musician *

Renée Bordereau Renée Bordereau (1770 in Soulaines-sur-Aubance – 1822 in Vezins, Maine-et-Loire), nicknamed ''The Angevin'', was a French soldier. She followed her father, disguised herself as a man, and fought as a Royalist cavalier in the troops of C ...

(1770–1824), French woman who disguised herself as a man *

Renee Botta Renee Botta is on the faculty of the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver where she has conducted research on the relationship between media use and eating disorders among adolescents from diverse populations. ...

(born 1965), Chair of the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver *

Renée of Bourbon Renée of Bourbon, Duchess of Lorraine (1494 – 26 May 1539), also called Renée, Lady of Mercœur, was a Duchess consort of Lorraine. She was a daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier by Clara Gonzaga, and sister of Charles de ...

(1494–1539), daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier *

Renée Marie Bumb Renée Marie Bumb (born January 25, 1960) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Early life and education Bumb was born in Bellevue, Ohio. She graduated from Ohio State Uni ...

(born 1960), district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey * Renée C. Byer (born 1958), American documentary photojournalist *

Renée Carl Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era. She was born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, and died in Paris, France. Between 1907 and 1937, she appeared in 186 films. A favorite of film director ...

(1875–1954), French actress of the silent era * Renée Caroline de Roullay Créquy, Marquise de Créquy (1714–1803), French aristocrat * Renée Carpentier-Wintz (1913–2003), French painter * Renee Chatterton (born 1989), Australian Olympic rower * Renée Chen (born 1985), Taiwanese singer and songwriter * Renee Chenault-Fattah (born 1957), Philadelphia news anchor * Renee Cipriano, former director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency * Renee Cole (born c. 1971), American beauty pageant contestant, Miss Maryland 1993 *

Renée Coleman Renée Coleman (born January 8, 1962) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in several TV shows and movies. Acting She is best known for her role in the NBC TV series ''Quantum Leap'', in which she played the role of Alia, the "evil leaper." ...

, Canadian-born American actress * Renée Colliard (1933–2022), Swiss alpine skier *

Renee Cox Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator. Her work is considered part of the feminist art movement in the United States. Among the best known of her provocative works ...

(born 1960), Jamaican-American artist, political activist and curator *

Renée de Dinteville Renée de Dinteville, (15??-1580), was a German-Roman monarch as Princess Abbess of the Imperial Remiremont Abbey Remiremont Abbey was an abbey that was founded as a house of nuns near Remiremont, Vosges, France. It later became a community of s ...

(15??–1580), German-Roman monarch * Renee del Colle, Canadian wheelchair basketball player * Renée Doria (1921–2021), French opera singer * Renée Dunan (1892–1936), French writer * Renee Ellmers (born 1964), the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district * Renée Estevez (born 1967), American actress * Renée Jeanne Falconetti (1892–1946), French stage and film actress * Renee Jimenez (born 1981), American basketball coach *

Renée Faure Renée Faure (born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure; November 4, 1918 – May 2, 2005) was a French stage and film actress. Early life Renée Faure was born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure on November 4, 1918, in Paris, France. Her father was René Fau ...

(1919–2005), French actress * Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944), Paraguayan poet and novelist *

Renee Fitzgerald Renee Fitzgerald is a former camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (whic ...

, Irish camogie player * Renee Flavell (born 1982), New Zealand badminton player *

Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nom ...

(born 1959), American soprano * Renée Fox (1928–2020), American sociologist *

Renée of France Renée of France (25 October 1510 – 12 June 1574), was List of Ferrarese consorts, Duchess of Ferrara from 31 October 1534 until 3 October 1559 by marriage to Ercole II d'Este, grandson of Pope Alexander VI. She was the younger surviving ch ...

(1510–1574), younger daughter of Louis XII of France *

Renée French Renée French (born 1963) is an American comics writer and illustrator and, under the pen name Rainy Dohaney, a children's literature, children's book author, and exhibiting artist. Her work is characterized by her "obsessive-looking and highly ...

(born 1963), American comics writer and illustrator * Renée French (actress), American actress *

Renée Friedman Renée Friedman is an American Egyptologist, primarily known for her work at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis). Life Friedman received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley, where her thesis was on the predynastic Egyptian cemetery at Naga ...

, American egyptologist *

Renee Gadd Renee Gertrude Gadd (22 June 1906 – 20 July 2003) was an Argentine-born British film actress. She acted mostly in British films. Early life Gadd was born on a ranch in Bahía Blanca, Argentina in 1908 to immigrants from Jersey. Her father, Tal ...

(1908–2003), Argentine-born British film actress * Renée Gailhoustet (1929–2023), French architect *

Renée Garilhe Renée Garilhe (15 June 1923 – 6 July 1991) was a French fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officia ...

(1923–1991), French Olympic fencer *

Renée Geyer Renée Rebecca Geyer (11 September 195317 January 2023) was an Australian singer who was an acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B musician.* 1st edition nline * 2nd edition rint She released 15 studio albums with '' Moving Along'' (1977) and ...

(1953–2023), Australian singer *

Renée Gill Pratt Renée Gill Pratt (born 1954) is an American politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. She was also Director of the Center for Student Retention and Success in Southern University at New Orleans. On July 25, 2011, she was found guilty of racketeeri ...

(born 1954), local politician from New Orleans *

Renee Godfrey Renee Godfrey (born Renee Vera Haal; September 1, 1919 – May 24, 1964) was an American stage and motion picture actress and singer. Early life Godfrey was born September 1, 1919, in New York, with Dutch and French ancestry as the daughter o ...

(1919–1964), American stage and motion picture actress and singer * Renee Ghosh, Lebanese actress *

Renée Elise Goldsberry Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. S ...

(born 1971), American actress, singer and songwriter * Renee Grant-Williams, Nashville, Tennessee vocal coach *

Renée Green Renée Green (born October 25, 1959) is an American artist, writer, and filmmaker. Her pluralistic practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, architecture, photography, prints, video, film, websites, and sound, which normally conv ...

(born 1959), American artist, writer and filmmaker * Renee Griffin, aka Renee Allman, aka Renee Ammann (born 1968), American actress * Reneé Hall (born 1971), American police chief *

Renée Hayek Renée Hayek (Arabic: رينيه الحايك) is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels ...

, Lebanese writer and novelist *

Renee Hobbs Renee Hobbs is an American scholar and educator who works in the field of media literacy education. She is Professor of Communication Studies at the Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island and founder of thMedia Ed ...

(born 1958), American educator, scholar and advocate for media literacy education *

Renée Houston Renée Houston (born Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin; 24 July 1902 – 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. Biography Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, into a theatrical family ...

(1902–1980), Scottish comedy actor and revue artist *

Renee Humphrey Renee Humphrey is an American actress who has appeared in both film and television. Career Humphrey was born in San Mateo, California and grew up in the Marinwood area of Marin County. She worked extensively as an actress in film and television ...

(born 1975), American actress * Renée Jeryd (born 1965), Swedish social democratic politician *

Renée Jones Renée Jones is a former American dramatic actress. Jones is best known for playing Lexie Carver on NBC's long-running soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', a role she began in 1993. She has been nominated five times for the NAACP Image Awards, NAA ...

(born 1958), American actress * Renée Jones-Bos, 44th representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States * Renee Kelly (1888–1965), British stage and film actress * Renée Kosel (born 1943), member of the Illinois House of Representatives * Renee Laravie (born 1959), American Olympic swimmer * Renée Lawless (born 1960), American actress * Renee Leota (born 1990), New Zealand association football player * Renee Lim, Australian actress, television presenter and medical doctor * Renee MacRae (b. 1940), a Scottish woman who is missing, presumed to have been murdered * Renee Magee (1959–2022), American Olympic swimmer * Renée Manfredi, American novelist * Renee Marlin-Bennett (b. 1959), political science professor at Johns Hopkins University * Renée Mayer (1900–1969), British child actress * Renee McHugh (born c. 1988), Philippines fashion model and beauty queen *

Renée Miller Renée J. Miller is university distinguished professor at Northeastern University, a former professor of computer science at University of Toronto, Canada, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Background Miller received BS degrees i ...

, computer science professor at University of Toronto, Canada *

Renée Montagne Renée Montagne () is an American former radio journalist and was the co-host (with Steve Inskeep and David Greene) of National Public Radio's weekday morning news program, '' Morning Edition'', from May 2004 to November 11, 2016. Montagne and ...

, American radio journalist *

Renee Montgomery Renee Danielle Montgomery (born December 2, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and an activist; who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners ...

, American basketball player * Renée Morisset (1928–2009), Canadian pianist * Renee Nele (born 1932), German sculptor *

Renée Nicoux Renée Nicoux (born 26 March 1951) is a French politician and a former member of the Senate of France The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly ...

(born 1951), French politician and member of the Senate of France *

Renee O'Connor Evelyn Renee O'Connor (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, producer, and director, known for the role of Gabrielle on the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. Early life Born in Houston and raised in suburban Katy, Texas b ...

(born 1971), American actress, producer and director *

Marie-Renée Oget Marie-Renée Oget (born 26 January 1945) is a French politician. Elected to the National Assembly on 16 June 2002 for the 12th legislature (2002—2007), then re-elected on 17 June 2007 for the 13th legislature (2007—2012), Oget represent ...

(born 1945), French politician, member of the National Assembly *

Renee Olstead Rebecca Renee Olstead (born June 18, 1989) is an American actress, singer, and marriage and family therapist. Active since childhood as an actress, she is best known for her roles on the CBS sitcom '' Still Standing'' and on the ABC Family drama ...

(born 1989), American actress and singer * Renée Oro (born 1900–UNK), Argentine filmmaker of the silent era *

Renee Paquette Renee Jane Paquette is a Canadian-American television personality. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage interviewer and pre-show panelist. She was previously known for her time in WWE between 2012 and 2020, where she served ...

(aka Renee Young; born 1984), Canadian sports broadcaster, currently working with the WWE *

Renee Peck Renee Peck (born June Renee Brandt) is an American writer, best known for her weekly column in The Times-Picayune titled "This Mold House." Peck spent three-plus decades working as a feature editor and reporter for The New Orleans Times-Picayune, ...

(born 1953), American writer *

Renee Percy Renee Percy (born November 14, 1977, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, writer, and comedian. Percy is best known for her work on the sketch comedy shows Air Farce Live and CTV/ Comedy Network's '' Comedy Inc'', and for her Comedy Now! ...

, Canadian actress, writer, and comedian *

Renee Poetschka Renee Elise Poetschka (born 1 May 1971) is a former Australian athlete. Best known as a relay runner, she won a bronze medal at the World Champion in the 4x400 metres relay and a gold medal in the same event at the World Junior Championships ...

, Australian athlete *

Renee Powell Renee Powell (born May 4, 1946) is an American professional golfer who played on the US-based LPGA Tour and is currently head professional at her family's Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio. She was the second African-American woman ever to ...

(born 1946), an American professional golfer * Renee Props (born 1962), American actress *

Renee Rabinowitz Renee Ginsburg Rabinowitz Wagner (; April 7, 1934 – May 19, 2020) was an American-Israeli psychologist and lawyer. She was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Antwerp, Belgium, but fled with her family to the United States in 1941, following ...

(1934–2020), Israeli-American psychologist and lawyer * Reneé Rapp (born 2000), American actress and singer *

Renee Raudman Renee Raudman (born October 29) is an American actress who performed the English voices of List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Nastasha Romanenko, Nastasha Romanenko in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game), Metal Gear Solid ...

, an actress and voice actress * Renee Reuter, American politician *

Renée Richards Renée Richards (formerly Richard Raskind; born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female medical affirmati ...

(born 1934), American ophthalmologist, author and tennis player * Renee Robinson, American dancer * Renée Roca (born 1963), American figure skater and choreographer * Renee Roberts (1908–1996), English actress * Renee Rollason (born 1989), Australian football (soccer) player *

Renee Rosnes Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962), known professionally as Renee Rosnes ( ), is a Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Rosnes was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She ...

(born 1962), Canadian musician * Renee Roszel, American writer *

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. Born Marie-Louise Catherine Eugénie Renée Vittore, she appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achie ...

(1904–2004), French actress *

Renee Sands Renee Ilene Sandstrom, known professionally as Renee Sands is an American singer and actress. She is known for playing Renee on ''Kids Incorporated'' and providing vocals for the American girl group Wild Orchid. Early life Sands was born in Wor ...

(born 1974), American singer and actress *

Renée Scheltema Renée Scheltema is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer, living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has been making documentaries for 35 years. Biography and works After her Bachelor of Law and Doctorandus degree in Criminology, she r ...

(born 1951), Dutch documentary filmmaker * Renee Schulte (born 1970), American politician *

Renée Schuurman Renée Schuurman Haygarth (née Schuurman; 26 October 1939 – 30 May 2001) was a South African tennis player who won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Biography Schuurman teamed with fellow South ...

(1939–2001), South African tennis player * Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille (1883–1959), Swiss photographer * Renee Sebastian (born 1973), Filipino-American singer and songwriter *

Renée Short Renée Short (; 26 April 1919 – 18 January 2003) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East. Early life Born in Leamington Spa, she had a Jewish mother but was brought up by her Church o ...

(1919–2003), British politician * Renee Simons (born 1972), Canadian curler *

Renée Simonsen Renée Toft Simonsen (born 12 May 1965) is a Danish writer and former model. Simonsen was one of the most successful models in the world during the 1980s. Biography Simonsen was born in Aarhus, where she worked as a supermarket cashier before ...

(born 1965), Danish model and writer *

Renée Sintenis Renée Sintenis, née Renate Alice Sintenis (20 March 1888 – 22 April 1965), also known as Frau Emil R. Weiss, was a German sculptor, medallist, and graphic artist who worked in Berlin. She created mainly small-sized animal sculptures, fe ...

(1888–1965), German artist * Renée Slegers (born 1989), Dutch international football midfielder * Jamie Renée Smith (born 1987), American actress *

Renée Felice Smith Renée Felice Smith (born January 16, 1985) is an American actress, director, and producer best known for her lead role as Nell Jones on the CBS military action drama series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2010–19). Smith made her first appearance duri ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Renée Sonnenberg Renée Sonnenberg (born Renée Handfield March 22, 1971) is a Canadian Curling, curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta. Curling career Sonnenberg had a fairly successful junior career, having won two provincial junior titles in 1989 and 1990. She ...

, Canadian curler *

Renée Soutendijk Renette Pauline Soutendijk (born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk (), is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fi ...

(born 1957), Dutch actress * Renee Spearman (born 1969), gospel recording artist, singer, songwriter and producer * Renée Stobrawa (1897–1971), German screenwriter and film actress *

Renee Stout Renée Stout (born 1958) is an American sculptor and contemporary artist known for assemblage (art), assemblage artworks dealing with her personal history and African-American African-American art, heritage. Born in Kansas, raised in Pittsburgh, ...

(born 1958), American artist *

Renee Tajima-Peña Renee Tajima-Peña is an American filmmaker whose work focuses on immigrant communities, race, gender and social justice. Her directing and producing credits include the documentaries '' Who Killed Vincent Chin?'', '' No Más Bebés'', ''My Americ ...

(born c. 1958), film director and producer *

Renée Taylor Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, 1933) is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director. Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the film '' Lovers and Other Strangers ...

(born 1933), American actress * Renée (writer) (1929–2023), New Zealand writer and playwright *

Renee Tenison Reneé Tenison (born December 2, 1968) is an American model, actress, and the first African-American selected to be the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year (1990). Personal life and career Tenison was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She has three older ...

(born 1968), American model and actress * Renee Torres (1911–1998), Mexican-American actress * Renee Lynn Vicary (1957–2002), American competitive female bodybuilder *

Renée Victor Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 – May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Lupita on ''Weeds'' and providing the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' 2011 video game '' The ...

(born 1953), American actress * Renée Vivien (1877–1909), British poet writing in French *

Renée Webster Renée Webster is a filmmaker from Western Australia. She is known for her direction work on several TV series, including '' The Heights'', and on television commercials. Her first feature film, '' How to Please a Woman'', was released in 2022. ...

, Australian filmmaker * Renée Weibel (born 1986), Swiss actress * Renee Williams (1977–2007), American woman believed to be the largest woman in the world at the time of her death *

Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger ( ; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Renée Zellweger, various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four ...

(born 1969), American actress

In fiction

*Renée, a minor character in ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'' *

Renée Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French for ...

, a character in ''

Claymore A claymore (; from , "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sloping quillons with ...

'' * Renee, a character in the TV series ''Watchmen'' *Renee, a character in the film ''

The Grudge 3 ''The Grudge 3'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Toby Wilkins and written by Brad Keene. The film is a sequel to '' The Grudge 2'' (2006) and the third installment in the American ''The Grudge'' film series. The film st ...

'' *Renee, protagonist of the

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

short film '' Loop'' *Renee Blasey, aka Wraith, from the battle royale video game ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a 2019 Battle royale game, battle royale-hero shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn's ''Titanfall'' series. It is offered ...

'' * Renee Bradshaw, character in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Renée Divine Buchanan, character in the American soap opera ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

'' * Renée DuMonde, character in the television soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *Renée Dwyer, a character in the ''

Twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...

'' novel series *Renee Fitzpatrick, in ''She's the One'', played by

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Scr ...

*Renee Graves, a character from the indie video game '' The Coffin of Andy and Leyley'' *

Renee Montoya Renee Maria Montoya is a character appearing in media of DC Comics. The character was created by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Mitch Brian for '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and was preemptively introduced into mainstream comics before the airin ...

, a DC Comics character *

Renee Perry Renee Perry is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. She is portrayed by Vanessa Williams, and is the second African-American housewife to be a m ...

, a character in the ABC series ''Desperate Housewives'' *Renée Picard, a ''Star Trek'' character and ancestor of

Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, most often seen as the commanding officer of the Federation starship . Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Gene ...

*Renée Ratelle, from the Canadian animated series '' Jacob Two Two'' *

Renée Rienne Renée Rienne (real name Renée Goursaud, alias ''Le Corbeau'', "The Raven") is a fictional character in the spy-fi (neologism), spy-fi television series ''Alias (TV series), Alias''. Played by Élodie Bouchez, she was introduced as a new charact ...

, character in the spy-fi series ''Alias'' *Renee Roberts, English dub name of Zakuro Fujiwara in the manga series ''

Tokyo Mew Mew is a Japanese manga series created and written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from September 2000 to February 2003, with its chapters ...

'' *Renee "Ren" Stevens, the lead character of the Disney Channel Original Series ''

Even Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes spanning three seasons. It follows ...

'' *Renée de Villefort, first wife of Gérard de Villefort in Alexandre Dumas's ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (184 ...

'' *

Renee Walker Renee Walker is a fictional character in the TV series '' 24'', portrayed by Annie Wersching. She is an FBI special agent and appeared in both season 7 and season 8. Concept and creation Wersching previously had worked together with ''24'' ...

, a character in the TV series ''24'' *Renee Wilson, a character from Backbone (video game) *Renée is Toan's mother in

Dark Cloud is an action role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Originally intended as a launch title for the system in March 2000, the game was eventually released in Japan in Dec ...

Surname

Lyne Renée Lyne Renée (born Line Van Wambeke; 17 May 1979) is a Belgian actress, artist, model, and singer. She was born in Velzeke, Zottegem, Belgium, and graduated from the Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. From 2003 to 2005 she appeared as a stage a ...

(born 1979), Belgian actress

Variants in different languages

*رينيه

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

*Rena English,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

*Renae English *Renáta

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, Hungarian, Slovak *Renata

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

, Croatian,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, Portuguese,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Slovene,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, Lithuanian *Renate

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

, French,

*Renátka

*Renča

*Renea Bosnian, Croatian,

, Slovene *Renée

, French *Renee English *Reneeke

*Reneetje

*Renia

*Renita English,

*Renāte Latvian

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