Renée O'Connor

Acting

Renée O'Connor

Born 1971-02-15 · Katy, Texas, USA

Renee O'Connor (born Evelyn Renee O'Connor on February 15, 1971, in Katy, Texas) is an American actress, producer, and director. She is best known for her role as Gabrielle in the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." O'Connor began her acting career at a young age, appearing in various theater productions. Her breakthrough came when she was cast as Gabrielle, the loyal and adventurous sidekick to Xena, in "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995-2001). The show achieved widespread popularity and developed a dedicated fan base. O'Connor's portrayal of Gabrielle showcased her versatility as an actress, as her character evolved from an innocent village girl to a formidable warrior in her own right. Following the success of "Xena," O'Connor continued to work in the entertainment industry. She appeared in other television shows such as "Boogeyman" and "Ark." O'Connor also took on roles in independent films, demonstrating her range and willingness to explore different genres and characters. In addition to acting, O'Connor has worked behind the scenes as a producer and director. She has directed and produced various projects, including short films and web series. O'Connor's passion for storytelling extends beyond acting, as she actively participates in creating and promoting engaging content. Beyond her professional endeavors, O'Connor has been involved in charitable work and has used her platform to raise awareness for causes close to her heart. She has engaged in fundraising efforts for organizations supporting cancer research and other charitable initiatives. Renee O'Connor's portrayal of Gabrielle in "Xena: Warrior Princess" left a lasting impact on fans and solidified her place in popular culture. Her talent, dedication, and involvement in various creative endeavors continue to inspire and resonate with audiences.

Acting credits

Bitch Slap poster
4.8

Three bad girls - a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer, and a corporate powerbroker - arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.

Bitch Slap

2009

A Question of Faith poster
7.5

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

A Question of Faith

2017

The Adventures of Huck Finn poster
6.2

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

Stone Cold poster
6.2

Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Huff into an undercover operation that entails infiltrating The Brotherhood – a powerful Mississippi biker gang linked in the murder of government officials as well as dealing drugs with the mafia.

Stone Cold

1991

Boogeyman 2 poster
5.4

A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear.

Boogeyman 2

2007

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom poster
6.0

Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" is the second movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

1994

Darkman II: The Return of Durant poster
5.6

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995

2010: Moby Dick poster
3.0

That infamous whale is bigger, badder and a whole lot stronger in this sci-fi reimagining of Herman Melville’s classic tale of the battle between man, sea and sea creature starring “Xena” alum Rene O’Connor as the (traditionally male) narrator. But the boat — now a high-tech submarine — is also bigger, and Capt. Ahab is as determined as ever to settle the score and take down the mighty sea mammal that maimed him.

2010: Moby Dick

2010

Infinity poster
NR

A woman with a young daughter tries to deal with her husband’s mental illness.

Infinity

2011

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus poster
5.8

Mighty Zeus brings Hercules' mother, Alcmene, to Mount Olympus, and Hercules, believing she has been kidnapped, leads a rescue mission to save her. Zeus' jealous wife, Hera, decides that it should now be her time to rule the universe. Hera steals the Chronos Stone, source of the God's power, and unleashes the four Titans from their eons of imprisonment. With these angry behemoths on the loose, only the combined forces of Hercules and Xena, together with their trusty sidekicks Iolaus and Gabrielle, can save Mount Olympus.

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus

1998

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise poster
6.6

Angel's televangelical ministry launches a boycott against a movie entitled "Little Ezekial," and Rockford is hired to protect its star.

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

1995

Night Game poster
4.7

A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.

Night Game

1989

Beyond the Farthest Star poster
7.4

A twist of fate brings the national spotlight to a forgotten Texas town and a once famous preacher has an opportunity to regain his former glory or seize one last chance to restore his fractured family. Narrated by his fifteen-year-old daughter, Beyond the Farthest Star tells the story of Pastor Adam Wells, a minister driven by the prospect of achieving greatness as the next nationally syndicated TV Evangelist who must decide whether to give up his opportunity at “celebrity” and, even his own life, in order to become something even greater… A loving husband and father to his wife and daughter.

Beyond the Farthest Star

2015

Follow The River poster
7.3

Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.

Follow The River

1995

Alien Apocalypse poster
4.0

An astronaut doctor Ivan Hood and his fellow astronaut Kelly return from their mission in space to find the world has been taken over by aliens. Now Dr. Ivan Hood and Kelly must lead a revolution to free the human slaves from their alien masters.

Alien Apocalypse

2005

False Identity poster
5.7

When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out its history. She finds that the medal belonged to a man named Harlan Erickson, a long-lost brother of the town's leading citizen.

False Identity

1990

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? poster
6.3

In rural Comfort, Texas, the strict protestant Horizon Bible church community holds its annual, pretty strictly supervised summer camp, with mandatory prayer sessions, for fraternizing teens from all over the States. The day before their departure, storm weather is announced, the busses even ride early to keep ahead, but the wind makes a river rise too fast: the busses are caught, everybody must run on foot. As TV reporters see from their helicopter, the rising water is too fast for one bus after choosing the wrong way, children and staff must climb in trees but can't cling on very long.

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?

1993

Changes poster
6.2

Melanie is a top TV news reporter, living in New York with her twin teenage daughters. Peter is a handsome and divorced heart surgeon working at an L.A. hospital with three children of his own. A chance meeting leads to instant romance and eventual marriage, bringing about drastic changes in their lives...not all of them good.

Changes

1991

Monster Ark poster
4.6

Archaeologist Nicholas Zavaterro and his student find an antique vase with an inscription that points to where Noah's Ark is hidden. They decide to go looking, but things get out of control when they encounter opposing forces, including a monster named Tama.

Monster Ark

2008

Sworn to Vengeance poster
4.5

3 kids have been brutally murdered. Sergeant Stewart gets the job investigating this macabre case. He is very determined to solve the case and he even listens to a woman that had a vision about the murders.

Sworn to Vengeance

1993

Ghost Town: The Movie poster
4.2

An 1800’s western set in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It’s a story of love, hate, revenge, honor. It showcases the most famous villains of all time from John Boorman’s “Deliverance” filmed in 1972. Voted number one movie villains of all time in “Maxim Magazine”, 2005, Bill McKinney and Herbert “Cowboy” Coward scared audiences with their mountain man delivery that struck fear in millions of movie goers. They were reunited in this film after 37 years.

Ghost Town: The Movie

2008

Watch the Sky poster
5.8

In an effort to capture amateur video of outer space, two young brothers unexpectedly find themselves in harm's way, when an innocent science experiment becomes a day filled with unearthly events threatening their sleepy coastal town.

Watch the Sky

2017

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen poster
6.0

Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen

1997

Black Snow poster
5.0

Travis Winslow is an honest man trapped in the middle of a drug war, deliberately placed in the crossfire by Shelby Collins, a woman as deadly as she is beautiful. After his brother Matt's death, no one knows the location of the last shipment of cocaine Matt smuggled into America. The cops think Travis has the answer, and so do the two rival crime lords. When Travis's daughter, Jennifer, is kidnapped, Travis realizes that he can rely on no one but himself. He races against the clock to find a way to rescue his daughter and save his own life, even if it means becoming as deadly as his enemies.

Black Snow

1989

Behind the camera