A Canadian actress, born in Saskatoon, Canada. She appeared in several films from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, such as the Mexican film El jardín del Edén (1994), the Polish film Gracze (1995), and the Swiss film Waiting for Michelangelo (1995). In 1995, Renée left acting to return to her studies, earning a PhD in mythological studies, specializing in depth psychology, at the Pacifica Graduate Institute.