Renée Estevez Biography

American film, television, and theater actress

Renée Pilar Estevez (born April 2, 1967) is an American actress and screenwriter.

Early years

Estevez was born in New York City, the youngest child and only daughter of artist Janet (née Templeton) and actor Martin Sheen (legally Ramón Estévez). Her father is of Irish and Spanish descent. Her three older brothers are also actors: Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez and Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Estévez).

Career

Estevez started her acting career in 1986 starring in a CBS Schoolbreak special, Babies Having Babies. Estevez has had secondary roles in films since 1986's Shattered Spirits, including the character Betty Finn in the cult favorite Heathers, and has guest starred on JAG and MacGyver. She appeared in a regular guest-starring role on The West Wing as Nancy, an office *istant in the Oval Office of President Josiah Bartlet (who is played by her father Martin Sheen). She has also had cameo roles in her brothers' and father's films, including The Way, American film starring Martin Sheen and directed by Emilio Estevez. She also wrote for the TV series Anger Management which starred her brother Charlie Sheen. Estevez has not acted since 2015.

Personal life

Estevez married Jason Thomas Federico, a professional golfer and chef in New York. They met at the California Culinary Academy, where he received a degree in culinary arts and she studied pastry and baking science. They married on October 11, 1997, in a Catholic wedding at the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen in New York. They were divorced in 2011 in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

  • Lethal Weapon (1987) – Underage Hooker (uncredited) (director's cut)
  • For Keeps? (1988) – Marnie
  • Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) – Molly
  • Forbidden Sun (1988) – Elaine
  • Heathers (1988) – Betty Finn
  • Intruder (1989) – Linda
  • Moon 44 (1990) – Executive (uncredited)
  • Marked for Murder (1990) – Justine
  • Single White Female (1992) – Perfect Applicant
  • Paper Hearts (1993) – Kat
  • Deadfall (1993, featured) – Baby's Babe
  • Good Girls Don't (1993) – Jeannie
  • Endangered (1994) – Andie
  • Running Wild (1995) – Aimee
  • The War at Home (1996) – Brenda
  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) – Lilly Batterham
  • Shadow Conspiracy (1997) – (cameo)
  • Loose Women (1997) – Make-up Lady (cameo)
  • Scar City (1998) – Cop #2 (cameo)
  • No Code of Conduct (1998) – Investigating Officer (uncredited) (cameo)
  • A Murder of Crows (1998) – Reporter #2 (cameo)
  • Storm (1999) – Andrea McIntyre
  • A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999) – Julia Hefner
  • Good Advice (2001) – Flight Attendant (cameo)
  • Out of These Rooms (2002) – Renee
  • Going Down (2003) – Cathy
  • Milost mora (2003) – Ana Lukovic
  • Astrothrill (2005, Video short) – Sandy and Gale
  • The Way (2010) – Doreen
  • The Kustomonsters Movie (2015, animated webseries) – Gale (voice)

TV Series

  • Shattered Spirits (1986, TV Movie) – Girl at Phone (cameo appearance)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1986) – Max
  • Growing Pains (1987) – Robin
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode 36: "The Room Upstairs") (1987) – Susan
  • MacGyver (1987) – Kelly Henderson
  • ABC Afterschool Special (1990) – Becky
  • Dead Silence (1991, TV Movie) – Zanna Young
  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991, TV Movie) – Carol McLaughlin
  • Red Shoe Diaries (1992) – Private Chavez
  • Touch and Die (1992, TV Movie) – Emma
  • A Matter of Justice (1993, TV Movie) – Carole
  • Addams Family Reunion (1998, TV Movie) – Blonde Sharon
  • The West Wing (1999–2006) – Nancy
  • JAG (2000–2001) – Lieutenant Crandall / P.O. Daniels
  • The Division (2002) – Shelby's Work Colleague #1

Theater

  • Macbeth
  • Murderers Anonymous

References

    External links

    • Renée Estevez at IMDb
    • Interview at the Flesh Farm
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