Renée Willett

Renée Willett is an American actress, comedian, and producer known for The Comedian, Blind, and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.

Renée Willett
Born
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA, MBA)
OccupationActress

Early life and education

Willett was born and raised in New York City and has two younger siblings. She attended IMG Academy, a tennis-focused boarding school. Willett graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, Spanish, and theatre.

She later trained in performing arts at the William Esper Studio in New York and in Los Angeles with the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Groundlings. Willett later earned a Master of Business Administration from the USC Marshall School of Business.[1][2][3]

Career

Willett made her film debut in the third installment of the Sharknado series in 2015. She later appeared as Ashley in The Comedian. In 2016, Willett was cast in the indie film Blind.[4] Renée later produced the film The Yellow Birds.[5][6]

In 2018, Willett acted in the drama Beast of Burden,[7] and acted and produced the film Run With The Hunted.[8][9]

Willett has also performed stand-up comedy.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Sins of Fate Daughter
2013 45 Days Party Guest
2016 Lazy Eye Waitress Associate producer
2016 Blind Kelly Co-producer
2016 The Comedian Ashley Associate producer
2017 The Yellow Birds Claire
2018 Beast of Burden Megan
2018 Flight 666 Anna
2018 The Odd Essay Natalia
2019 7 Days to Vegas Kelly Boots
2019 Run with the Hunted Keryn Executive producer
2021 Body Brokers Penny
2021 Die in a Gunfight RNG Anchor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Technician Hammer Television film
2019 Strange Girl in a Strange Land Barista 2 episodes

References

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