Reneé O’Connor, a successful actress and filmmaker, is best known for playing the role of Gabrielle, Xena’s trusted sidekick on the popular series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1996-2001. In 2002, she then moved on to launch her own film production company, ROC Productions. Renee finished production on her second feature film, Watch The Sky, a Science Fiction Family film, available in all digital platforms, world wide, through Breaking Glass Pictures. Prior to her breakout role, Reneé lived in Texas and began her professional film career at the age of 17, starring in the serial Teen Angel, a regular feature on the Disney Channel’s The Mickey Mouse Club. Other credits include the Disney film, The Adventures of Huck Finn, with Elijah Wood, and television movies such as Follow the River, with Ellen Burstyn, Danielle Steele’s Changes, as the daughter of Cheryl Ladd, co-starring in the second Rockford Files reunion movie, with James Garner, and co-starring in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, with Anthony Quinn and Kevin Sorbo.  

She also starred in several independent films, including Ghost House Pictures’ Boogeyman 2, opposite Tobin Bell; The ScyFy Channel’s Monster Ark, opposite Tim DeKay, and Alien Apocalypse, opposite Bruce Campbell. She starred in the action web series ARK, from Judah/Sacks (Executive Producers of 90210 and Diary of a Wimpy Kid). Renee starred in the faith based films, Beyond The Farthest Star, from Pathlight Entertainment, and the highly acclaimed, A Question Of Faith, from Silver Lining Entertainment, which screened before Congress. Some of her favorite stage roles are performing with her family, in community theater musicals, as ‘Grandma’ (The Addams Family), ‘Ms. Brill’ (Mary Poppins) and ‘Lily St Regis’ (Annie). Professional stage credits: ’Lady Macbeth’ (Macbeth) with Shakespeare by the Sea in 2002, and for the House of Bards Theatre Company in 2019, and ’Nurse’ for the Southern Shakespeare Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet, at the Cascades Amphitheater in Tallahassee, Florida.

While playing the role of Gabrielle, in Xena: Warrior Princess from 1996-2001, Renee observed six years of guest director’s approach to capturing the narrative, with special attention on highlighting action and special effects. Their television series filmed on Kodak’s 35 mm film cameras (“where every frame counts”) furthering her knowledge of the importance of the use of light, rehearsals, and staging. Renee is utilizing her experience as a director in film, television and the stage, to bring a fresh perspective to her projects. Renee’s attention to detail, and her genuine appreciation for her team, creates an enriching, creative experience for all.

In October of 2019, Renee started the House of Bards Theatre Company, producing intimate and immersive theater in Los Angeles, California. From 2022 onwards, Renee served as Producer and Director for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, George Orwell’s 1984, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, gaining recognition by earning seven Broadway World Regional Theatre awards for the 2022 – 2023 season, including FAVORITE LOCAL THEATER, BEST THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), BEST COSTUME DESIGN (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), BEST PLAY (1984), BEST NEW PLAY (1984) BEST SOUND DESIGN (1984).

Renee O’Connor, an accomplished artist of 20 years, works with oils, encaustic mediums and ink to produce original and commissioned paintings. Her work has been featured in gallery shows, and as donations for auctions to raise money for charities.

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Autographs – $70
Photographs – $80*
Selfie Photographs** – $70
Meet & Greets – $140

*For Reneé photographs there is a restriction of 1x person per token for the photographs. So, if you are wanting 4 people in the photo you must present 4x tokens.
You will receive 1 x photo prints per token. So if you have presented 4 tokens to have 4 people in the photo, you will receive 4 print outs of the photo, plus the digital copy to your inboxes.

**Selfie photographs are taken on your own device at the autograph table. Either by you or a crew member. Selfies are limited to one person per selfie.