Renée Estevez

American film, television, and theater actress

Jason Thomas Federico

(m. 1997; div. 2011)

Parent(s)Martin Sheen
Janet TempletonRelativesEmilio Estevez (brother)
Ramon Estevez (brother)
Charlie Sheen (brother)
Joe Estevez (paternal uncle)FamilyEstevez

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.^[2] 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.^[3] Estevez has had secondary roles in films since 1986's Shattered Spirits,^[4] including the character Betty Finn in the cult favorite Heathers,^[5] and has guest starred on JAG and MacGyver.^[4] She appeared in a regular guest-starring role on The West Wing as Nancy,^[4] an office assistant 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.^[6] Estevez has not acted since 2015.

Personal life

Estevez married Jason Thomas Federico, a professional golfer^[7] 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.^[1] They were divorced in 2011^[8] in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

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

^ ^a ^b "WEDDINGS; Renee Estevez, Jason Federico". The New York Times. October 12, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
^ "The Good Son". The Irish Times. May 13, 2011.
^ "Martin Sheen Directs Daughter". The Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. January 3, 1986. Retrieved October 4, 2011 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Renee Estevez". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ "Renée Estevez". AFI. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ "Repentant? No Way, Man". The New York Times. June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^ "Who's News". Lawrence Journal-World. September 2, 2000. Retrieved October 4, 2011 – via Google News Archive.
^ Gariano, Francesca (October 25, 2023). "Martin Sheen's 4 Children: Emilio, Ramon, Charlie and Renée". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 13, 2023.