Mercedes López Renard

Mercedes López Renard was born on Sep 03, 1975 in USA. Mercedes López Renard's big-screen debut came with Hitch directed by Andy Tennant in 2005.

Mercedes López Renard was Born in Miami , Florida . Her father, Roberto López was a well known Film, Stage and radio actor when he fled Cuba in the late 50's with his wife and Mercedes' two older brothers and sister. At 16 Mercedes was scouted by Elite, one of the top modeling agencies in the world. She was sent to Europe where she quickly assimilated to the European life style. Fluent in French and Italian. Mercedes was living in Milan when she caught the eye of Academy Award winning director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) and was flown to Rome to screen- test.. Renard's love for acting flourished and she had found her calling. Her leap of faith paid off immediately landing her a first feature role alongside Will Smith and Eva Mendez in "Hitch," as well as numerous national commercials. Renard's body of work includes the Amazon feature "Tom Clancey; War Within the Cartel", a starring role in the Hallmark pilot, "Meddling Mom" with Sonia Braga and Tony Plana ," and other projects like, "Love" ,"Law and Order", "The Night Shift" and " NCIS". Renard recently created the role of Simone Forche for "Shout" which debuted at the Fremont Center Theater. Outside of acting , Mercedes is a strong supporter of Women for Women International, a charity that helps woman survivors of war rebuild their lives.