- Rene Michelle Aranda and Shahs of Sunset (2012)'s Jessica Parido studied theater together in High School.
- Her favorite movies are The Fifth Element, The Princess Bride and Doctor Strange.
- She is a 38.2% Native American.
- Rene won a national award April, 2012 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
- Landed a lead role in The Pain Killers (2013) after crashing an audition for one of the male characters.
- The ring Rene wears everyday was her inherited from her mother as a reminder of the pact they made to never give up on their dreams.
- Rene Michelle Aranda, Sarah Fontenot and Match Made in Heaven (2015) season one winner Jade Turpin were roommates.
- Rene's mother, recording artist Cheryl Aranda, passed away June 27th, 2009 after a seven year battle with breast cancer. Rene was 18 years old.
- Rene is one of four children. Her siblings are Michael Aranda (1986), Sara Aranda (1988), and Frank Nathan Aranda (1992).
- Rene Michelle Aranda and Riley Dandy both attended the same audition-only 3-year conservatory called the "Theatre Academy". Aranda graduated in 2012, two years before Dandy.
- Rene was an audience member for one episode of Surviving Suburbia (2009) and two episodes of HarmonQuest (2016).
- Her sister Sara is professional rock-climber who has appeared in Subaru commercials & Climbing Magazine.
- Rene shaved her head bald for a non-paying theater role at her acting school.
- She founded a talent show at her high school that continued annually years after she graduated.
- Her high school theater department established a Lifetime Achievement Award in her honor her senior year. She was the first recipient.
- Her eldest brother, Michael Aranda, is a prominent YouTube Creator.
- Rene is among LACC's notable alumni with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Mark Hamill, and Donna Reed.
- Her favorite band is The Local Natives. She's been a fan since before they changed their name from Cavil at Rest. She and the drummer are both from Chino Hills, CA.
- Her favorite super hero is Spider-Man.
- Rene is a jack-of-all-trades and has had various writings, poems, drawings and photos published in newspapers, books, and magazines.
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