Reene Schisgal was born in New York. She was the film producer of Sidney Lumet's
Power (1986), a political drama starring heavyweights Richard Gere, Gene Hackman, Julie Christie, Denzel Washington among others. She joined forces with first-time screenwriter
David Himmelstein and together they delivered a fine movie which somehow failed to connect with audiences.
She was married with writer/producer
Murray Schisgal. They had two children.
Reene passed away on April 3, 2017, age 88.