Get to Know Actress & Author Renée Felice Smith with These 10 Fun Facts! (Exclusive)

Renée Felice Smith, who is best know for playing Nell Jones in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles, recently released her debut children’s book!

“Hugo and the Impossible Thing” follows a brave little bulldog named Hugo and the book is inspired by Renée‘s real-life French Bulldog Hugo and his battle with a brain tumor.

We caught up with Renée to learn more about her to celebrate the release of the book. Check out 10 Fun Facts below:

1. I talk in my sleep and say fun things like, “I’m having dreamin’s of pancakes.”
2. As a kid I was in a Dannon Yogurt commercial where my very pronounced New York accent was heavily featured. Someone please find it and post on Youtube. I’d welcome the trip down memory lane.
3. I love elderly people. And prefer them to my peers. Always have, always will.
4. We did two cross country road trips over the pandemic. In a van. With two dogs weighing 250 lb. combined. Yes, we are crazy van people. And we love it. #vanlife
5. I exclusively drink water out of 24 oz jars. How did this happen? I have no idea but somehow they have replaced all the glassware in my house. As a result, I am extremely hydrated and always have to pee.

Click inside to find out the rest of the fun facts…

6. French Onion Soup from Petite Trois in Los Angeles will forever be the best thing I’ve ever eaten. If you haven’t had it, I believe you have not yet experienced true happiness. Go to there. Now.
7. Scouring Redfin is basically my main hobby. You in the market for a house? I know ten I could sell you right now. I’m actually thinking about getting my real estate license ‘cause why the hell not?
8. I love pizza so much it hurts. No, really. I usually injure my insides when eating pizza cause I have too much of it.
9. I am afraid of birds. I actually duck when they pass overhead. A friend’s pet canary got stuck in my hair as a kid. Wings flapping, claws clawing, on top of my head. Cue lifelong irrational fear!
10. I love rollercoasters. And I am finally tall enough to ride them all. Front row, let’s goooooo!

You can get Renée‘s new book “Hugo and the Impossible Thing” now on Amazon!