- Balcer was mentioned by name in the Season 5 episode of "The Sopranos", "In Camelot". Chris's writing friend JT (Tim Daly) tells Chris he has a meeting with Rene Balcer.
- Former journalist, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Champion of Justice Award from the Alliance for Justice 2010.
- Career Award from the Reims International Television Days 2006.
- Career Angie Award from the International Mystery Writers Festival 2010.
- Silver Gavel Award for Media & The Arts 1999.
- Silver Gavel Award for Media & the Arts 2000.
- Margaret Sanger Award from Planned Parenthood 2004.
- National Champion for Children Award from The Alliance for Children's Rights 2010.
- Nancy Susan Reynolds Award from Advocates for Youth 1995.
- Award of Excellence from the American Psychological Association 1989.
- In 2010, Balcer directed Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn in her first and only acting role in Law & Order's series finale "Rubber Room".
- Balcer did uncredited rewrites on Solar Crisis (1990), The Crow (1994) and Judge Dredd (1995).
- Balcer is a distant cousin of actress Alana de la Garza, sharing a common relative Juan Cortina, a Mexican folk hero known as the Rio Grande Robin Hood.
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