Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25, 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen) is an ex-nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), in addition to being of Swedish and Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer. They got married in 1963. Renee is a sister to a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born on February 15 the 15th of February, 1967. While in the drama group, Renee became interested in acting. She also attended an acting class at University of Texas (Austin) which was the first time she looked at pursuing a career in acting. She was determined to pursue acting after graduation. However, Hollywood can be difficult to enter, and so Renee decided to remain in Texas and attempt to audition for roles around Houston. There, she was able to land roles in films such as Reality Bites (1994), and Empire Records (1995). While filming the sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) she made friends with Matthew McConaughey, another Hollywood up-and-comer. Renee saw him working on a project and auditioned. She was offered the role in Love as well as an offer of a 45 (1994). This earned her enough praise that she moved to Los Angeles. She was then offered a part in The Whole Wide World (1996) which was an opportunity to make her debut as a major actress. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film which was Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses like Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when the performance of Zellweger on The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger, and felt certain she was his Dorothy Boyd. After following her success in a few independent films, Renee felt confident enough to make a return to the huge-budget Hollywood film industry. She was a co-star with Meryl Streep in the tear-jerker One True Thing (1998). She also played a part in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in which she starred alongside Jim Carrey, and soon after she began dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first film in the title role.