Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on the 25th of April, 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen) is a nurse born in Norway, former and midwife, with Norwegian, Kven (Finnish) and Swedish descent. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer. They were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is a marketing executive who was born on February 15, 1967. Renee began her interest in acting at the age of 14 as she worked in the drama group. In Austin, she also attended an acting course and decided to study acting as a profession. She was determined to act after graduation, but Hollywood can be hard to break into. Renee decided not to leave Texas and went to audition at Houston for roles. While working on the sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), she befriended Matthew McConaughey, another Hollywood newcomer. Renee was aware that he was working on a film and auditioned. She was offered the role in Love as well as a 45 (1994). The film was a huge success and earned her the respect of many that she moved to Los Angeles. Her big break came with another role in The Whole Wide World (1996). Cameron Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was taking a look at actresses like Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when the performance of Zellweger on The Whole Wide World (1996). The audition was conducted by Zellweger to ensure that the actress was in fact his Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued her great success in small independent films. Her films received even more praise from critics, and was confident enough that she was able to reenter large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep starred alongside her in One True Thing (1998). She also starred in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) with Jim Carrey and shortly after began dating Carrey. She played the title role in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).







 

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