Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25 the year 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen) is a former midwife and nurse born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), and also has Swedish and Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer. They were married in 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's brother, and he was born on 15 February 1967. Renee was a part of the drama group in high school and began to be attracted to acting. She took an acting course at the University of Texas (Austin) and began thinking about acting as a profession. Following graduation, she wanted to pursue acting but Hollywood is a tough town to break into, and so Renee made the decision to stay in Texas and auditioned for roles around Houston which she was able to secure roles in films such as Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records (1995). On the set of the sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), she befriended Matthew McConaughey, another Hollywood young star. Renee was able to observe him working on a project which attracted her. She auditioned and was awarded the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role received enough praise from critics to decide to move to Los Angeles. A further role in The Whole Wide World (1996) was the next one, which eventually led to her biggest break. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film, Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering such actresses as Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei when he heard of Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger, and felt certain he had found the perfect Dorothy Boyd. Renee followed her huge popularity with a few independent films. After receiving further critical praise, she felt confident enough to reenter the world of big-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep was the co-star in One True Thing (1998). She also starred alongside Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey soon afterward. in the title role in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).







 

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