Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on the 25th of April 1969 in Katy, Texas, Her mother Kjellfridirene (Andreassen) is a former nurse from Norway and midwife, with Norwegian, Kven (Finnish), and Swedish descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss-born engineer. They were are married in 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is a marketing executive who was born on the 15th of February 1967. Renee got interested in acting during high school while working on the drama club. She enrolled in an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin) and began to think about acting as a career. Following graduation, she wanted to continue acting, but Hollywood isn't an easy city to get into, and so Renee chose to remain in Texas, and auditioned for roles around Houston where she was able to get roles in movies 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 rising star. Renee noticed him working on a film and auditioned. The role was given to her in Love as well as the 45 (1994). The film earned her enough praise that she moved to Los Angeles. She was then offered a role in The Whole Wide World (1996) that gave her the first major break. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film which was Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering actresses such as Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when they appeared on Zellweger's The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was confident that she was his Dorothy Boyd. Renee followed her huge popularity with a few independent films and after receiving further critical praise She was confident enough to reenter the realm of large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep starred alongside her in One True Thing (1998). She was also in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) opposite Jim Carrey and shortly after began dating Carrey. as the lead in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).







 

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