Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25, 1969. Her mother Kjellfrid (Andreassen), is a former nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), and also has Swedish and Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss engineer. They got married in 1963. Renee has a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive born on February 15 in 1967. Renee was a member of the drama club in high school when she began to become attracted to acting. She enrolled in an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin) and began to think about acting as a profession. Following graduation, she wanted to pursue acting but Hollywood isn't an easy town to break into, so Renee chose to remain in Texas, and auditioned for roles in Houston and managed to land roles in films as Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer that she met filming Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee observed him on a project which attracted her. She auditioned , and was awarded the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role earned her enough critical praise and a decision to move to Los Angeles. A further role in The Whole Wide World (1996) followed which led to her biggest break. Cameron Crowe was busy with casting Jerry Maguire (1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses like Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when He saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He had a chance to audition Zellweger and was sure he'd found his Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued her popularity with a few independent films and after receiving more praise from critics She was confident enough to reenter the realm of large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep starred with her in One True Thing (1998). She also appeared alongside Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey in the following year. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first film in the main role.