Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in
Katy, Texas on April 25, 1969. Her mother Kjellfrid (Andreassen), is a former
midwife and nurse from Norway, Kven (Finnish), and also has Swedish as well as
Norwegian descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer from
Switzerland. They got married in 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's brother, and
he was born on February 15, 1967. Renee was a part of the drama group at high
school when she began to become fascinated by acting. In Austin she also took
an acting class and began to explore acting as a career. After graduating, she
wanted to continue acting, but Hollywood is a tough city to get into, so Renee
decided to stay in Texas and auditioned for roles around Houston where she was
able to land roles in films such as Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records
(1995). Matthew McConaughey (another Hollywood rising star) was her pal while
she was working on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation
(1994). McConaughey was working on a project at the time which Renee was
intrigued by. She tried out for, and got the role in the movie Love and a .45
(1994) and earned her enough critical praise that she decided to relocate to
Los Angeles. Then, she was offered a part in The Whole Wide World (1996) and it
gave her the biggest break of her career. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his
next film which was Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was
thinking about the actresses Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona
Ryder), and Marisa Tomei. Then he was able to see Zellweger's performance from
The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was confident that the
actress was his Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued her success with a few small
independent films. After receiving more praise from critics She was confident
enough to reenter the realm of large-budget Hollywood films. 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) with Jim Carrey, and soon after began
dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first film in the main
role.
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