Renée Zellweger

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-04-25 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Katy, Texas, USA

Renée Zellweger

Biography

Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Initially aspiring for a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage while in college. Following minor roles in Dazed and Confused (1993) and Reality Bites (1994), her first starring role came with the slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). She rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedy Jerry Maguire (1996), the drama One True Thing (1998), and the black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), winning a Golden Globe Award for the last of these. For portraying Bridget Jones in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago (2002), Zellweger gained consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the war film Cold Mountain (2003). She reprised her role as Jones in the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), and, following a career downturn and hiatus, in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If, and portrayed Judy Garland in the biopic Judy, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred as Pam Hupp in the NBC crime miniseries The Thing About Pam (2022).

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Shark Tale

    Shark Tale

  • Monsters vs Aliens

    Monsters vs Aliens

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Bee Movie

    Bee Movie

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Me, Myself & Irene

    Me, Myself & Irene

  • Jerry Maguire

    Jerry Maguire

  • Down with Love

    Down with Love

  • Bridget Jones's Baby

    Bridget Jones's Baby

  • Rove

    Rove

  • Here and Now

    Here and Now

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • Case 39

    Case 39

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • Bridget Jones's Diary

    Bridget Jones's Diary

  • Nurse Betty

    Nurse Betty

  • Empire Records

    Empire Records

  • Judy

    Judy

  • White Oleander

    White Oleander

  • New in Town

    New in Town

  • The Low Life

    The Low Life

  • WHAT / IF

    WHAT / IF

  • The Thing About Pam

    The Thing About Pam

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

  • The Whole Truth

    The Whole Truth

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • My Own Love Song

    My Own Love Song

  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

    ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

  • Appaloosa

    Appaloosa

  • One True Thing

    One True Thing

  • Cinderella Man

    Cinderella Man

  • A Taste for Killing

    A Taste for Killing

  • Club Oscar

    Club Oscar

  • Miss Potter

    Miss Potter

  • Deceiver

    Deceiver

  • 8 Seconds

    8 Seconds

  • Shake, Rattle and Rock!

    Shake, Rattle and Rock!

  • The Whole Wide World

    The Whole Wide World

  • Reality Bites

    Reality Bites

  • Love and a .45

    Love and a .45

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • Leatherheads

    Leatherheads

  • My One and Only

    My One and Only

  • Murder in the Heartland

    Murder in the Heartland

  • A Price Above Rubies

    A Price Above Rubies

  • Same Kind of Different as Me

    Same Kind of Different as Me

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Making of Chicago

    Making of Chicago

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • Queen Mimi

    Queen Mimi

  • Being Bridget Jones

    Being Bridget Jones