Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger is a daughter
of Kjellfrid Andreassen an ex-midwife and nurse in Norway. Her birth date was
April 25 of 1969, in Katy. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer
born in Switzerland. The couple got married in 1963. Renee has a brother named
Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born on February 15 1967. Renee
got interested in acting in high school when she was a member of the drama
group. She also attended an acting class at University of Texas (Austin) in
Austin, and then began looking to pursue a career in acting. She wanted to
pursue acting following graduation. But, Hollywood can be difficult to make it
into and so Renee determined to remain in Texas and apply for roles around
Houston. She was able to land roles in films like Reality Bites (1994), and
Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer she
met filming Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee
watched him work on a project that caught her attention. She auditioned , and
was awarded the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role brought her critical
acclaim for her to make the decision to move to Los Angeles. Her biggest break
came when she was cast in another part in The Whole Wide World (1996). Cameron
Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996) with Tom Cruise. Crowe was thinking
about the actresses Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder),
and Marisa Tomei. He saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World
(1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was certain he had discovered the perfect
Dorothy Boyd. Renee then followed her enormous success with a few small
independent films. After receiving more praise from critics and confidence, she
decided to return to the world of big-budget Hollywood films. She played
opposite Meryl Streep in the tear-jerker One True Thing (1998). She also
starred opposite Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began to
date Carrey soon afterward. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as the title role.
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