Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in
Katy, Texas on April 25, 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen), is an
ex-nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), as well as being of
Swedish as well as Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a
Swiss engineer. The couple got have been married since 1963. Drew Zellweger was
Renee's older brother. He is an executive in the field of marketing who was
born February 15, 1967. Renee was part of the drama club at high school, and
was fascinated by acting. She took an acting course at the University of Texas
(Austin) and began thinking about acting as a career. After graduation, she
wished to continue acting, but Hollywood is a difficult city to get into, so
Renee made the decision to stay in Texas and auditioned for roles around
Houston where she was able to grab roles in such films such as Reality Bites
(1994) and Empire Records (1995). While filming the sequel to that film, Texas
Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) she made friends with Matthew
McConaughey, another Hollywood up-and-comer. Renee was able to observe him
working on a project that was of interest to her. She was a part-time
auditioner and got the part in Love and A.45 (1994). It earned her enough
critical praise that she decided to relocate to Los Angeles. She was then
offered a role in The Whole Wide World (1996) and it gave her an opportunity to
make her debut as a major actress. Cameron Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire
(1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking into actresses like Bridget
Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder) and Marisa Tomei. He saw
Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). The audition was
conducted by Zellweger to confirm that he was his Dorothy Boyd. After her successes
in a handful of independent films, Renee felt confident enough to go back to
the big-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep appeared alongside her in
One True Thing (1998). She also starred in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in
which she starred alongside Jim Carrey, and soon after that, she started dating
Jim Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first film in the title role.
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