Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger is a daughter of Kjellfrid Andreassen, a former midwife and nurse in Norway. She was born on April 25, 1969 in Katy. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer. The couple were married in the year 1963. Renee has a brother called Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born on the 15th of February 1967. Renee began her interest in acting during high school while working on the drama group. In Austin she also took an acting class , and began to explore acting as a profession. She was keen to pursue acting after graduation. But, Hollywood can be difficult to make it into so Renee chose to stay in Texas and apply for roles around Houston. In Houston, 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 on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee watched him work on a project which was of interest to her. She was a part-time auditioner and was chosen for the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role brought her critical acclaim that she decided to relocate 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 his next film The Whole Wide World, Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering such actresses like Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei. He was enthralled when he was introduced to Zellweger's role in The Whole Wide World (1996). The audition was conducted by Zellweger to ensure that he was his Dorothy Boyd. After following her success in a handful of independent movies, Renee felt confident enough to go back to the big-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep played her in One True Thing (1998). Also, she acted in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in which she starred alongside Jim Carrey, and soon after began dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as the leading role.







 

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