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), as well as being of Swedish and Norwegian descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer from Switzerland. They were married in 1963. Renee is a sister to a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive born on February 15 in 1967. While working in the drama group, Renee became interested in acting. She also took an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin) in Austin, and then began looking for a profession in acting. She wanted to pursue acting following graduation. However, Hollywood can be difficult to get into and so Renee determined to remain in Texas and apply for roles in Houston. In Houston, she got roles in films like Reality Bites (1994), and Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer that she met working on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee watched him work on a project which was of interest to her. She auditioned and got the part in Love and A.45 (1994). The film 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), which gave her an opportunity to make her debut as a major actress. Cameron Crowe was busy with casting Jerry Maguire (1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses like Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when He saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). The audition was conducted by Zellweger to be sure he was his Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued her great success by releasing small independent films. Her films received even more praise from critics, and was confident enough that she was capable of re-entering large-budget Hollywood films. She was in the film alongside Meryl Streep in the tearjerker One True Thing (1998). She also took a role in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in which she starred alongside Jim Carrey, and soon after began dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).