Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on April 25 1969 in Katy, Texas, Her mother Kjellfridirene (Andreassen), is a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, with Norwegian, Kven (Finnish) and Swedish descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer born in Switzerland. They were married in 1963. Renee has a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born on the 15th of February 1967. Renee was interested in acting in high school as she worked in the drama group. She took an acting course at the University of Texas (Austin) and began to consider acting as a profession. She had a strong desire to become an actor after graduation, but Hollywood isn't easy to get into. Renee decided not to leave Texas and went to audition at Houston for roles. Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer she met while working on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee observed him on a project which caught her attention. She auditioned and was awarded the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role was a success that earned her the critical praise for her to make the decision to move to Los Angeles. Her biggest break came when she was cast in another role in The Whole Wide World (1996). Cameron Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996), starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering such actresses as Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, when he saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger, and felt certain the actress was his Dorothy Boyd. After her successes in a couple of independent films, Renee felt confident enough to return to the big-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep co-starred in One True Thing (1998). She also starred opposite Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began to be romantically involved with Carrey soon afterward. as the lead in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).







 

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