Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 25, 1969
Place of Birth
Katy, Texas, USA
Credits
81 titles
Renée Zellweger
Biography
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Initially aspiring for a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage while in college. Following minor roles in Dazed and Confused (1993) and Reality Bites (1994), her first starring role came with the slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). She rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedy Jerry Maguire (1996), the drama One True Thing (1998), and the black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), winning a Golden Globe Award for the last of these. For portraying Bridget Jones in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago (2002), Zellweger gained consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the war film Cold Mountain (2003). She reprised her role as Jones in the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), and, following a career downturn and hiatus, in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If, and portrayed Judy Garland in the biopic Judy, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred as Pam Hupp in the NBC crime miniseries The Thing About Pam (2022).
Known For
Filmography
They
Director
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
The Thing About Pam
Pam Hupp
Only Murders in the Building
Camila White
Being Bridget Jones
Self
Bombshell in Concert
Self
Judy
Judy Garland
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
WHAT / IF
Anne Montgomery
Here and Now
Tessa
Same Kind of Different as Me
Deborah Hall
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget
Queen Mimi
Self
The Whole Truth
Loretta Lassiter
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
My Own Love Song
Jane Wyatt
Planet 51
Lem's Mom (voice)
My One and Only
Anne Deveraux
Case 39
Emily Jenkins
Monsters vs Aliens
Katie (voice)
New in Town
Lucy Hill
Living Proof
Executive Producer
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Appaloosa
Allie
Leatherheads
Lexie Littleton
Bee Movie
Vanessa Bloome (voice)
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Miss Potter
Beatrix Potter
Cinderella Man
Mae Braddock
Club Oscar
Angie (voice)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget
Shark Tale
Angie (voice)
Cold Mountain
Ruby Thewes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
Down with Love
Barbara Novak
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Making of Chicago
Self
Chicago
Roxie Hart
White Oleander
Claire Richards
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self (archive footage)