Renée Zellweger
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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
Credits
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
as Katie (voice)
Bee Movie (2007)
as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Shark Tale (2004)
as Angie (voice)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
as Irene P. Waters
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
as Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
as Bridget Jones
Jerry Maguire (1996)
as Dorothy Boyd
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
as Bridget
Miss Potter (2006)
as Beatrix Potter
Chicago (2002)
as Roxie Hart
Dazed and Confused (1993)
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Betty
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
as Bridget
Judy (2019)
as Judy Garland
Case 39 (2009)
as Emily Jenkins
Cold Mountain (2003)
as Ruby Thewes
Empire Records (1995)
as Gina
Cinderella Man (2005)
as Mae Braddock
Planet 51 (2009)
as Lem's Mom (voice)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
as Jenny
Leatherheads (2008)
as Lexie Littleton
Down with Love (2003)
as Barbara Novak
Appaloosa (2008)
as Allie
My One and Only (2009)
as Anne Deveraux
The Whole Truth (2016)
as Loretta Lassiter
Reality Bites (1994)
as Tami
New in Town (2009)
as Lucy Hill
Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)
as Deborah Hall
White Oleander (2002)
as Claire Richards
My Own Love Song (2010)
as Jane Wyatt
The Bachelor (1999)
as Anne
8 Seconds (1994)
as Buckle Bunny
One True Thing (1998)
as Ellen Gulden
Deceiver (1997)
as Elizabeth
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' (2008)
as Self
Love and a .45 (1994)
as Starlene Cheatham
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
as Self
Here and Now (2018)
as Tessa
A Woman in the Sun (—)
as Claire Keating
A Price Above Rubies (1998)
as Sonia Horowitz
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew (2014)
as Self
The Whole Wide World (1996)
as Novalyne Price
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
as Susan
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
as Self
Club Oscar (2005)
as Angie (voice)
A Taste for Killing (1992)
as Mary Lou
Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023)
as Self
Phantom Son (—)
as Audrey
The Low Life (1995)
as Poet
Queen Mimi (2016)
as Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary (1996)
as Self
Bombshell in Concert (2020)
as Self
Being Bridget Jones (2020)
as Self
Making of Chicago (2002)
as Self