Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on the
25th of April 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen) is
a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, with Norwegian, Kven (Finnish), and
Swedish descent. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer.
They were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's brother and was
born on February 15, 1967. Renee was interested in acting during high school
while working on the drama group. She also took an acting class at the University
of Texas (Austin) in Austin, and then began looking towards acting as a career.
She was keen to pursue acting after graduation. However, Hollywood can be
difficult to get into which is why Renee determined to remain in Texas and
attempt to audition for roles 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 close friend when she was working on
the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee was
aware that he was working on a film and auditioned. The role was given to her
in Love as well as an offer of a 45 (1994). This earned her enough praise that
she relocated to Los Angeles. Another part in The Whole Wide World (1996) was
the next one, which eventually led to her first big break. Cameron Crowe was
busy casting his next film, Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was
looking at actresses like Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona
Ryder), and Marisa Tomei. Then he saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide
World (1996). He had a chance to audition Zellweger and was convinced he'd
discovered the perfect Dorothy Boyd. Renee was able to follow her massive
popularity with a few independent films and after receiving more praise from
critics and confidence, she decided to reenter the realm of large-budget
Hollywood films. She was in the film alongside Meryl Streep in the tearjerker
One True Thing (1998). She also starred opposite Jim Carrey in Me, Myself
& Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey soon afterward. Bridget Jones's
Diary (2001).
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