Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in
Katy, Texas on April 25 in 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen) is an
ex-nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), and is also of Swedish and
Norwegian descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a Swiss-born engineer.
They were became married in 1963. Renee has a brother named Drew Zellweger, a
marketing executive who was born on the 15th of February, 1967. Renee was part
of the drama group at high school when she began to become fascinated by acting.
She took an acting class at University of Texas (Austin) and started to think
about acting as a profession. After graduating, she wanted to pursue acting but
Hollywood isn't an easy city to get into, and so Renee determined to stay in
Texas and auditioned for roles in Houston which 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 friend while she was on set
of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee was aware that
he was working on a project and auditioned. The role was given to her in Love
as well as an offer of a 45 (1994). The film was a huge success and earned her
the respect of many that she decided to move to Los Angeles. A second role in
The Whole Wide World (1996) followed which led to her breakthrough. Cameron
Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996) in which she starred Tom Cruise.
Crowe was considering actresses such as Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona
Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, until the actor Zellweger was featured in The Whole
Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger, and felt certain he had found the
perfect Dorothy Boyd. After her successes in a handful of independent movies,
Renee felt confident enough to go back to the big-budget Hollywood film
industry. Meryl Streep was the co-star in One True Thing (1998). She also
starred in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in a role opposite Jim Carrey and
shortly after began dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first
film in the title role.
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