Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on the 25th of April 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen), is a former nurse from Norway and midwife. She is of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish) and Swedish descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss-born engineer. They were married in 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is an executive in the field of marketing who was born on the 15th of February 1967. While working in the drama club, Renee became interested in acting. In Austin she also took an acting class and began to consider acting as a career. She wanted to be an actor after she graduated, but Hollywood isn't easy to make it into. Renee decided not to quit Texas and auditioned in Houston to be cast in roles. Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer she met while filming Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee observed him on a project which was of interest to her. She was a part-time auditioner and was offered the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The role brought her critical acclaim and a decision to move to Los Angeles. Then, she was offered a role in The Whole Wide World (1996), which gave her the first major break. Cameron Crowe was busy with casting Jerry Maguire (1996) starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking into actresses like Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder), and Marisa Tomei. Then he discovered Zellweger's performance on The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was convinced the actress was the perfect Dorothy Boyd. Renee followed her huge success by releasing a couple of independent films. After receiving further critical praise, she felt confident enough to return to the realm of large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep starred with her in One True Thing (1998). Also, she acted in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) with Jim Carrey, and soon after, she began to date Jim Carrey. as the lead in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).