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