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