Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on
April 25 1969 in Katy, Texas, Her mother Kjellfridirene (Andreassen) is a
Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish) and
Swedish descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss engineer. They
got married in 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is an
executive in the field of marketing who was born February 15, 1967. Renee got
interested in acting during high school when she was working in the drama club.
She attended an acting class at University of Texas (Austin) and began thinking
about acting as a career. She was keen to pursue acting following graduation.
But, Hollywood can be difficult to get into so Renee determined to remain in
Texas and audition for roles in Houston. At the time, she got roles in films
such as Reality Bites (1994), and Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey
(another Hollywood rising star) was her pal while she was on the set of Texas
Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee was able to observe him
working on a project which attracted her. She was a part-time auditioner and
got the part in Love and A.45 (1994). It brought her critical acclaim for her
to make the decision to move to Los Angeles. She was then offered another role
in The Whole Wide World (1996) that gave her the biggest break of her career.
Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film The Whole Wide World, Jerry
Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering actresses such like
Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, when he was
introduced to Zellweger's role in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned
Zellweger and felt confident she was the perfect Dorothy Boyd. Renee followed
her huge success with a handful of small independent films and after receiving
more praise from critics She was confident enough to return to the world of
big-budget Hollywood films. She starred opposite Meryl Streep in the tearjerker
One True Thing (1998). Also, she starred with Jim Carrey in Me, Myself &
Irene (2000) and began to date Carrey shortly thereafter. Bridget Jones's Diary
(2001).
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