Renée Zellweger
Acting
Born: April 25, 1969 (age 57) · Katy, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Shark Tale
2004
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Bee Movie
2007
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
Jerry Maguire
1996
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Chicago
2002
Cinderella Man
2005
Case 39
2009
Dazed and Confused
1993
Photos (12)
Movies (42)
Monsters vs Aliens
Katie (voice)
Shark Tale
Angie (voice)
Bee Movie
Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Me, Myself & Irene
Irene P. Waters
Jerry Maguire
Dorothy Boyd
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones
Chicago
Roxie Hart
Planet 51
Lem's Mom (voice)
Case 39
Emily Jenkins
Cinderella Man
Mae Braddock
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget
Dazed and Confused
Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
Cold Mountain
Ruby Thewes
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget
Appaloosa
Allie
The Whole Truth
Loretta Lassiter
Miss Potter
Beatrix Potter
Empire Records
Gina
Down with Love
Barbara Novak
Judy
Judy Garland
The Bachelor
Anne
Nurse Betty
Betty
Reality Bites
Tami
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Jenny
Leatherheads
Lexie Littleton
New in Town
Lucy Hill
Same Kind of Different as Me
Deborah Hall
White Oleander
Claire Richards
One True Thing
Ellen Gulden
Deceiver
Elizabeth
My One and Only
Anne Deveraux
8 Seconds
Buckle Bunny
Here and Now
Tessa
My Own Love Song
Jane Wyatt
Love and a .45
Starlene Cheatham
A Price Above Rubies
Sonia Horowitz
The Whole Wide World
Novalyne Price
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Susan
A Taste for Killing
Mary Lou
Club Oscar
Angie (voice)
The Low Life
Poet
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 10 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Rove
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
Queen Mimi
Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self (archive footage)
Being Bridget Jones
Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Self
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
Self
Bombshell in Concert
Self
Making of Chicago
Self
