
Renée Zellweger
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).
Acting (50 movies)

Cinderella Man
2005

Bridget Jones's Diary
2001

Me, Myself & Irene
2000

Chicago
2002

Cold Mountain
2003

Shark Tale
2004

The Bachelor
1999

Queen Mimi
2016

Down with Love
2003

Reality Bites
1994

Nurse Betty
2000

Leatherheads
2008

Bee Movie
2007

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004

Appaloosa
2008

Jerry Maguire
1996

My One and Only
2009

Empire Records
1995

Case 39
2009

Miss Potter
2006

New in Town
2009

Deceiver
1997

Monsters vs Aliens
2009

My Own Love Song
2010

Love and a .45
1994

A Price Above Rubies
1998

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995

The Whole Wide World
1996

One True Thing
1998

Bridget Jones's Baby
2016

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994

Dazed and Confused
1993

White Oleander
2002

The Whole Truth
2016

Same Kind of Different as Me
2017

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025

Declaration of Independence
2003

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007

Judy
2019

Here and Now
2018

The Low Life
1995

8 Seconds
1994

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008

A Taste for Killing
1992

Club Oscar
2005

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996

Making of Chicago
2002

Being Bridget Jones
2020

Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023

Bombshell in Concert with "Smash" Reunion
2020
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Living Proof | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| They | 2025 | Writer |
| They | 2025 | Producer |
