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Renée Zellweger

Acting 57 years old Katy, Texas, USA ★ 1.7
Born: April 25, 1969

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).

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Known For

Monsters vs Aliens
Monsters vs Aliens Katie (voice) 2009
Shark Tale
Shark Tale Angie (voice) 2004
Bee Movie
Bee Movie Vanessa Bloome (voice) 2007
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene Irene P. Waters 2000
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire Dorothy Boyd 1996

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (79)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Bridget Jones 2025
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Art-House America: Austin Film Society Self 2023
The Thing About Pam
The Thing About Pam Pam Hupp 2022
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building Camila White 2021
Being Bridget Jones
Being Bridget Jones Self 2020
Bombshell in Concert
Bombshell in Concert Self 2020
Judy
Judy Judy Garland 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
WHAT / IF
WHAT / IF Anne Montgomery 2019
Here and Now
Here and Now Tessa 2018
Same Kind of Different as Me
Same Kind of Different as Me Deborah Hall 2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby Bridget 2016
Queen Mimi
Queen Mimi Self 2016
The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth Loretta Lassiter 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew Self 2014
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show Self 2011
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song Jane Wyatt 2010
My One and Only
My One and Only Anne Deveraux 2009
Case 39
Case 39 Emily Jenkins 2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Monsters vs Aliens Katie (voice) 2009
New in Town
New in Town Lucy Hill 2009
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' Self 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Self 2008
Appaloosa
Appaloosa Allie 2008
Leatherheads
Leatherheads Lexie Littleton 2008
Bee Movie
Bee Movie Vanessa Bloome (voice) 2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Miss Potter
Miss Potter Beatrix Potter 2006
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man Mae Braddock 2005
Club Oscar
Club Oscar Angie (voice) 2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Bridget 2004
Shark Tale
Shark Tale Angie (voice) 2004
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain Ruby Thewes 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence Self 2003
Down with Love
Down with Love Barbara Novak 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Making of Chicago
Making of Chicago Self 2002
Chicago
Chicago Roxie Hart 2002
White Oleander
White Oleander Claire Richards 2002
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones 2001
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth Self (archive footage) 2000
Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty Betty 2000
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene Irene P. Waters 2000
The Bachelor
The Bachelor Anne 1999
Rove
Rove Self 1999
One True Thing
One True Thing Ellen Gulden 1998
A Price Above Rubies
A Price Above Rubies Sonia Horowitz 1998
Deceiver
Deceiver Elizabeth 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Tammy Duvall (voice) 1997
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire Dorothy Boyd 1996
The Whole Wide World
The Whole Wide World Novalyne Price 1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary Self 1996
The Low Life
The Low Life Poet 1995
Empire Records
Empire Records Gina 1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Jenny 1995
Love and a .45
Love and a .45 Starlene Cheatham 1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock! Susan 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway Susan Doyle 1994
8 Seconds
8 Seconds Buckle Bunny 1994
Reality Bites
Reality Bites Tami 1994
Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited) 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
Murder in the Heartland
Murder in the Heartland 1993
A Taste for Killing
A Taste for Killing Mary Lou 1992
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Phantom Son
Phantom Son Audrey
A Woman in the Sun
A Woman in the Sun Claire Keating

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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