Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25 of 1969. Her mother Kjellfrid (Andreassen), is an ex-nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), as well as being of Swedish as well as Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger is her father. He is a Swiss engineer. They were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is a marketing executive who was born on 15 February 1967. Renee was a part of the drama group in high school, and was attracted to acting. She also attended an acting course at the University of Texas (Austin) and began to look for a profession in acting. She had a strong desire to become an actor after graduation, but Hollywood isn't easy to get into. Renee decided not to quit Texas and went to audition in Houston for roles. 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 noticed him working on a project and auditioned. She was offered the role in Love as well as the 45 (1994). The role was a huge success and earned her enough praise that she moved to Los Angeles. Her biggest break came when she was cast in another role in The Whole Wide World (1996). Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film The Whole Wide World, Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses such as Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder) and Marisa Tomei. Then he was able to see Zellweger's performance from The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was convinced the actress was the perfect Dorothy Boyd. After her success in a couple of independent films, Renee felt confident enough to make a return to the huge-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep played her in One True Thing (1998). She also appeared alongside Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey soon afterward. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) was her first film in the title role.