Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger is a daughter
of Kjellfrid Andreassen an ex-midwife as well as a nurse in Norway. She was
born on April 25 1969, in Katy. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a
Swiss-born engineer. The couple got have been married since 1963. Renee is a
sister to a brother called Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born
on the 15th of February the 15th of February, 1967. Renee got interested in
acting at the age of 14 while working on the drama group. She also took an
acting course at the University of Texas (Austin), where she began looking to
pursue a career in acting. She wanted to pursue acting upon graduation.
However, Hollywood can be difficult to break into, so Renee decided that she
would stay in Texas and apply for roles in Houston. In Houston, she was able to
land roles in films such as Reality Bites (1994), and Empire Records (1995).
Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer that she met on set for
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). McConaughey was working
on an idea at the time which Renee was intrigued by, tried out for, and got the
part in the film Love and a .45 (1994), which earned her enough critical praise
that she decided to move to Los Angeles. A further role in The Whole Wide World
(1996) was the next one, which eventually led to her big break. Cameron Crowe
was busy with casting Jerry Maguire (1996) with Tom Cruise. Crowe was taking a
look at actresses like Bridget Fonda and Marisa Tomei when they appeared on
Zellweger's The Whole Wide World (1996). He had a chance to audition Zellweger
and was confident that he'd discovered his Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued to
enjoy her success by releasing small independent films. She received further
praise from critics, and was certain that she would be ready to make a return
to large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep starred alongside her in One True
Thing (1998). She also starred alongside Jim Carrey in Me, Myself &
Irene (2000) and began to meet Jim Carrey within a short time. In the role of the
title character in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
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