1969-04-25 Katy, Texas, USA
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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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Bridget Jones | 2025-02-12 |
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Art-House America: Austin Film Society | Self | 2023-05-01 |
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Being Bridget Jones | Self | 2020-12-22 |
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Judy | Judy Garland | 2019-09-27 |
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Here and Now | Tessa | 2018-11-09 |
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Same Kind of Different as Me | Deborah Hall | 2017-10-20 |
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Bridget Jones's Baby | Bridget | 2016-09-14 |
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The Whole Truth | Loretta Lassiter | 2016-03-25 |
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Queen Mimi | Self | 2016-05-13 |
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My Own Love Song | Jane Wyatt | 2010-04-07 |
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Case 39 | Emily Jenkins | 2009-08-13 |
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Monsters vs Aliens | Katie (voice) | 2009-03-19 |
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My One and Only | Anne Deveraux | 2009-08-21 |
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New in Town | Lucy Hill | 2009-01-30 |
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Leatherheads | Lexie Littleton | 2008-03-24 |
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Appaloosa | Allie | 2008-09-19 |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | 2008-10-14 |
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007-04-19 |
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Bee Movie | Vanessa Bloome (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
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Miss Potter | Beatrix Potter | 2006-12-03 |
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Club Oscar | Angie (voice) | 2005-02-08 |
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Cinderella Man | Mae Braddock | 2005-06-02 |
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Shark Tale | Angie (voice) | 2004-09-20 |
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Bridget | 2004-11-10 |
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Down with Love | Barbara Novak | 2003-05-08 |
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Declaration of Independence | Self | 2003-06-10 |
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Cold Mountain | Ruby Thewes | 2003-12-24 |
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White Oleander | Claire Richards | 2002-10-11 |
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Chicago | Roxie Hart | 2002-12-10 |
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Making of Chicago | Self | 2002-12-30 |
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Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget Jones | 2001-04-13 |
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Me, Myself & Irene | Irene P. Waters | 2000-06-22 |
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Nurse Betty | Betty | 2000-08-30 |
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The Bachelor | Anne | 1999-11-05 |
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One True Thing | Ellen Gulden | 1998-09-18 |
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A Price Above Rubies | Sonia Horowitz | 1998-03-26 |
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Deceiver | Elizabeth | 1997-08-31 |
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The Whole Wide World | Novalyne Price | 1996-09-08 |
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Jerry Maguire | Dorothy Boyd | 1996-12-13 |
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary | Self | 1996-01-02 |
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Empire Records | Gina | 1995-09-22 |
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Jenny | 1995-09-22 |
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The Low Life | Poet | 1995-11-01 |
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Love and a .45 | Starlene Cheatham | 1994-11-23 |
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Reality Bites | Tami | 1994-02-18 |
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8 Seconds | Buckle Bunny | 1994-02-25 |
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Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Susan | 1994-08-26 |
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Dazed and Confused | Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited) | 1993-09-24 |
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A Taste for Killing | Mary Lou | 1992-08-12 |
