Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25 in 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen) is a former nurse and midwife from Norway, Kven (Finnish), and also has Swedish as well as Norwegian descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer from Switzerland. The couple were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger was Renee's older brother. He is a marketing executive who was born February 15, 1967. While in the drama club, Renee became interested in acting. She also took an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin) in Austin, and then began looking to pursue a career in acting. She wanted to be an actor after graduation, but Hollywood is not easy to break into. Renee decided not to leave Texas and went to audition in Houston for roles. Matthew McConaughey (another Hollywood rising star) was her close friend when she was on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee was aware that he was working on a film and auditioned. She was offered the role in Love as well as the 45 (1994). The film brought her enough praise that she relocated to Los Angeles. Then she was offered a part in The Whole Wide World (1996) and it gave her the first major break. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film, Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was thinking about actresses such as Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder), and Marisa Tomei, when he saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger, and felt certain she was the perfect Dorothy Boyd. After her successes in a few independent films, Renee felt confident enough to make a return to the huge-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep was the co-star in One True Thing (1998). She also played a part in Me, Myself & Irene (2000), opposite Jim Carrey, and soon after she began dating Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - in the leading role.