Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger is a daughter of Kjellfrid Andreassen who was a former midwife as well as a nurse from Norway. She was born on April 25 the year 1969, in Katy. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a Swiss-born engineer. The couple were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's brother and was born on 15 February 1967. Renee became interested in acting in high school while working on the drama club. She attended an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin) and began to consider acting as a profession. She had a strong desire to become an actor after she graduated, but Hollywood can be a difficult field to get into. Renee decided not to leave Texas and went to audition in Houston for roles. Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer she met working on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee watched him work on a project that caught her attention. She auditioned and got the part in Love and A.45 (1994). The film was a success that earned her the critical praise to decide to move to Los Angeles. A second role in The Whole Wide World (1996) was followed, which brought about her breakthrough. Cameron Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996), starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering such actresses like Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, when he saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He attended an audition with Zellweger and was confident that he'd found the perfect Dorothy Boyd. Renee continued to be a huge success in small independent films. She was praised again from critics and was confident enough that she was able to reenter big-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep co-starred in One True Thing (1998). She also took a role in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) in which she starred alongside Jim Carrey, and soon after, she began to date Jim Carrey. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).