Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in Katy, Texas on April 25 of 1969. Her mother Kjellfrid (Andreassen), is a former midwife and nurse born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), in addition to being of Swedish and Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss-born engineer. They were married in the year 1963. Renee has a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive who was born on the 15th of February in 1967. Renee was part of the drama group at high school when she became fascinated by acting. In Austin she also took an acting course and decided to explore acting as a profession. After graduation, she wished to go back to acting, but Hollywood is a tough city to get into, and so Renee made the decision to stay in Texas and auditioned for roles in Houston and managed to secure roles in movies such as Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey (another Hollywood rising star) was her close friend when she was working on the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee saw him working on a project and decided to audition. The role was given to her in Love , and a 45 (1994). The role received her enough praise, that she relocated to Los Angeles. Her biggest break came when she was cast in another film role in The Whole Wide World (1996). Cameron Crowe was busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996) in which she starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was considering such actresses as Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei when the actor Zellweger was featured in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger to ensure that he was his Dorothy Boyd. Renee was able to continue her huge success in small independent films. The film received more praise from critics and was certain that she would be ready to make a return to big-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep appeared alongside her in One True Thing (1998). Also, she starred with Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began to be romantically involved with Carrey shortly thereafter. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
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