Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger is a daughter
of Kjellfrid Andreassen, a former midwife as well as a nurse from Norway. She
was born on April 25 1969 in Katy. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an
engineer born in Switzerland. The couple was married in the year 1963. Drew
Zellweger is Renee's brother and was born February 15, 1967. Renee was a part
of the drama club in high school, and was fascinated by acting. In Austin she
also took an acting class , and began to explore acting as a career. Following
graduation, she wanted to continue acting, but Hollywood is a challenging town
to break into, and so Renee made the decision to stay in Texas and auditioned
for roles around Houston which she was able to grab roles in such films as
Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records (1995). Matthew McConaughey (another
Hollywood rising star) was her pal while she was on set of Texas Chainsaw
Massacre II: The Next Generation (1994). Renee watched him work on a project
that attracted her. She auditioned and got the part in Love and A.45 (1994). It
was a success that earned her the critical praise and a decision to move to Los
Angeles. Then she was offered a role in The Whole Wide World (1996) and it gave
her the first major break. Cameron Crowe was busy with casting Jerry Maguire
(1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses such as Cameron
Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, until he saw Zellweger's
performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). The audition was conducted by
Zellweger to be sure he was his Dorothy Boyd. After following her success in a
handful of independent movies, Renee felt confident enough for her return to
the large-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep starred with her in One
True Thing (1998). Also, she starred with Jim Carrey in Me, Myself &
Irene (2000) and began to meet Jim Carrey soon afterward. Bridget Jones's Diary
(2001).
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