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About Renee Zellweger
Renee
Kathleen Zellweger was born April 25, 1969 in Katy, Texas to Emil Zellweiger, a
Swiss-born engineer and Kjellfrid Zellweiger, a Norwegian-born nurse and
midwife. Renee's older brother, Drew, was born in 1967. Renee became interested
in acting during high school where she was a member of the drama club. She
continued to study acting at the University of Texas, and began to think of it
as a career possibility. Not feeling ready to try Hollywood, Renee auditioned
around Texas, landing roles in films including 'Reality Bites' and "Texas
Chainsaw Massacre." The critical praise Renee earned for her role in
"Love and a .45" fortified her for a move to LA. Renee received her
"big break" when Cameron Crowe caught her performance in "Whole
Wide World." He was casting Jerry McGuire at the time - he found his
Dorothy Boyd in Renee and cast her opposite Tom Cruise. Renee has won Golden
Globe awards for her performances in "Nurse Betty" and
"Chicago." She was nominated for an Academy award for Bridget Jones'
Diary, and won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 2004's "Cold
Mountain." She was once engaged to Jim Carrey, whom she began dating after
filming "Me, Myself and Irene," but the couple called off their plans
shortly before the wedding. In 2005 she married and annulled her marriage
to Kenny Chesney and appeared
in Cinderella Man.