Renée Zellweger
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007.
Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Initially aspiring for a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage while in college. Following minor roles in Dazed and Confused (1993) and Reality Bites (1994), her first starring role came with the slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). She rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedy Jerry Maguire (1996), the drama One True Thing (1998), and the black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), winning a Golden Globe Award for the last of these.
For portraying Bridget Jones in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago (2002), Zellweger gained consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the war film Cold Mountain (2003). She reprised her role as Jones in the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), and, following a career downturn and hiatus, in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If, and portrayed Judy Garland in the biopic Judy, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred as Pam Hupp in the NBC crime miniseries The Thing About Pam (2022).
Acting
Movie
Shark Tale
as Angie (voice)
2004
Movie
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget Jones
2001
Movie
Bee Movie
as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
2007
Movie
Monsters vs Aliens
as Katie (voice)
2009
Movie
Me, Myself & Irene
as Irene P. Waters
2000
Movie
Jerry Maguire
as Dorothy Boyd
1996
Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Bridget
2016
Movie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Bridget
2004
Movie
Chicago
as Roxie Hart
2002
Movie
Cinderella Man
as Mae Braddock
2005
Movie
Case 39
as Emily Jenkins
2009
Movie
Dazed and Confused
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
1993
TV
Only Murders in the Building
as Camila White
2021
Movie
Cold Mountain
as Ruby Thewes
2003
Movie
The Whole Truth
as Loretta Lassiter
2016
Movie
Judy
as Judy Garland
2019
Movie
Appaloosa
as Allie
2008
Movie
Empire Records
as Gina
1995
Movie
Reality Bites
as Tami
1994
Movie
Down with Love
as Barbara Novak
2003
Movie
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Jenny
1995
TV
King of the Hill
as Tammy Duvall (voice)
1997
Movie
Miss Potter
as Beatrix Potter
2006
Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Bridget Jones
2025
