Renée Zellweger

**Renée Kathleen Zellweger** (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress, producer and voice artist. She won two Academy Awards for her role in the movie _Cold Mountain_ and as Judy Garland in _Judy_. She has acted in many movies, including _Jerry Maguire_, _Bridget Jones's Diary_, _Chicago_ and _Cinderella Man_.

## Early life

Zellweger was born in Katy, Texas. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is from a small town in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is a mechanical and electrical engineer who worked in the oil refining business. Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (née Andreassen), a native of Norway, is of Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, and possible Sámi, ancestry. Kjellfrid grew up in Kirkenes and Ekkerøy, and is a nurse and midwife who moved to the United States to work as a governess for a Norwegian family in Texas. Zellweger has described herself as being raised in a family of "lazy Catholics and Episcopalians".
Zellweger took acting classes because she wanted to make certain she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a literature degree.

## Acting career

Zellweger appeared in many television shows, for example _A Taste for Killing_ and _Shake, Rattle and Rock_. Her first part in a movie was in _Dazed and Confused_ followed by Ben Stiller’s _Reality Bites_.

## Movies

- _Miss Potter_ (2006)
- _Cinderella Man_ (2005)
- _Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason_ (2004)
- _Shark Tale_ (2004)
- _Cold Mountain_ (2003)
- _Down with Love_ (2003)
- _Chicago_ (2002)
- _White Oleander_ (2002)
- _Bridget Jones's Diary_ (2001)
- _Nurse Betty_ (2000)
- _Me, Myself and Irene_ (2000)
- _The Bachelor_ (1999)
- _One True Thing_ (1998)
- _Jerry Maguire_ (1996)
- _Empire Records_ (1995)
- _Shake, Rattle and Rock!_ (1994)

## Awards

- Academy Awards
    - Best Supporting Actress: _Cold Mountain_ (2004)
    - Best Actress : _Judy (2019)_

- Golden Globe Awards
    - Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: _Cold Mountain_ (2004)
    - Best Performance by an Actress-Comedy/Musical: _Chicago_ (2003)
    - Best Performance by an Actress-Comedy/Musical: _Nurse Betty_ (2001)

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Renée Zellweger at the 2019 TIFF premiere of Judy (48816507828).jpg
- **name**: Renée Zellweger
- **birth name**: Renée Kathleen Zellweger
- **birth place**: Katy, Texas, United States
- **yearsactive**: 1992–present
- **spouse**: Kenny Chesney
(m. 2005–2005, annulled)
- **parents**: Emil Zellweger
Kjellfried (née Andreassen)
- **alma mater**: University of Texas at Austin <small>(Bachelor of Arts, B.A.)</small>
- **awards**: **Academy Awards**
* Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress
:2003 _Cold Mountain (movie), Cold Mountain_
**Golden Globe Awards**
* Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
:2001 _Nurse Betty_
:2003 _Chicago (2002 movie), Chicago_
*Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
:2004 _Cold Mountain (movie), Cold Mountain_
**BAFTA Awards**
* BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
:2003 _Cold Mountain (movie), Cold Mountain_
**SAG Awards**
* Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Cast - Motion Picture
:2002 _Chicago (2002 movie), Chicago_
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture, Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture
:2002 _Chicago (2002 movie), Chicago_
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
:2003 _Cold Mountain (movie), Cold Mountain_