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."Renee Zellweger Biography (1969–)." Film Reference.com. 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,"Biskopen, stjernen og minoritetene". Aftenposten.no. 2014-01-07. and is a nurse and midwife who moved to the United States to work as a governess for a Norwegian family in Texas.Agelorius, Monica. "Bridget Jones's Diary LA junket" . scene-magazine.com 2001-03-17."Renee Zellweger Biography" . Tiscali.co.uk. 2014-01-07. 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)

References

Other websites


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Category:American Academy Award winning actors
Category:Actors from Texas
Category:American movie actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:Singers from Texas
Category:American movie producers
Category:American television actors
Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:People from Katy, Texas