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zellweger film festival on february 11 , 2010 . at the opening of the 60th berlin international baytown , texas , u.s. see list of awards and nominations american renée zellweger 25 april 1969 kenny chesney -lrb- 2005 ; annulled -rrb- 1992 & ndash ; present renée zellweger berlinale 2010 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg renée zellweger
 renée kathleen zellweger actress , producer university of texas at austin -lrb- b.a. -rrb-
renée zellweger

renée kathleen zellweger -lrb- ; born april 25 , 1969 -rrb- is an american actress and producer .
she has received critical acclaim and many accolades , including an academy award , a bafta award , three golden globe awards , and three screen actors guild awards .
she was named hasty pudding 's woman of the year in 2009 ; and established herself as one of the highest-paid hollywood actresses as of 2007 .
zellweger 's first major film role came in the horror sequel '' '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- which she followed with a critically acclaimed appearance in `` empire records '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- .
she later gained widespread attention for her roles in the comedy-drama sports film `` jerry maguire '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- and for `` nurse betty '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , for which she won her first golden globe award for best actress -- motion picture musical or comedy .
she subsequently received two other nominations for the golden globe in same category as well as for the best actress award at the academy awards , the bafta awards , and the screen actors guild awards for her performances in the romantic comedy `` bridget jones 's diary '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , and in the musical `` chicago '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
she won the academy award for best supporting actress , the bafta award for best actress in a supporting role , the golden globe award for best supporting actress -- motion picture and the screen actors guild award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for the epic war drama `` cold mountain '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- .
she starred in `` cinderella man '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , where her part was applauded by critics , and later played author beatrix potter in the biopic `` miss potter '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , which earned the actress her sixth golden globe award nomination .
several movie parts in low-key and limited release features such as `` appaloosa '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , `` my one and only '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , `` case 39 '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- and `` my own love song '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- led to a 5-year hiatus from acting work .
zellweger will return to the screen in the thriller `` the whole truth '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- and the drama `` same kind of different as me '' -lrb- 2016 -rrb- .
