Renee Kathleen Zellweger
Renee Kathleen Zellweger, was born in
Katy, Texas on April 25 of 1969. Her mother, Kjellfrid (Andreassen) is an
ex-nurse and midwife born in Norway. Kven (Finnish), and also has Swedish as
well as Norwegian descent. Emil Erich Zellweger, her father, is a Swiss-born
engineer. They were married in the year 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's
brother, and he was born February 15, 1967. While working in the drama club,
Renee became interested in acting. She also took an acting course at the
University of Texas (Austin) in Austin, and then began looking for a profession
in acting. She was determined to perform after graduation, but Hollywood isn't
easy to break into. Renee decided not to quit Texas and auditioned at Houston
to be cast in roles. While on the set for the sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
The Next Generation (1994) she met Matthew McConaughey, another Hollywood
newcomer. Renee observed him on a project that interested her. She auditioned
and was awarded the role in Love and A.45 (1994). The film brought her critical
acclaim to decide to move to Los Angeles. Then she was offered a role in The
Whole Wide World (1996) that gave her the first major break. Cameron Crowe was
busy casting Jerry Maguire (1996) which starred Tom Cruise. Crowe was thinking
about actresses like Bridget Fonda (Camden Diaz), Winona Ryder (Winona Ryder)
and Marisa Tomei. He saw Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World
(1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was confident that she was the perfect
Dorothy Boyd. Renee was able to continue her huge success in small independent
films. She received further praise from critics, and was confident enough that
she was in a position to return to large-budget Hollywood films. Meryl Streep
was a co-star in One True Thing (1998). She also starred alongside Jim Carrey
in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey shortly
thereafter. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
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