Renee Kathleen Zellweger

Renee Kathleen Zellweger was born on the 25th of April 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen), is a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish) as well as Swedish descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is an engineer born in Switzerland. The couple got married in 1963. Drew Zellweger is Renee's brother, and he was born on the 15th of February 1967. Renee became interested in acting during high school while working on the drama club. She took an acting course at University of Texas (Austin) and began to think about acting as a career. She wanted to be an actor following her graduation, however Hollywood can be a difficult field to enter. Renee decided not to leave Texas and went to audition in Houston to be cast in roles. Matthew McConaughey was another Hollywood newcomer she met on set for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Next Generation (1994). Renee was aware that he was working on a project , and she auditioned. The role was given to her in Love and an offer of a 45 (1994). This earned her enough praise that she relocated to Los Angeles. She was then offered another part in The Whole Wide World (1996) that gave her her first big break. Cameron Crowe was busy casting his next film which was Jerry Maguire (1996),starring Tom Cruise. Crowe was looking at actresses such like Cameron Diaz, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei, when he heard of Zellweger's performance in The Whole Wide World (1996). He auditioned Zellweger and was confident that the actress was the perfect Dorothy Boyd. After her successes in a couple of independent films, Renee felt confident enough to go back to the big-budget Hollywood film industry. Meryl Streep co-starred in One True Thing (1998). Also, she starred with Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) and began dating Carrey within a short time. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).