Renée Zellweger

Renée Kathleen Zellweger born April 25 1969 is an American actress The recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards two British Academy Film Awards and four Golden Globe Awards she was one of the worlds highestpaid actresses by 2007 Born and raised in Texas Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin Initially aspiring for a career in journalism she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage while in college Following minor roles in Dazed and Confused 1993 and Reality Bites 1994 her first starring role came with the slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Next Generation 1994 She rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedy Jerry Maguire 1996 the drama One True Thing 1998 and the black comedy Nurse Betty 2000 winning a Golden Globe Award for the last of these For portraying Bridget Jones in the romantic comedy Bridget Joness Diary 2001 and Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago 2002 Zellweger gained consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the war film Cold Mountain 2003 She reprised her role as Jones in the sequel Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason 2004 and following a career downturn and hiatus in Bridget Joness Baby 2016 In 2019 Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series WhatIf and portrayed Judy Garland in the biopic Judy winning the Academy Award for Best Actress She has since starred as Pam Hupp in the NBC crime miniseries The Thing About Pam 2022 Description above from the Wikipedia article Renée Zellweger licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia