Renée Zellweger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1969
- Birthplace
- Katy, Texas, USA
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 world's highest-paid 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 Jones's 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 Jones's Baby (2016). In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If, 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).
Filmography
- Darlington
Darlington TBA
as Kate Spencer
- A Woman in the Sun
A Woman in the Sun TBA
as Claire Keating, Producer
- Phantom Son
Phantom Son TBA
as Audrey, Executive Producer
They 2025
Director, Writer, Producer
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025
as Bridget Jones, Executive Producer
Art-House America: Austin Film Society 2023
as Self
Being Bridget Jones 2020
as Self
Bombshell in Concert 2020
as Self
Judy 2019
as Judy Garland
Here and Now 2018
as Tessa
Same Kind of Different as Me 2017
as Deborah Hall
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016
as Bridget
Queen Mimi 2016
as Self
The Whole Truth 2016
as Loretta Lassiter
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew 2014
as Self
My Own Love Song 2010
as Jane Wyatt
My One and Only 2009
as Anne Deveraux
Case 39 2009
as Emily Jenkins
Monsters vs Aliens 2009
as Katie (voice)
New in Town 2009
as Lucy Hill
Living Proof 2008
Executive Producer
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' 2008
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008
as Self
Appaloosa 2008
as Allie
Leatherheads 2008
as Lexie Littleton
Bee Movie 2007
as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 2007
as Self
Miss Potter 2006
as Beatrix Potter, Executive Producer
Cinderella Man 2005
as Mae Braddock
Club Oscar 2005
as Angie (voice)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004
as Bridget
Shark Tale 2004
as Angie (voice)
Cold Mountain 2003
as Ruby Thewes
Declaration of Independence 2003
as Self
Down with Love 2003
as Barbara Novak
Making of Chicago 2002
as Self
Chicago 2002
as Roxie Hart
White Oleander 2002
as Claire Richards
Bridget Jones's Diary 2001
as Bridget Jones
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Nurse Betty 2000
as Betty
Me, Myself & Irene 2000
as Irene P. Waters
The Bachelor 1999
as Anne
One True Thing 1998
as Ellen Gulden
A Price Above Rubies 1998
as Sonia Horowitz
Deceiver 1997
as Elizabeth
Jerry Maguire 1996
as Dorothy Boyd
The Whole Wide World 1996
as Novalyne Price
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary 1996
as Self
The Low Life 1995
as Poet
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1995
as Jenny
Empire Records 1995
as Gina
Love and a .45 1994
as Starlene Cheatham
Shake, Rattle and Rock! 1994
as Susan
8 Seconds 1994
as Buckle Bunny
Reality Bites 1994
as Tami
Dazed and Confused 1993
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
A Taste for Killing 1992
as Mary Lou
Credits from TMDB.