Renée Zellweger
Acting
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).
Known for
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movieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Bridget Jones
tvThe Thing About Pam
2022
Pam Hupp
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Camila White
movieJudy
2019
Judy Garland
tvWHAT / IF
2019
Anne Montgomery
movieSame Kind of Different as Me
2017
Deborah Hall
movieThe Whole Truth
2016
Loretta Lassiter
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieMy Own Love Song
2010
Jane Wyatt
movieMy One and Only
2009
Anne Deveraux
movieCase 39
2009
Emily Jenkins
movieMonsters vs Aliens
2009
Katie (voice)
movieNew in Town
2009
Lucy Hill
movieAppaloosa
2008
Allie
movieLeatherheads
2008
Lexie Littleton
movieBee Movie
2007
Vanessa Bloome (voice)
movieMiss Potter
2006
Beatrix Potter
movieCinderella Man
2005
Mae Braddock
movieClub Oscar
2005
Angie (voice)
movieShark Tale
2004
Angie (voice)
movieCold Mountain
2003
Ruby Thewes
movieDown with Love
2003
Barbara Novak
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieChicago
2002
Roxie Hart
movieWhite Oleander
2002
Claire Richards
movieBridget Jones's Diary
2001
Bridget Jones
movieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieNurse Betty
2000
Betty
movieMe, Myself & Irene
2000
Irene P. Waters
tvRove
1999
Self
movieOne True Thing
1998
Ellen Gulden
movieA Price Above Rubies
1998
Sonia Horowitz
movieDeceiver
1997
Elizabeth
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Tammy Duvall (voice)
movieJerry Maguire
1996
Dorothy Boyd
movieThe Whole Wide World
1996
Novalyne Price
movieLove and a .45
1994
Starlene Cheatham
tvRebel Highway
1994
Susan Doyle
movie8 Seconds
1994
Buckle Bunny
movieDazed and Confused
1993
Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieA Taste for Killing
1992
Mary Lou
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
A Woman in the Sun
Claire Keating
Production7
movieThey
2025
Producer
movieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Executive Producer
tvThe Thing About Pam
2022
Executive Producer
movieLiving Proof
2008
Executive Producer
movieMiss Potter
2006
Executive Producer
Phantom Son
Executive Producer
Directing1
movieThey
2025
Director
Writing1
movieThey
2025
Writer