- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Katy, Texas, USA
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 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 Bridg…
Filmography
movieThey
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Bridget Jones, Executive Producer
movieArt-House America: Austin Film Society
2023 · Self
tvThe Thing About Pam
2022 · Pam Hupp, Executive Producer
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021 · Camila White
movieBeing Bridget Jones
2020 · Self
movieBombshell in Concert
2020 · Self
movieJudy
2019 · Judy Garland
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvWHAT / IF
2019 · Anne Montgomery
movieHere and Now
2018 · Tessa
movieSame Kind of Different as Me
2017 · Deborah Hall
movieBridget Jones's Baby
2016 · Bridget
movieQueen Mimi
2016 · Self
movieThe Whole Truth
2016 · Loretta Lassiter
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieChicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
2014 · Self
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
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
movieHope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008 · Self
movieLiving Proof
2008 · Executive Producer
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008 · Self
movieAppaloosa
2008 · Allie
movieLeatherheads
2008 · Lexie Littleton
movieBee Movie
2007 · Vanessa Bloome (voice)
movieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieMiss Potter
2006 · Beatrix Potter, Executive Producer
movieCinderella Man
2005 · Mae Braddock
movieClub Oscar
2005 · Angie (voice)
movieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · Bridget
movieShark Tale
2004 · Angie (voice)
movieCold Mountain
2003 · Ruby Thewes
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieDeclaration of Independence
2003 · Self
movieDown with Love
2003 · Barbara Novak
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
movieMaking of Chicago
2002 · 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
movieThe Bachelor
1999 · Anne
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
movieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996 · Self
movieThe Low Life
1995 · Poet
movieEmpire Records
1995 · Gina
movieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995 · Jenny
movieLove and a .45
1994 · Starlene Cheatham
movieShake, Rattle and Rock!
1994 · Susan
tvInside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
tvRebel Highway
1994 · Susan Doyle
movie8 Seconds
1994 · Buckle Bunny
movieReality Bites
1994 · Tami
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
tvMurder in the Heartland
1993
movieA Taste for Killing
1992 · Mary Lou
Goldene Kamera
tvGoldene Kamera
1984 · Self
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
Phantom Son
moviePhantom Son
— · Audrey, Executive Producer
A Woman in the Sun
movieA Woman in the Sun
— · Claire Keating, Producer