Renée Zellweger
Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
King of the Hill
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
King of the Hill
as Tammy Duvall (voice) · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Only Murders in the Building
as Camila White · 2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self · 2011
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Bee Movie
as Vanessa Bloome (voice) · 2007
Monsters vs Aliens
as Katie (voice) · 2009
Parkinson
as Self - Guest · 2004
Parkinson
as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 2004
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
Shark Tale
as Angie (voice) · 2004
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Me, Myself & Irene
as Irene P. Waters · 2000
Rebel Highway
as Susan Doyle · 1994
Jerry Maguire
as Dorothy Boyd · 1996
Rove
as Self · 1999
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Bridget Jones · 2025
Cinderella Man
as Mae Braddock · 2005
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget Jones · 2001
WHAT / IF
as Anne Montgomery · 2019
Dazed and Confused
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited) · 1993
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Bridget · 2016
Cold Mountain
as Ruby Thewes · 2003
Case 39
as Emily Jenkins · 2009
Planet 51
as Lem's Mom (voice) · 2009
The Thing About Pam
as Pam Hupp · 2022
Down with Love
as Barbara Novak · 2003
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Jenny · 1995
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Bridget · 2004
Chicago
as Roxie Hart · 2002
Reality Bites
as Tami · 1994
The Whole Truth
as Loretta Lassiter · 2016
Miss Potter
as Beatrix Potter · 2006
Empire Records
as Gina · 1995
New in Town
as Lucy Hill · 2009
The Bachelor
as Anne · 1999
Nurse Betty
as Betty · 2000
White Oleander
as Claire Richards · 2002
Appaloosa
as Allie · 2008
Same Kind of Different as Me
as Deborah Hall · 2017
My One and Only
as Anne Deveraux · 2009
Judy
as Judy Garland · 2019
Leatherheads
as Lexie Littleton · 2008
8 Seconds
as Buckle Bunny · 1994
Murder in the Heartland
· 1993
My Own Love Song
as Jane Wyatt · 2010
One True Thing
as Ellen Gulden · 1998
Here and Now
as Tessa · 2018
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self · 2007
Deceiver
as Elizabeth · 1997
Love and a .45
as Starlene Cheatham · 1994
The Whole Wide World
as Novalyne Price · 1996
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
A Price Above Rubies
as Sonia Horowitz · 1998
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Susan · 1994
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self · 2008
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
as Self · 2023
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Self (archive footage) · 2000
A Taste for Killing
as Mary Lou · 1992
Club Oscar
as Angie (voice) · 2005
Declaration of Independence
as Self · 2003
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
as Self · 2008
A Woman in the Sun
as Claire Keating
Bombshell in Concert
as Self · 2020
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
as Self · 2014
The Low Life
as Poet · 1995
Queen Mimi
as Self · 2016
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
as Self · 1996
Phantom Son
as Audrey
Being Bridget Jones
as Self · 2020
Making of Chicago
as Self · 2002