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