Renée Zellweger
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress, producer and voice artist. She won two Academy Awards for her role in the movie Cold Mountain and as Judy Garland in Judy. She has acted in many movies, including Jerry Maguire, Bridget Jones's Diary, Chicago and Cinderella Man.
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| Born | Renée Kathleen Zellweger April 25, 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.A.) |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kenny Chesney (m. 2005-2005, annulled) |
| Parent(s) | Emil Zellweger Kjellfried (née Andreassen) |
| Awards | Academy Awards
Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
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Early life
changeZellweger was born in Katy, Texas. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is from a small town in the canton of St. Gallen,[1] Switzerland, and is a mechanical and electrical engineer who worked in the oil refining business.[2] Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (née Andreassen), a native of Norway, is of Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, and possible Sámi,[3][4] ancestry. Kjellfrid grew up in Kirkenes and Ekkerøy,[5] and is a nurse and midwife who moved to the United States to work as a governess for a Norwegian family in Texas.[6][7] Zellweger has described herself as being raised in a family of "lazy Catholics and Episcopalians".[7] Zellweger took acting classes because she wanted to make certain she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a literature degree.
Acting career
changeZellweger appeared in many television shows, for example A Taste for Killing and Shake, Rattle and Rock. Her first part in a movie was in Dazed and Confused followed by Ben Stiller’s Reality Bites.
Movies
change- Miss Potter (2006)
- Cinderella Man (2005)
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Shark Tale (2004)
- Cold Mountain (2003)
- Down with Love (2003)
- Chicago (2002)
- White Oleander (2002)
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Nurse Betty (2000)
- Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
- The Bachelor (1999)
- One True Thing (1998)
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Empire Records (1995)
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
Awards
change- Academy Awards
- Best Supporting Actress: Cold Mountain (2004)
- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Cold Mountain (2004)
- Best Performance by an Actress-Comedy/Musical: Chicago (2003)
- Best Performance by an Actress-Comedy/Musical: Nurse Betty (2001)
References
change- ↑ "(german)". Filmreporter.de. 2006-05-09. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Renee Zellweger Biography (1969–)." Film Reference.com.
- ↑ "Biography for Renée Zellweger". IMDb. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ Muus, Nathan. "Who Are the Sámi?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Biskopen, stjernen og minoritetene". Aftenposten.no. 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Agelorius, Monica. "Bridget Jones's Diary LA junket" Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine. scene-magazine.com 2001-03-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Renee Zellweger Biography" Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. Tiscali.co.uk. 2014-01-07.