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Renée Zellweger is a Actor and Executive Producer American born on 25 april 1969 at Katy (USA)
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (/rəˈneɪ ˈzɛl.wɛ.ɡər/; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She has received critical acclaim and many accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2009; and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses as of 2007.
Zellweger's first major film role came in the horror sequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) which she followed with a critically acclaimed appearance in Empire Records (1995). She later gained widespread attention for her roles in the comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire (1996) and for Nurse Betty (2000), for which she won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She subsequently received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performances in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), and in the musical Chicago (2002), winning the two latter for Chicago.
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the epic war drama Cold Mountain (2003). She reprised her title role in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), which earned her her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination. She then starred in Cinderella Man (2005), where her part was applauded by critics, and later played author Beatrix Potter in the biopic Miss Potter (2006), which earned the actress her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination. Several movie parts in low-key and limited release features such as Appaloosa (2008), My One and Only (2009), Case 39 (2009) and My Own Love Song (2010) led to a 5-year hiatus from acting work. Zellweger will return to the screen in the thriller The Whole Truth (2015), the drama Same Kind of Different as Me (2016) and the third Bridget Jones movie, Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).
Zellweger has been married once, divorced once, and has no children. From 1999 to 2000 she was engaged to Jim Carrey. In 2003, she had a brief relationship with musician Jack White. On May 9, 2005, Zellweger married singer Kenny Chesney, However, four months later the couple obtained an annulment. In the annulment papers Zellweger cited "fraud" as the reason. Under media scrutiny she explained that the word "fraud" was simply "legal language" and "not a reflection of Kenny's character." In 2009, she started dating Bradley Cooper, after having met on the set of Case 39 in 2006. They separated in 2011. Since 2012 she has been in a relationship with blues musician Doyle Bramhall II.
Activism and charity work
Zellweger took part in the 2005 HIV prevention campaign of the Swiss federal health department.
Zellweger is one of the patrons for gender equality foundation The GREAT Initiative; in 2011 she visited Liberia with the charity. In April 2011, she collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger to design a handbag to raise money and awareness for the Breast Health Institute. "Because of the experiences of close friends and family members who have had to endure and battle the challenges of breast cancer, I am a passionate supporter of breast health education and charitable causes", Zellweger stated about joining the campaign.
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Renée Zellweger
Birth name Renée Kathleen Zellweger
Nationality USA
Birth 25 april 1969 (54 years) at Katy (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nationality USA
Birth 25 april 1969 (54 years) at Katy (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (/rəˈneɪ ˈzɛl.wɛ.ɡər/; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She has received critical acclaim and many accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2009; and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses as of 2007.
Zellweger's first major film role came in the horror sequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) which she followed with a critically acclaimed appearance in Empire Records (1995). She later gained widespread attention for her roles in the comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire (1996) and for Nurse Betty (2000), for which she won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She subsequently received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performances in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), and in the musical Chicago (2002), winning the two latter for Chicago.
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for the epic war drama Cold Mountain (2003). She reprised her title role in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), which earned her her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination. She then starred in Cinderella Man (2005), where her part was applauded by critics, and later played author Beatrix Potter in the biopic Miss Potter (2006), which earned the actress her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination. Several movie parts in low-key and limited release features such as Appaloosa (2008), My One and Only (2009), Case 39 (2009) and My Own Love Song (2010) led to a 5-year hiatus from acting work. Zellweger will return to the screen in the thriller The Whole Truth (2015), the drama Same Kind of Different as Me (2016) and the third Bridget Jones movie, Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).
Biography
RelationshipsZellweger has been married once, divorced once, and has no children. From 1999 to 2000 she was engaged to Jim Carrey. In 2003, she had a brief relationship with musician Jack White. On May 9, 2005, Zellweger married singer Kenny Chesney, However, four months later the couple obtained an annulment. In the annulment papers Zellweger cited "fraud" as the reason. Under media scrutiny she explained that the word "fraud" was simply "legal language" and "not a reflection of Kenny's character." In 2009, she started dating Bradley Cooper, after having met on the set of Case 39 in 2006. They separated in 2011. Since 2012 she has been in a relationship with blues musician Doyle Bramhall II.
Activism and charity work
Zellweger took part in the 2005 HIV prevention campaign of the Swiss federal health department.
Zellweger is one of the patrons for gender equality foundation The GREAT Initiative; in 2011 she visited Liberia with the charity. In April 2011, she collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger to design a handbag to raise money and awareness for the Breast Health Institute. "Because of the experiences of close friends and family members who have had to endure and battle the challenges of breast cancer, I am a passionate supporter of breast health education and charitable causes", Zellweger stated about joining the campaign.
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Filmography of Renée Zellweger (45 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Judy | Actress | Judy Garland |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Actress | Tessa |
| 2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Actress | Deborah Hall |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Actress | Dorothy Boyd (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2016 | The Whole Truth | Actress | Loretta Lassiter |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Actress | Bridget Jones |
| 2016 | The Whole Truth | Actress | Loretta Lassiter |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Actress | Jane Wyatt |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Actress | Emily Jenkins |
| 2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Actress | Katie (voice) |
| 2009 | My One and Only | Actress | Anne Deveraux |
| 2009 | New in Town | Actress | Lucy Hill |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Actress | Lexie Littleton |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Actress | Allie |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Executive Producer | |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Actress | Vanessa Bloome (voice) |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Actress | Self |
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Actress, Executive Producer | Beatrix Potter |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Actress | Mae Braddock |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Actress | Angie (voice) |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Actress | Bridget Jones |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Actress | Barbara Novak |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Actress | Ruby Thewes |
| 2002 | Chicago | Actress | Roxie Hart |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Actress | Claire Richards |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Actress | Bridget Jones |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Actress | Irene P. Waters |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Actress | Betty |
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Actress | Anne |
| 1998 | One True Thing | Actress | Ellen Gulden |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Actress | Sonia Horowitz |
| 1997 | Deceiver | Actress | Elizabeth |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Actress | Dorothy Boyd |
| 1996 | The Whole Wide World | Actress | Novalyne Price |
| 1995 | Empire Records | Actress | Gina |
| 1995 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Actress | Jenny |
| 1995 | The Low Life | Actress | Poet |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | Actress | Tami |
| 1994 | 8 Seconds | Actress | Buckle Bunny |
| 1994 | Love and a .45 | Actress | Starlene Cheatham |
| 1994 | Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Actress | Susan |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Actress | Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited) |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Actress | |
| 1993 | Murder in the Heartland | Actress | |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing | Actress | Mary Lou |