Referring to her religious background, Zellweger has described herself as being raised in a family of "lazy Catholics and Episcopalians". She was a nurse and midwife who moved to the United States to work as a governess for a Norwegian family in Texas. Kjellfrid grew up in Ekkerøy near the town Vadsø in the northern part of Norway.
Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene ( née Andreassen), is Norwegian of Kven and Sámi descent. He was a mechanical and electrical engineer who worked in the oil-refining business. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is from the Swiss town of Au, St. Renée Kathleen Zellweger was born on April 25, 1969, in Katy, Texas. University of Texas at Austin, where Zellweger received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Zellweger also received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for the film's accompanying soundtrack album.
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In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If, and garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the biographical drama film Judy, winning numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other notable films include the 2002 drama White Oleander, the 2004 romantic comedy Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, the 2005 biopic sports drama Cinderella Man, the 2006 biopic drama Miss Potter, and the 2016 romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Baby. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the 2003 epic period war film Cold Mountain. 45 (1994) and The Whole Wide World (1996), she rose to prominence with starring roles in the 1996 romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire, the 1998 drama film One True Thing, and the 2000 black comedy films Me, Myself and Irene and Nurse Betty, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of Betty Sizemore in the last of these.įor her portrayals of Bridget Jones in the 2001 romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Diary, and Roxie Hart in the 2002 musical black comedy crime film Chicago, Zellweger garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Receiving praise for her performances in the independent films Love and a. Following her minor roles in the 1993 coming-of-age comedy film Dazed and Confused, and the 1994 romantic comedy-drama film Reality Bites, Zellweger's first starring role came with the 1994 slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. Initially aspiring to a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage during college. īorn and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at UT Austin. She was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007, and was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2009. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Renée Kathleen Zellweger ( / r ə ˈ n eɪ ˈ z ɛ l w ɛ ɡ ər/ born Ap ) is an American actress.