theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Renée Kathleen Zellweger
Birth Date:
  • 25 April 1969
Birthplace:
  • Katy, TX
Nickname:
  • Zelly
Quote:
  • "I'm getting better at dealing with [fame], I guess. But I still feel stupid. I mean, if I were Stephen Hawking, then you could come up to me and tell me I'm great." -- US, October 1998
Education:
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas; B.A., English Literature
Factoid:
  • Triumphed over such heavy competition as Winona Ryder, Bridget Fonda, Mira Sorvino and Marisa Tomei to land the role of Dorothy Boyd in Cameron Crowe's JERRY MAGUIRE.
Significant Other(s):
  • Husband: Kenny Chesney, singer; married 9 May 2005 - annulled 20 December 2005
  • Jim Carrey, actor; met during filming of ME, MYSELF & IRENE; began dating after filming was completed; went public with relationship December 1999; relationship reportedly ended late fall 2000
  • Josh Pate, director; began dating November 1996 after the filming of DECEIVER
  • Sims Ellison, musician; b. 1967; met at the University of Texas
Family:
  • Father: Emil Zellweger, engineer; Swiss-born
  • Mother: Kjellfrid Zellweger, former nurse and midwife; Norwegian-born
  • Brother: Drew Zellweger, marketing executive; b. 1967
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Chilled in Miami (2009)
    Case 39 (2009)
    Appaloosa (2008)
    Leatherheads (2008)
    Bee Movie (2007, voice)
    Miss Potter (2006)
    Cinderella Man (2005)
    Bridget Jones: The Edge of reason (2004)
    Shark Tale (2004, voice)
    Cold Mountain (2003)
    Down with Love (2003)
    Chicago (2002)
    White Oleander (2002)
    Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
  • Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
    Nurse Betty (2000)
    The Bachelor (1999)
    Deceiver (1998)
    A Price Above Rubies (1998)
    One True Thing (1998)
    Jerry Maguire (1996)
    The Whole Wide World (1996)
    Empire Records (1995)
    Love and A .45 (1994)
    Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
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