Acting
Renée Zellweger
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
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Film · 2025
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Film · 2023
The Thing About Pam
Series · 2022
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
Being Bridget Jones
Film · 2020
Bombshell in Concert
Film · 2020
Judy
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
WHAT / IF
Series · 2019
Here and Now
Film · 2018
Same Kind of Different as Me
Film · 2017
Queen Mimi
Film · 2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Film · 2016
The Whole Truth
Film · 2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series · 2011
My Own Love Song
Film · 2010
My One and Only
Film · 2009
Case 39
Film · 2009
New in Town
Film · 2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Film · 2009
Planet 51
Film · 2009
Leatherheads
Film · 2008
Appaloosa
Film · 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Film · 2008
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Film · 2008
Bee Movie
Film · 2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Miss Potter
Film · 2006
Cinderella Man
Film · 2005
Club Oscar
Film · 2005
Shark Tale
Film · 2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Cold Mountain
Film · 2003
Down with Love
Film · 2003
Declaration of Independence
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Chicago
Film · 2002
White Oleander
Film · 2002
Making of Chicago
Film · 2002
Bridget Jones's Diary
Film · 2001
Me, Myself & Irene
Film · 2000
Nurse Betty
Film · 2000
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Film · 2000
The Bachelor
Film · 1999
Rove
Series · 1999
A Price Above Rubies
Film · 1998
One True Thing
Film · 1998
Deceiver
Film · 1997
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
Jerry Maguire
Film · 1996
The Whole Wide World
Film · 1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Film · 1996
Empire Records
Film · 1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Film · 1995
The Low Life
Film · 1995
Reality Bites
Film · 1994
Love and a .45
Film · 1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Film · 1994
8 Seconds
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Rebel Highway
Series · 1994
Dazed and Confused
Film · 1993
Murder in the Heartland
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
A Taste for Killing
Film · 1992
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Phantom Son
Film
A Woman in the Sun
Film