She won supporting roles in films such as Dazed and Confused, Reality Bites, Empire Records, The Whole Wide World, 8 Seconds, and Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Zellweger first caught the attention of audiences around the world with her breakout role in the 1996's Jerry Maguire, where she played the romantic interest of Tom Cruise's character. Since then Zellweger has won acclaim in roles such as One True Thing opposite William Hurt and Meryl Streep and in Neil LaBute's Nurse Betty opposite Morgan Freeman. The role garnered the actress her first of three Golden Globe Awards.

In 2002, she starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander and in Rob Marshall's Best Picture winning film Chicago opposite Catherine Zeta Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and John C. Reilly. In 2004, Zellweger finally received an Academy Award, this time as Best Supporting Actress in Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain opposite Jude Law and Nicole Kidman.

Zellweger has since starred in the sequel to Bridget Jones' Diary in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, lent her voice to the animated feature Shark Tale, and starred in the 2005 Ron Howard film Cinderella Man opposite Russell Crowe and Paul Giamatti. She recently finished filming on the biopic Miss Potter. The film is due out by the end of the 2006.

On May 24, 2005, Zellweger received her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

Public Name: Renée Zellweger
Birth Name: Renée Kathleen Zellweger
Date of Birth: April 25, 1969
Place of Birth: Katy, Texas

Filmography

• Leatherheads (2008)
• Bee Movie (2007)
• Case 39 (2007)
• 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)
• "Saturday Night Live"  (1 episode, 2001)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2001)
• Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
• Nurse Betty (2000)
• The Bachelor (1999)
• One True Thing (1998)
• A Price Above Rubies (1998)
• Deceiver (1997)
• Jerry Maguire (1996)
• The Whole Wide World (1996)
• The Low Life (1995)
• Empire Records (1995)
• The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)
• Love and a .45 (1994)
• Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
• 8 Seconds (1994)
• Reality Bites (1994)
• Dazed and Confused (1993)
• My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
• Murder in the Heartland (1993)