Acting · Katy, Texas, USA · Born April 25, 1969
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).
MovieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Bridget Jones
MovieArt-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
TVThe Thing About Pam
2022
as Pam Hupp
TVOnly Murders in the Building
2021
as Camila White
MovieBeing Bridget Jones
2020
as Self
MovieBombshell in Concert
2020
as Self
MovieJudy
2019
as Judy Garland
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVWHAT / IF
2019
as Anne Montgomery
MovieHere and Now
2018
as Tessa
MovieSame Kind of Different as Me
2017
as Deborah Hall
MovieBridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Bridget
MovieQueen Mimi
2016
as Self
MovieThe Whole Truth
2016
as Loretta Lassiter
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieChicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
2014
as Self
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
MovieMy Own Love Song
2010
as Jane Wyatt
MovieMy One and Only
2009
as Anne Deveraux
MovieCase 39
2009
as Emily Jenkins
MovieMonsters vs Aliens
2009
as Katie (voice)
MovieNew in Town
2009
as Lucy Hill
MovieHope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
as Self
MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
MovieAppaloosa
2008
as Allie
MovieLeatherheads
2008
as Lexie Littleton
MovieBee Movie
2007
as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieMiss Potter
2006
as Beatrix Potter
MovieCinderella Man
2005
as Mae Braddock
MovieClub Oscar
2005
as Angie (voice)
MovieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Bridget
MovieShark Tale
2004
as Angie (voice)
MovieCold Mountain
2003
as Ruby Thewes
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieDeclaration of Independence
2003
as Self
MovieDown with Love
2003
as Barbara Novak
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieMaking of Chicago
2002
as Self
MovieChicago
2002
as Roxie Hart
MovieWhite Oleander
2002
as Claire Richards
MovieBridget Jones's Diary
2001
as Bridget Jones
MovieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNurse Betty
2000
as Betty
MovieMe, Myself & Irene
2000
as Irene P. Waters
MovieThe Bachelor
1999
as Anne
TVRove
1999
as Self
MovieOne True Thing
1998
as Ellen Gulden
MovieA Price Above Rubies
1998
as Sonia Horowitz
MovieDeceiver
1997
as Elizabeth
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Tammy Duvall (voice)
MovieJerry Maguire
1996
as Dorothy Boyd
MovieThe Whole Wide World
1996
as Novalyne Price
MovieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996
as Self
MovieThe Low Life
1995
as Poet
MovieEmpire Records
1995
as Gina
MovieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
as Jenny
MovieLove and a .45
1994
as Starlene Cheatham
MovieShake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
as Susan
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TVRebel Highway
1994
as Susan Doyle
Movie8 Seconds
1994
as Buckle Bunny
MovieReality Bites
1994
as Tami
MovieDazed and Confused
1993
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVMurder in the Heartland
1993
MovieA Taste for Killing
1992
as Mary Lou
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Phantom Son
as Audrey
A Woman in the Sun
as Claire Keating
