Renée Zellweger
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Name: Renée Zellweger
Birth Name: Renée Kathleen Zellweger
Birthdate: April 25, 1969
Birthplace: Katy, Texas
While getting her B.A. in English at the University of Texas at Austin, Zellweger took a theater class to fulfill a requirement and found her calling instead. She made some indie films (including Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The New Generation and Dazed and Confused, in which she had a nonspeaking role) before hitting it big as Tom Cruise's love interest in Jerry Maguire. She made an even bigger splash with Bridget Jones's Diary and Chicago (the latter earned her several major awards and nominations), and continues to work in a string of successful films, both high profile (a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Cold Mountain) and not-so (a Golden Globe nod for Miss Potter).
1. She worked as a cocktail waitress in a strip club while trying to catch her big break in acting.
2. Zellweger gained 20 pounds for her role in Bridget Jones's Diary.
3. She married country singer Kenny Chesney after a five-month courtship in a ceremony that lasted 15 minutes and had the marriage annulled four months later.
4. She made "only" a few hundred thousand dollars for Jerry Maguire, compared with Tom Cruise's $20 million salary.
5. Winona Ryder, Mira Sorvino, Marisa Tomei and Bridget Fonda were all turned down for the role Renée got in Jerry Maguire.
"There's nothing more beautiful than a woman who embraces her maturity and the respect that comes along with it. I'm not looking forward to the experience myself on that level, because the emphasis here is for the female to be young, to be fresh."
— Vanity Fair, September 1997
Husband: Kenny Chesney, country singer, born March 26, 1968, met at the Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit, annuled Dec. 20, 2005 for the much-debated reason of "fraud"
2007: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Miss Potter
2005: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004: Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress, Cold Mountain; Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Drama), Cold Mountain
2003: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Chicago
Case 39 - (2009) - Actor
Leatherheads - (2008) - Actor
Appaloosa - (2008) - Actor
Bee Movie - (2007) - Voice
Miss Potter - (2006) - Actor
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