Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Renée Kathleen Zellweger

Renée Kathleen Zellweger , one of the highest paid Hollywood actress in recent years is also a singer, dancer and a performer. She was born on April 25, 1969 in Baytown, Texas. When Renée was in junior high school, she always took part in sports like soccer, basketball, baseball and football and she has also acted in numerous school plays. She was even voted the ‘Best Looking’ in her class. While living in Texas, Renée has appeared in many films and her first major role was in the horror flick ‘Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ where she appeared along with Matthew McConaughey, it came in the year 1994. The movie ‘Love and a . 45’ earned an ‘Independent Spirit Award’ for Best Debut Performance. Then she shifted to Los Angeles for pursuing a career in acting. Her winning roles are ‘Empire Records’, ‘The Whole Wide World’ and many more. Her performance of the love interest of Tom Cruise in the film ‘Jerry Maguire’ won her fame and she became widely known throughout the world. She has appeared along with Meryl Streep in the movie ‘One True Thing’ won her first Golden Globe Award for the film ‘Nurse Betty ‘where she was paired opposite Morgan Freeman. The movie ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ which came in the year 2001 gave her more recognition. In this famous film she appeared along with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. The film was based on the novel by Helen Fielding ‘Bridge Jones’s Diary’. She has also appeared in the sequel of the film ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’.

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