Renée Zellweger

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Renée Zellweger (2016)

Renée Kathleen Zellweger [ ɹəˈneɪ ˈzɛlwɛɡɚ ] (born  April 25, 1969 in Baytown , Texas ) is an American actress and two-time Oscar winner.

Life

Renée Zellweger's father, Emil Erich Zellweger, who comes from Au in the canton of St. Gallen (Switzerland), is an engineer. Her mother Kjellfrid Irene Andreassen, from a village near Kirkenes originates in Norway and the ethnic group of the seed belongs, is a midwife and nurse . She has an older brother.

Renée Zellweger grew up in Katy , a suburb of Houston . Her high school activities included cheerleading , gymnastics, and acting. She studied English literature in Austin and initially only took acting because of a certificate required for her degree. After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

On May 9, 2005, Renée Zellweger married the country singer Kenny Chesney on St. John . On September 15, 2005, she applied for the annulment of the marriage , which became final in December of the same year. From autumn 2009 she was in a relationship with actor Bradley Cooper , in March 2011 they both announced their separation. From 2012 to 2019 Zellweger was in a relationship with the musician Doyle Bramhall II .

Career

Career start and success with Jerry Maguire

During her time in Texas, Zellweger played roles in various films, including A Murderous Friendship (1992), followed by a role in the ABC miniseries Murder in the Heartland (1993). The following year she was in Reality Bites - Full of Life (1994), the directorial debut of Ben Stiller , and in the autobiographical film 8 Seconds by John G. Avildsen .

Zellweger had her first lead role in 1994 as Jenny in the horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Return at the side of Matthew McConaughey . This was followed by a role in the independent production Love and a .45 , which earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award . She then starred in The Empire Team (1995) and Love on the Test (1996), which ran successfully at the Sundance Film Festival and won Zellweger the Best Actress Award at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival . In 1996 she became internationally known for her role as the friend of Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, Game of Life . Zellweger subsequently appeared in Familiensache (1998) alongside William Hurt and Meryl Streep , in Neil LaBute's black comedy Nurse Betty (2000) with Chris Rock and Morgan Freeman , which earned her the first Golden Globe , and in Ich, both & Sie ( 2000), directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Jim Carrey .

Breakthrough as Bridget Jones and an Oscar win

Renée Zellweger at the premiere of her film Miss Potter , 2006

In 2001, Zellweger's performance as the title character in the film Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast was enthusiastically received. As the partner of Colin Firth and Hugh Grant , she played a British woman who wanted to start over and find the man for life - while doing so, she noted down her unusual experiences and thoughts in a diary. The role earned her Academy Award nominations, the British Academy Film Award , the Golden Globe Award , the Empire Award , the MTV Movie Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and her breakthrough as an actress. In 2002 she starred in White Oleander alongside Alison Lohman , Michelle Pfeiffer and Robin Wright Penn . The film adaptation of Janet Fitch's bestseller is about a teenage girl's odyssey through nursing homes and families after her mother goes to prison.

In Rob Marshall's 13-time Oscar-nominated musical film Chicago (2002) she played a leading role alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere . The film takes the viewer to Chicago in the 1920s. Zellweger plays Roxie Hart, who would do anything for fame and the limelight and does not shy away from scandals and lies. She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in the Musical / Comedy Category, as well as two awards from the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actress and as a Member of Best Motion Picture Company. She has also received Oscar , British Academy Film Award and Golden Satellite Award nominations . The film itself received six Academy Awards, including the Best Picture of the Year category.

For the film On the Road to Cold Mountain , she received the Oscar in the category Best Supporting Actress in 2004 . The film is about a Confederate soldier who deserted during the Civil War and is on his way home. Zellweger plays the drifter Ruby, who helps the woman, who is loved by the deserter, to run her farm without male support.

Also in 2004, she slipped back into her star role as Bridget Jones in the sequel Bridget Jones - On the Edge of Madness . In 2005, she starred opposite Russell Crowe in the drama The Comeback - It's never too late for a second chance . On May 24, 2005, Zellweger received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2007 she received her sixth Golden Globe nomination for her role in Miss Potter ; she was also ranked fifth highest-paid Hollywood actress with an estimated $ 10-15 million per film.

Waning success and withdrawal

Renée Zellweger at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

She starred in 2008 with George Clooney in the drama A tempting game and with Viggo Mortensen in the western film Appaloosa . In 2009 she starred in the films My One and Only , New in Town and Fall 39 , but could not build on earlier successes with any of the films. In 2010, Zellweger was a member of the competition jury at the 60th Berlinale . Because of depression she retired in 2010 for six years from the film business and was the first time for the Thriller Lies Game - The Whole Truth (2016) alongside Keanu Reeves again in front of the camera and played the lead female role in the film adaptations just as different as me , which was released in 2017, but was largely ignored by critics and audiences.

comeback

In 2016, twelve years after the last part, she took over the title role again in the comedy Bridget Jones' Baby , which was able to build on the success of the previous films. In 2018 she appeared in a supporting role opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the drama Im Hier und Jetzt - The Best Day of My Life , and in 2019 she played her first series lead role as Anne Montgomery on the Netflix series What / If . Both projects received mixed reviews, but Zellweger's acting performance received positive reviews.

In 2019, Zellweger played the actress and singer Judy Garland in the biography Judy by Rupert Goold . The film, and in particular Zellweger's performance, received positive reviews and was often referred to as a comeback . For her performance, Zellweger was awarded the Oscar , Golden Globe , BAFTA Award , SAG Award , Critics' Choice Award and Independent Spirit Award with all the most important film awards for best actress in 2020 .

Filmography

Awards (selection)

Renée Zellweger at the Berlinale 2010

Oscar

Nominations:

Golden Globe Award

  • 2001: Best Actress in Comedy / Musical in Nurse Betty
  • 2003: Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical in Chicago
  • 2004: Best Supporting Actress in On the Road to Cold Mountain
  • 2020: Best Actress - Drama in Judy

Nominations:

British Academy Film Award

  • 2004: Best Supporting Actress in On the Road to Cold Mountain
  • 2020: Best Actress in Judy

Nominations:

  • 2002: Best Actress in Bridget Jones - Chocolate For Breakfast
  • 2003: Best Actress in Chicago

Critics' Choice Movie Award

  • 1997: Best Breakthrough Artist in Jerry Maguire: Game of Life
  • 2003: Best Acting Company in Chicago
  • 2004: Best Supporting Actress in On the Road to Cold Mountain
  • 2020: Best Actress in Judy

Nominations:

  • 2002: Best Actress in Bridget Jones - Chocolate For Breakfast

Independent Spirit Awards

Nominations:

  • 1995: Best screen debut in Love and a 45
  • 1997: Best leading actress in love put to the test

Satellite Award

  • 2001: Best Actress in Comedy / Musical in Nurse Betty

Nominations:

  • 1997: Best Supporting Actress, Comedy / Musical in Jerry Maguire: Game of Life
  • 2002: Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical in Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast
  • 2003: Best Supporting Actress in Drama in White Oleander
  • 2003: Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical in Chicago
  • 2019: Best Actress in Drama in Judy

Screen Actors Guild Award

  • 2003: Best Actress in Chicago
  • 2003: Best Acting Company in Chicago
  • 2004: Best Supporting Actress in On the Road to Cold Mountain
  • 2020: Best Actress in Judy

Nominations:

  • 1997: Best Supporting Actress in Jerry Maguire: Game of Life
  • 2002: Best Actress in Bridget Jones - Chocolate For Breakfast

Further

Nominations:

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with R. Zellweger in: Neue Presse (Hanover) from December 24, 2007
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160818022547/http://www.seitenblicke.at/top-stories/renee-zellweger-ich-war-muede
  3. ↑ Jonathan Van Meter: Hollywood Almost Broke Renée Zellweger. Now she's back. September 3, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ cf. Top actress salaries are quoteworthy ( Memento from February 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at hollywoodreporter.com (November 30, 2007)
  5. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/renee-zellweger-judy-garland.html
  6. ↑ [1]
  7. ↑ Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) - Box Office Mojo .
  8. ↑ 'Here and Now' is a bleary, boring misstep for Sarah Jessica Parker: EW review .
  9. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/what_if/s01
  10. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judy_2019
  11. ↑ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/judy-tiff-renee-zellweger-tears-oscar-frontrunner-1202172562/
  12. ↑ Joey Nolfi: Uncut Gems, Lighthouse lead 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations. In: Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Zellweger, Renée
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zellweger, Renée Kathleen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Baytown , Texas , USA