Renee Zellweger was born on the 25th April 1969 in Baytown, Texas, USA. She is an Academy Award winning actress. One of Hollywood's highest paid actresses, she commands between $12-$15 million per film. Rene first became widely known to audiences around the world with her role in 1996's Jerry Maguire, where she played the romantic interest of Tom Cruise's character. In 2001, Rene won the prized lead role in the film Bridget Jones's Diary, amid much controversy since she was neither British nor overweight. During casting she was told she was too skinny to play the chubby Bridget, so she very quickly embarked on gaining the required weight. Her dramatically personal yo-yoing weight has been the subject of much media interest. As well as receiving voice coaching to fine-tune her English accent, part of Rene's preparations involved spending three weeks working undercover in a "job experience placement" for British publishing firm Picador in London. In 2002, she starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in White Oleander and in Rob Marshall's Best Picture winning film Chicago. Her Academy Award was for Best Supporting Actress in Cold Mountain.
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