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Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25,
1969 in Katy, Texas) is an Academy Award-winning movie actress.
Renée, the daughter of a Swiss father and a
Norwegian mother of Sami origin, graduated from Katy High School in
Katy, a suburb of Houston in 1987. She was a cheerleader and gymnast,
and participated in the drama club. After high school, she went to the
University of Texas at Austin to major in English. Though she took a
drama class only because she needed a fine arts credit to complete her
degree, it reminded her of how much she loved acting. During this time,
she supported herself by taking a series of waitressing jobs; at 18
working at Sugar's Go go bar in Austin.
By the time she graduated from college, she
knew that she wanted to pursue a career in acting. She immediately began
auditioning for commercials and small films that were being shot in
Texas, including Reality Bites, 8 Seconds, and The Return of the Texas
Chainsaw Massacre (all of which she got the parts for).
Her breakout role was in 1996's Jerry
Maguire, where she played the romantic interest of Tom Cruise's
character. She has since starred and received Academy Award nominations
for her roles in Bridget Jones's Diary and Chicago. In 2004, she won the
Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Cold Mountain.
On May 9, 2005, Renée married singer Kenny
Chesney in a ceremony at the island of St. John. They had met in January
at a tsunami relief benefit concert. Renee missed out on the engagement
ring since the wedding was planned over a short span of time. On May 24,
2005, Renee received her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Renée Zellweger is, together with Marc
Forster, taking part in the 2005 HIV prevention campaign of the Swiss
federal health department. She's shown with the text "No intercourse
without a condom" and "Semen or blood - never in the mouth"
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