Biography
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Initially aspiring for a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage while in college. Following minor ...
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They
2025
Director
As the world reaches peak negativity, our hero’s plot for peace backfires with drastic consequences.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, s...

Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin ...

Being Bridget Jones
2020
as Self
Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her perso...

Judy
2019
as Judy Garland
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of ...

Here and Now
2018
as Tessa
On the eve of a major performance, singer Vivienne receives life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. Crisscrossing the busy st...

Same Kind of Different as Me
2017
as Deborah Hall
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams wi...

Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Bridget
After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single...

Queen Mimi
2016
as Self
Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and l...

The Whole Truth
2016
as Loretta Lassiter
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

My Own Love Song
2010
as Jane Wyatt
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

My One and Only
2009
as Anne Deveraux
A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take...

Case 39
2009
as Emily Jenkins
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emi...

Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Katie (voice)
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The m...

New in Town
2009
as Lucy Hill
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offer...

Living Proof
2008
Executive Producer
Dr Dennis Slamon, an American oncologist, discovers a treatment that could possibly cure breast cancer without radiation or chemotherapy. He tries to ...

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Appaloosa
2008
as Allie
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

Leatherheads
2008
as Lexie Littleton
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing ...

Bee Movie
2007
as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the ex...

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a Broadway Producer, Writer and Filmmaker. Berinstei...

Miss Potter
2006
as Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.

Miss Potter
2006
Executive Producer
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.

Cinderella Man
2005
as Mae Braddock
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

Club Oscar
2005
as Angie (voice)
Picking up where Shark Tale ends, all the characters of the film dance at the whale wash in a spoof of Saturday Night Fever.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Bridget
Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time...

Shark Tale
2004
as Angie (voice)
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea c...

Cold Mountain
2003
as Ruby Thewes
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts ...

Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

Down with Love
2003
as Barbara Novak
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.

Making of Chicago
2002
as Self
TV Special celebrating the Oscar winning film 'Chicago' directed by Rob Marshall and interviews included the stars of the film - Renee Zellweger, Cath...

Chicago
2002
as Roxie Hart
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chic...

White Oleander
2002
as Claire Richards
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
as Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's r...

Nurse Betty
2000
as Betty
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kans...

Me, Myself & Irene
2000
as Irene P. Waters
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more f...

The Bachelor
1999
as Anne
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's w...

One True Thing
1998
as Ellen Gulden
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Sonia Horowitz
About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her...

Deceiver
1997
as Elizabeth
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil...

Jerry Maguire
1996
as Dorothy Boyd
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plu...

The Whole Wide World
1996
as Novalyne Price
In 1930s Texas, pulp fiction master Robert E. Howard is introduced to Novalyne Price, a teacher with aspirations of becoming an author herself, and th...

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996
as Self
This documentary goes behind the scenes of the 1993 filming of "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in Pflugerville, Texas. It includes on-set ...

The Low Life
1995
as Poet
Yale graduate John has come to Hollywood to catch his big break. It hasn't happened yet.

Empire Records
1995
as Gina
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
as Jenny
After a group of Texas teenagers leave prom night early and get into a car crash in the woods, they employ the aid of a nearby insurance agent, who ca...

Love and a .45
1994
as Starlene Cheatham
Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy, Billy Mack Black. The robbery, however, leads to murde...

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
as Susan
In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young,...

8 Seconds
1994
as Buckle Bunny
This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time Worl...

Reality Bites
1994
as Tami
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As...

Dazed and Confused
1993
as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jock...

A Taste for Killing
1992
as Mary Lou
Two college students get a summer job on an offshore oil rig. They are soon approached by a co-worker who had earlier befriended them, and who now tri...