Ren��e Zellweger

Ren��e Kathleen Zellweger was born on April 25, 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen), is a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish), and Swedish descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a Swiss-born engineer. The two married in 1963. Ren��e has a brother named Drew Zellweger, a marketing executive born on February 15, 1967. Ren��e got interested in acting in high school while working on the drama club. She also took an acting class at the University of Texas (Austin), where she began looking towards acting as a career. After graduation, she wanted to continue acting, but Hollywood is a tough town to break into, so Ren��e decided to stay in Texas, and auditioned for roles around Houston, where she managed to grab roles in such films as Reality Bites (1994) and Empire Records (1995).While on the set for the sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995), she befriended Matthew McConaughey, anoth... [Details Intro]