Renee Zellweger through the years
Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, who celebrates her 44th birthday on April 25, has become one of Hollywood's mainstays over the years. Let's take a look back at her career so far.
Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger has become one of Hollywood's mainstays over the years. Let's take a look back at her career so far.
Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger has become one of Hollywood's mainstays over the years. Let's take a look back at her career so far.
One of Zellweger's first film appearances came as an uncredited role in 1993's "Dazed and Confused."
One of her "Dazed" co-stars, Matthew McConaughey, appeared with her in 1994's "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which got new life on video once its stars made it big.
But her big breakout role was opposite Tom Cruise in 1996's "Jerry Maguire" as Dorothy "You Had Me At Hello" Boyd.
Zellweger in September 1998 as she arrives for the premiere of "One True Thing," which co-starred Meryl Streep and William Hurt.
Zellweger poses with Streep during the film's Los Angeles premiere. Zellweger played a young writer who moves home to care for her ailing mother, played by Streep.
Chris O'Donnell pauses on the red carpet with Zellweger at the Nov. 3, 1999, premiere of the duo's movie "The Bachelor."
Zellweger arrives at the premiere of "Man on the Moon" with then-boyfriend Jim Carrey on Dec. 20, 1999.
Zellweger as delusional nurse Betty Sizemore, standing with a cutout of Greg Kinnear's character, in 2000's "Nurse Betty."
Zellweger with "Nurse Betty" co-star Chris Rock during a photo call for "Nurse Betty" during the Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2000.
Zellweger arrives as a guest for the 10th annual Fire & Ice Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 11, 2000.
Zellweger holds the Golden Globe she won for her "Nurse Betty" role during the 58th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 21, 2001.
Zellweger earned her first of three-straight Oscar nominations for 2001's "Bridget Jones's Diary."
Seen here arriving at the Oscars in March 2002, Zellweger lost the Best Actress Oscar that year to Halle Berry for "Monster's Ball."
She would again be nominated at the 2003 Oscars for her role as Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago," this time losing out to Nicole Kidman in "The Hours."
However, she received other recognition for her work in the Best Picture Oscar winner, including a Golden Globe along with her co-star Richard Gere.
And she also won the award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her "Chicago" role at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 9, 2003.
Zellweger with her "Chicago" co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones during a news conference for "Chicago" at the Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, in February 2003.
After two straight Best Actress Oscar nominations, Zellweger received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in 2003's Civil War drama "Cold Mountain."
She went on to not only capture the Golden Globe for the role, as seen here with fellow winner Bill Murray ("Lost in Translation") ...
... but also finally broke through at the Academy Awards, winning her first Oscar on Feb. 29, 2004.
A brunette Zellweger poses for photographers as she leaves a U.S. presidential election party at the National Portrait Gallery in London on Nov. 3, 2004.
Zellweger poses in front of a poster for "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 6, 2004.
Zellweger receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Calif., on May 24, 2005.
The actress partnered with Russell Crowe and director Ron Howard for 2005's Depression-era boxing flick "Cinderella Man."
Zellweger arrives with Howard and Crowe at "Cinderella Man's" Sept. 5, 2005, screening at the Venice Film Festival.
The actress lent her voice to her first big-screen animated film in 2007's "Bee Movie." She's seen here along her co-star Jerry Seinfeld, who also co-wrote and produced the film.
Zellweger tried her hand at Westerns in 2008, receiving good reviews for the role of Allison French in "Appaloosa" alongside Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen.
Zellweger touches her hair at the premiere of "Leatherheads" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on March 31, 2008.
Zellweger in the 2009 fish-out-of-water comedy "New in Town."
Zellweger arrives at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2009.
Zellweger gets a kiss from Hasty Pudding Theatricals President David Andersson (right) and Vice President of the Cast Tom Compton, both dressed in drag, during the parade to honor Zellweger as Hasty Pudding Theatricals' 2009 Woman of the Year at Harvard University on Feb. 5, 2009.
Zellweger arrives on the red carpet for the 46th Goldene Kamera (Golden Camera) awards ceremony at the Ullstein Auditorium in Berlin on Feb. 5, 2011.
Zellweger arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit in New York City on May 7, 2012.
Zellweger (second from left) joins with her fellow "Chicago" castmates Richard Gere, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones to announce the winner for Best Original Score at the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2013.
