Renée Zellweger Net Worth

How much is Renée Zellweger worth?

About Renée Zellweger

You have witnessed her gaining weight for Bridget Jones’s Diary and losing it in Chicago. She is the bombshell with sultry eyes who has been known to load on or take off the pounds depending on the role. We are always the first in line when her name is announced on the marquee, though, whether she is a thin micro or a buxom hottie.

Born and raised in Texas

Renée, who was raised by a Swiss engineer father and a Norwegian nurse mother in Katy, Texas, discovered her love for acting when she joined her high school’s theater club. After graduating, Renée made the decision to try acting in her home state rather than migrating to Hollywood because she was determined to make acting her career and she wanted to stay true to her Southern heritage.

Her choice to stay put paid off; in the early ’90s, she was cast in films like the cult classic Reality Bites, the cheesy horror film The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (costarring another future star, Matthew McConaughey), and Empire Records.

Renée’s big break, however, came in 1996 when she was cast as a starry-eyed single mother who blossoms in the romantic dramedy Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise.

She received the praise she required for the performance in order to launch a career deserving of an Oscar.

Following the part that put her name at the top of every director’s list, Renée went on to land roles in Nurse Betty (2001), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), One True Thing (1998), and Me, Myself & Irene (starring Jim Carrey, whom she became close friends with off-set) (2000).

When the cute, quirky blonde won a Golden Globe for Nurse Betty in 2001, she almost missed it while using the restroom, which could have been embarrassing.

Bridget Jones and the Price of Gold

When she was chosen to star with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in the 2001 British comedy Bridget Jones’s Diary, she received yet another big-budget role.

Renée put on weight for the role of the title character, who is quirky and love-sick (a potentially deadly mix). Her performance garnered her an Academy Award nomination.

The following year, Renée chose Chicago, another box office sensation, because she was in high form. As the murderess Roxie Hart, Renée sung and danced her way to a second Oscar nomination.

But forget about nominations; a year later, Renée won one of those coveted awards for her exceptional work in the 2003 film Cold Mountain.

Desperate Romantic

Renée startled many of her admirers while filming Cold Mountain when she met musician Jack White of The White Stripes, an unlikely suitor. Before breaking up, the two had been together for two years.

She soon fell in love with and wed country music icon Kenny Chesney the following year, but four months later, in September, they had their marriage dissolved due to “fraud.”

It appeared that Renée had finally found true love with the chiseled and tanned Bradley Cooper after a string of failed relationships and a marriage that ended before you could say Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

The two were notoriously reclusive and infrequently seen together in public, taking a page from her previous high-profile relationships. However, despite the couple’s success in shielding their personal affairs from the prying eyes of the media, they broke up in March 2011. While Bradley was supposedly just getting started with his leading male bachelor status, Renee was reportedly eager to get married.

Renée Zellweger then dated American singer and producer Doyle Bramhall II from 2012 to 2019.

Renée is succeeding on her own terms thanks to her fair share of chart-topping singles, accolades, and coveted love wins. She is a very famous and well-known movie actor, and due in large part to her depiction of Bridget Jones, many people incorrectly believe she is British. Actually, she was born in Texas. Renée Zellweger’s net worth is projected to reach $100 million as of 2023.

“I never say never about anything, because I look back on my own personal history and it shocks me.”