Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001."

Her father's family comes from Au in canton St. Gallen/Switzerland. This is just a few minutes away from Rorschach where Emil Jannings was born, the very first actor to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Ended her relationship with Jack White (they met during the filming of Cold Mountain (2003)) over the Christmas holidays in 2004.

In 2004, she accepted the Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role" on behalf of Johnny Depp, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony

Is one of five actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich (2000), Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005), Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006) and Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006).

First on screen kiss was with Ethan Hawke in Reality Bites (1994).

Is fluent in German.

Fan of Chelsea FC (England soccer club).

Dyed her hair brown for her role in Cinderella Man (2005).

Friend of Reese Witherspoon.

She wore a gown designed by her favorite designer, Carolina Adriana Herrera, for her wedding to Kenny Chesney.

In 2004, she accepted the Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role" on behalf of Johnny Depp, who wasn`t present at the awards ceremony.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [May 24, 2005].

Met her future husband Kenny Chesney at a tsunami relief benefit in January 2005.

Her wedding ceremony lasted 15 minutes.

Married country singer Kenny Chesney on the resort island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Her father (Emil Erich Zellweger) and her grandparents (Dorothy and Emil Zellweger) lived in Switzerland, a village called Au in the canton of St. Gallen. They left right after World War II and moved first to Australia and then to the U.S. Emil Erich met Renee`s mother on a boat during the crossing to the U.S.

Is accompanied to many award shows and other functions by her long time agent John Carrabino.

She became the first performer to win 2 individual (excluding best acting ensemble) SAG awards in film catagories.

Her Norwegian mother, Kjellfrid Irene Andreassen, is of sami origin (a minority originating mainly from the northern parts of the Scandinavian peninsula often referred to as Lapland). Zellweger herself has many typical sami features, such as the strong cheekbones and the squinty eyes.

Gained 20 pounds for her role in Bridget Jones`s Diary (2001).

Lived with actor Rory Cochrane for four years.

Prior to the filming of Chicago (2002), Renee had only sung previously in public in the last scene of Empire Records (1995) and in the comical karaoke scene in Bridget Jones`s Diary (2001). However, critics were amazed how good her voice was in the movie.

Had a non-speaking role in Dazed and Confused (1993).

Worked as a cocktail waitress in a strip club while trying to catch her "big break" in acting.

Attended University of Texas at Austin, Graduated 1991, majoring in English.

While her mother is originally from Norway, her Swiss father was raised in Australia.

Her dog, Dylan, a collie-golden retriever mix, died in November 2003.

With no dance or voice training, she learned how to perform for Chicago (2002) by watching co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones. She endured a grueling training regime of vocal coaching and dance training for 10 months to rise to professional standards.

Was in the bathroom when it was announced that she won the Golden Globe for her performance in Nurse Betty (2000).

She was a part of the Katy High School Bengal Brigade and Cheerleaders.

Chosen by `People Magazine` as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [2001]

Swiss father, Norwegian mother.