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Renée Zellweger
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Renée Zellweger

Born 1969 · Katy, Texas, USA · Active 1953–2025

Renée Zellweger, born in 1969 in Texas, made her mark in the horror genre with her role in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). This film was a pivotal moment in her career, showcasing her ability to navigate the intense atmosphere of slasher cinema. Before her rise to fame, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin, initially pursuing journalism. Her transition to acting led her to become one of Hollywood's most recognized talents, but her roots in cult cinema remain a significant part of her artistic journey.

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

1995 ★ 4.0
as Jenny

On May 22nd, 1994, four teenagers: Barry, Heather, Jenny, and Sean, attend their school’s prom party. When Heather discovers Barry cheating on her with another girl, she storms out of the dance, followed closely by Barry, who tries to explain himself. Their argument is interrupted by Jenny and Sean, who are in the backseat, smoking marijuana. Heather takes a detour off the freeway, and while distracted, collides with another motorist, who passes out in the ensuing confusion. Jenny, Heather, and Barry leave Sean to look after the unconscious motorist, while they search for help. They stop at an office trailer, where they meet Darla, an insurance agent, who promises to call her boyfriend, a tow truck driver named Vilmer. They leave the office and begin heading back towards the wreck, only for Heather and Barry to become separated from Jenny in the darkness. Vilmer soon shows up at the scene of the wreck, killing the motorist, before chasing Sean in his truck and backing over him. Heather and Barry discover a dilapidated farmhouse in the woods, where they are held at gunpoint by the owner, W.E. Barry asks to use the restroom, to which W.E. agrees, leading him inside, while Heather is attacked by Leatherface on the porch. He catches Heather and stuffs her in a meat locker. Barry discovers a corpse in the bathtub before he is killed by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. After killing Barry, he impales Heather on a meat hook. Jenny returns to the scene of the wreck, where she is met by Vilmer, who offers her a ride. She accepts, only for Vilmer to threaten her, before showing her the bodies of Sean and the motorist. Jenny jumps out of the truck and runs into some nearby woods. She is soon attacked by Leatherface, resulting in a lengthy chase. She seeks refuge from Darla, who reveals herself to be in league with the killers when W.E. shows up and beats her with a cattle prod. The two put her in Darla’s trunk and she leaves to pick up some pizzas for dinner. After being tormented by Vilmer, Jenny momentarily escapes, attempting to drive off in Darla’s car. She is stopped by Vilmer, who knocks her unconscious. She soon awakens at a dinner table, surrounded by the family, who reveal they are employed by a secret society to terrorize people that may cross their path. A man named Rothman shows up, reprimanding Vilmer for his methods, before revealing an array of scars and piercings on his torso and licking Jenny’s face. Rothman leaves and Vilmer terrorizes his family and Jenny, killing Heather by crushing her skull under his cybernetic leg, and knocking W.E. unconscious with a hammer. Vilmer and Leatherface prepare to kill Jenny, who breaks free and, using the control to Vilmer’s leg, escapes. Jenny reaches a dirt road, where she is rescued by an elderly couple in an RV. However, Leatherface and Vilmer run them off the road, resulting in the RV falling on its side. Jenny emerges from the vehicle unscathed and continues running, with Leatherface and Vilmer in hot pursuit. A plane swoops down on Vilmer, killing him when one of the wheels grazes his skull. Leatherface screams in anguish, while Jenny looks on. A limousine pulls up and Jenny jumps in the backseat, where she is met by Rothman, who apologizes, explaining her experience was supposed to be spiritual and Vilmer had to be stopped. He offers to take her to a police station or a hospital, dropping her off at a hospital, where she speaks to an officer. Sally Hardesty, being pushed on a gurney, meets Jenny’s gaze as the film ends.

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Filmography

87 credits
2020s 6 credits
2025
Movie ★ 6.4
2022
TV ★ 6.9
2021
TV ★ 8.5
2020
Movie ★ 9.0
2020
Movie ★ 9.3
2010s 15 credits
2019
Judy as Judy Garland
Movie ★ 6.7
2019
TV ★ 6.4
2019
WHAT / IF as Anne Montgomery
TV ★ 6.4
2018
Movie ★ 5.3
2017
Movie ★ 6.8
2016
Queen Mimi as Self
Movie ★ 7.3
2016
Movie ★ 6.4
2016
The Whole Truth as Loretta Lassiter
Movie ★ 6.6
2015
TV ★ 6.1
2014
TV ★ 4.5
2011
TV ★ 5.3
2010
My Own Love Song as Jane Wyatt
Movie ★ 6.2
2000s 28 credits
2009
My One and Only as Anne Deveraux
Movie ★ 6.6
2009
Case 39 as Emily Jenkins
Movie ★ 6.3
2009
New in Town as Lucy Hill
Movie ★ 5.8
2009
Monsters vs Aliens as Katie (voice)
Movie ★ 6.3
2008
Leatherheads as Lexie Littleton
Movie ★ 5.9
2008
Appaloosa as Allie
Movie ★ 6.6
2007
Bee Movie as Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
2007
Movie ★ 7.2
2007
TV ★ 7.2
2006
Miss Potter as Beatrix Potter
Movie ★ 6.6
2005
Cinderella Man as Mae Braddock
Movie ★ 7.6
2005
Club Oscar as Angie (voice)
Movie ★ 5.1
2004
Shark Tale as Angie (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
2004
Movie ★ 6.2
2003
Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes
Movie ★ 6.9
2003
Down with Love as Barbara Novak
Movie ★ 6.1
2003
Movie ★ 7.7
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
TV ★ 5.4
2003
TV ★ 5.6
2003
TV ★ 5.4
2002
Chicago as Roxie Hart
Movie ★ 7.1
2002
White Oleander as Claire Richards
Movie ★ 7.0
2002
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
Bridget Jones's Diary as Bridget Jones
Movie ★ 6.7
2000
Me, Myself & Irene as Irene P. Waters
Movie ★ 6.6
2000
Nurse Betty as Betty
Movie ★ 6.1
2000
Movie ★ 6.9
1990s 23 credits
1999
Movie ★ 5.2
1999
Rove as Self
TV ★ 7.5
1998
A Price Above Rubies as Sonia Horowitz
Movie ★ 5.5
1998
One True Thing as Ellen Gulden
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
Deceiver as Elizabeth
Movie ★ 6.0
1997
King of the Hill as Tammy Duvall (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1996
Jerry Maguire as Dorothy Boyd
Movie ★ 7.0
1996
The Whole Wide World as Novalyne Price
Movie ★ 6.6
1995
Movie ★ 6.7
1995
Movie ★ 5.4
1994
Movie ★ 6.5
1994
Love and a .45 as Starlene Cheatham
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
8 Seconds as Buckle Bunny
Movie ★ 7.2
1994
TV ★ 7.6
1994
Rebel Highway as Susan Doyle
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Dazed and Confused as Girl in Blue Truck (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1993
TV ★ 7.3
1993
TV ★ 6.4
1992
Movie ★ 5.4
1980s 2 credits
1984
TV ★ 5.7
1981
TV ★ 4.3
1970s 1 credit
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.9
1950s 1 credit
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
s 2 credits
Phantom Son as Audrey
Movie
A Woman in the Sun as Claire Keating
Movie
Crew Credits
2020s 5 credits
2025
They Director
Movie
2025
They Writer
Movie
2025
They Producer
Movie
2025
Movie ★ 6.4
2022
The Thing About Pam Executive Producer
TV ★ 6.9
2000s 2 credits
2008
Living Proof Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.5
2006
Miss Potter Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.6
s 2 credits
Phantom Son Executive Producer
Movie
Movie