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== Latar belakang ==
Renée Kathleen Zellweger lahir pada tanggal 25 April 1969 di [[Katy, Texas]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20473449,00.html|magazine=People|title=Renée Zellweger: I Never Planned to Be Famous|author=Dennis, Alicia|date=March 12, 2011|accessdate=September 20, 2015|archive-date=2015-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922003037/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20473449,00.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/renee-zellweger-9540674|title=Renee Zellweger Biography|publisher=biography.com}}</ref> Ayahnya, Emil Erich Zellweger, berasal dari kota Au, [[Kanton St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], Swiss dan berasal dari keluarga bangsawan Appenzell.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreporter.de/stars/feature/1302;Renee-Zellweger-hats-geschafft |title=(german) |publisher=Filmreporter.de |date=May 9, 2006 |accessdate=March 31, 2010 |archive-date=2010-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304093003/http://www.filmreporter.de/stars/feature/1302;Renee-Zellweger-hats-geschafft |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Ia merupakan seorang insinyur mekanik dan listrik yang bekerja di bisnis penyulingan minyak.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web | url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Renee-Zellweger.html | title = Renee Zellweger Biography (1969-) | publisher= FilmReference.com | accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Ibunya, Kjellfrid Irene Andreassen,<ref name="filmref" /> berasal dari Norwegia berketurunan Finlandia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/dec/13/features.weekend|title=Interview: Zoe Williams meets Renée Zellweger|author=Zoe Williams|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/462208/my-parents-showed-me-that-america-is-not-the-centre-of-the-universe/ |title=My parents showed me that America is not the centre of the universe |date=March 19, 2012 |website=The Sun |access-date=August 9, 2019 |quote=... my grandmother was Finnish, ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/nyt/art-2000002773610.html |title=Suomi-tutkija kertoo maailman lehdissä, miksi Renée Zellweger hankkiutui eroon saamelaispiirteistään |last=Sarhimaa |first=Jutta |date=October 31, 2014 |website=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |language=fi |access-date=August 9, 2019 |quote=... Zellwegerin ... norjalainen äiti kveeniläis-saamelaista sukua. ... kveeneillä – eli Norjan suomalaisperäisellä vähemmistöllä ...}}</ref> Kjellfrid besar di Ekkerøy dekat Vadsø, sama seperti wilayah [[Kirkenes]].<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentatorer/dragnes/article3827442.ece#.T25b_WKP24Y "Biskopen, stjernen og minoritetene"]. [[Aftenposten.no]]. September 26, 2010.</ref> Kjellfrid merupakan seorang bidan yang pindah ke Amerika Serikat untuk bekerja sebagai pengasuh keluarga Norwegia di [[Texas]].<ref name="actors">[http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Renee_Zellweger "Inside the Actors Studio"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804043757/http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Renee_Zellweger |date=August 4, 2007 }}. [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravotv.com]]. Season 9, Episode 912. May 9, 2003.</ref><ref>Agelorius, Monica. [http://www.scene-magazine.com/archive/filmarchive.php?filmarcid=8 "Bridget Jones's Diary LA junket"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212143108/http://www.scene-magazine.com/archive/filmarchive.php?filmarcid=8 |date=2009-02-12 }}. scene-magazine.com March 17, 2001.</ref><ref name="tiscali">[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/renee_zellweger_biog.html "Renee Zellweger Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221163220/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/renee_zellweger_biog.html |date=February 21, 2009 }}. [[Tiscali.co.uk]]. February 6, 2008.</ref>
Ia menempuh pendidikan menengah di Katy High School di mana ia menjadi pemandu sorak, pesenam, anggota tim pidato dan anggota klub drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nflonline.org/Alumni.Alumni |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012080431/http://www.nflonline.org/Alumni.Alumni |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |title=National Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society – alumni |publisher=Nflonline.org |accessdate=March 31, 2010 }}</ref> Ia juga berpartisipasi dalam sepak bola, basket, kasti dan ''football''.<ref name="tiscali" /> Pada tahun 1986, makalah akademisnya, "Suku Karankawa dan Asal-usulnya", berperingkat ketiga dalam Kontes Esai Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Houston Post High School.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/The-Oscar-winner-and-the-Karankawas-6468233.php|title = The Oscar winner and the Karankawas|last = Gonzalez|first = J.R.|date = September 3, 2015 |work=Houston Chronicle|access-date = September 14, 2015|via = }}</ref> Setelah menempuh pendidikan menengah, ia menempuh pendidikan tinggi di Universitas Texas, Austin, di mana ia lulus dengan gelar Bachelor of Arts jurusan bahasa Inggris pada tahun 1991. [19] Saat berada di universitas, ia mengambil kursus drama sebagai pilihan, yang membuatnya tertarik dengan akting.<ref name="actors" />
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