She had starring roles before that.
She paid her dues by acting in a number of Texas produced films in the 1990s. As I say, she used to hang around Emo's.
I never met her but I'd see her there even in the years she was making some films. I knew another blonde actress who never got anything completed.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000250/ Piece of My Heart (2005) (announced) .... Janis Joplin
Cinderella Man (2004) (pre-production) .... Mae Braddock
Shark Tale (2004) (filming) (voice) .... Angie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) (post-production) .... Bridget Jones
Cold Mountain (2003) .... Ruby Thewes
Down with Love (2003) .... Barbara Novak
Chicago (2002) .... Roxie Hart
White Oleander (2002) .... Claire Richards
... aka Weißer Oleander (2003) (Germany)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) .... Bridget Jones
... aka Journal de Bridget Jones, Le (2001) (France)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000) .... Irene P. Waters
Nurse Betty (2000) .... Betty Sizemore
... aka Nurse Betty - Gefährliche Träume (2000) (Germany)
Bachelor, The (1999) .... Anne Arden
One True Thing (1998) .... Ellen Gulden
Price Above Rubies, A (1998) .... Sonia Horowitz
Deceiver (1997) .... Elizabeth
... aka Liar (1997)
Jerry Maguire (1996) (as Renee Zellweger) .... Dorothy Boyd
Whole Wide World, The (1996) .... Novalyne Price
Low Life, The (1995) .... Poet
Empire Records (1995) (as Renee Zellweger) .... Gina
... aka Empire (1995/II)
... aka Rock & Fun (1995)
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) (TV) .... Susan
Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1994) (as Renee Zellweger) .... Jenny
... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, The (1997) (USA: reissue title)
Love and a .45 (1994) .... Starlene Cheatham
8 Seconds (1994) .... Prescott Motel Buckle Bunny
... aka Lane Frost Story, The (1994)
Reality Bites (1994) (as Renee Zellweger) .... Tami
My Boyfriend's Back (1993) (uncredited)
... aka Johnny Zombie (1993)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV) .... Barbara
Taste for Killing, A (1992) (TV) .... Mary Lou
