Renee Zellweger who was born in the small town of Katy in Texas in April 1969 got her big break staring opposite Tom Cruise in 'Jerry Maguire'. She has appeared in several motion pictures including 'Me, Myself & Irene' 'The Batchelor', 'One True Thing' and 'A Price Above Rubies'. Renee Zellweger won a golden globe award for her performance in 'Nurse Betty with Chris Rock and Morgan Freeman and more recently has appeared in Chicago, Cold Mountain and Down With Love

Bridget Jones' Diary beauty Renee Zellweger has scored the biggest deal of her career after agreeing to appear in the sequel. Producers of Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason were so desperate to sign the Hollywood superstar that they upped their bid to $22.5 million. Renee Zellweger, who only took home a measly $3.75 million for the first installment, will put on 20lbs for the role, which sees the character end in up in a Thai jail accused of drug smuggling. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant have both reportedly agreed to reprise their roles as well.