The Poet Cover Reveal + Apple iPad Giveaway! But I am different. BRIDGET JONES 4 is a sequel that some Renée Zellweger fans would love to see. [165] "Because of the experiences of close friends and family members who have had to endure and battle the challenges of breast cancer, I am a passionate supporter of breast health education and charitable causes," Zellweger stated about joining the campaign. [115][116] Village Voice found the movie to be "the warmest and most satisfying of the series" and concluded that Zellweger's "wise, light-hearted performance anchors this happy reunion, a surprising and refreshing gift from a creative well that seemed to have run dry". In 2003, following the success of Chicago, Zellweger starred with Ewan McGregor in the little-seen[62] romantic comedy Down with Love, as a woman advocating female independence in the 1950s and early 1960s,[63][64] and appeared in Anthony Minghella's war drama Cold Mountain, opposite Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, playing a woman who helps a farmer following her father's death. ). [83][84] The film received largely mixed reviews and made US$13.5 million in its opening weekend, described as "disappointing" by website Box Office Mojo. The thrilling conclusion to the Naked Trilogy. [131] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone opined, "Zellweger performs miracles playing Judy Garland: singing her heart out, baring her bruised soul and acting with a ferocity that ultimately rises to a state of grace. 349 She played a woman, based on author Anna Quindlen, forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother, who is dying of cancer. The film garnered several award nominations and wins for its actors; Zellweger won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 76th Academy Awards, the 61st Golden Globe Awards, the 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the 57th British Academy Film Awards. [134] Zellweger often attracts attention for her style on awards shows and red carpet events,[135][136] specifically for her frequent use of dresses designed by Carolina Herrera,[137][138][139][140] a close friend who has worked with the actress for over 15 years after they met at a Costume Institute gala. [114], Following a six-year hiatus from acting, Zellweger made her career comeback opposite Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), the third part in the Bridget Jones franchise, portraying Jones in her forties and single as she discovers that she is pregnant and must work out who the father is. [58][59] Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Tim Robey labeled Chicago the "best screen musical [since 1972's Cabaret]",[60] and the San Francisco Chronicle commented, "Zellweger is a joy to watch, with marvelous comic timing and, in her stage numbers, a commanding presence". Zellweger's win made her just the seventh actress to win an Oscar in both acting categories and the fourth to win Best Actress after Best Supporting Actress. [16], In the religious drama A Price Above Rubies (1998), Zellweger starred as a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by the community. [32][33] It was Cruise who chose her to play his love interest and later credited her with "revealing the core humanity of the movie". [16] Bridget Jones's Diary was a major commercial success, earning US$281 million worldwide.[56]. For me that ONE MAN is Jax North. Judy (2019) 2003 Nominee Golden Satellite Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Chicago (2002) Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama White Oleander (2002) 2002 Nominee Golden Satellite Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) 2001 Winner Golden Satellite Award Reflecting on this period of time in a July 2016 interview with British Vogue, she explained: "I was fatigued and wasn't taking the time I needed to recover between projects, and it caught up with me [...] I got sick of the sound of my own voice". For two years he changed, he became one of them and when the bust happened, he didn't know who he was anymore. , ( "[35] She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Zellweger’s Roxie is initially a fan who is hurt and angry after Velma rebuffs her friendship. I can't believe this day is finally here! It's finally the day that Lilah Love and Kane Mendez darken ereaders again! THE POET is HERE! [146] She also ranked number 72 in the "Top 100 Celebrities" list made by Forbes in 2006,[147] and the following year, she was placed at 20 among "the 20 richest women in entertainment", by the magazine. Something went wrong. 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To celebrate, the first two books in the series are on sale for 99 CENTS or FREE in the KindleUnlimited program! [141] She also is a frequent guest star at New York Fashion Week, among other fashion events. Both actors returned for sequel, The Edge of Reason, in 2004, with Zellweger reprising the role in 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby. Initially aspiring to a career in journalism, she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage during college. [95] In 2009, she also provided her voice for a supporting character in DreamWorks' computer-animated 3D feature film Monsters vs. Aliens,[96] and starred as the mother of actor George Hamilton in the comedy My One and Only,[97] which despite being distributed for a limited release to certain parts of the United States only,[98] was acclaimed by critics. [142][143][144], In April 1997, Vanity Fair named her part of "Hollywood's Next Wave of Stars". Fans have been seemingly enjoying the steady trickle of Marvel Studios content with the weekly release of new episodes of TV series on Disney+. [78][79], Zellweger portrayed acclaimed author Beatrix Potter in the biographical comedy Miss Potter, with Emily Watson and Ewan McGregor. [5] In 2019, Zellweger starred in her first major television role in the Netflix series What/If and garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the biopic Judy, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. The title had a lengthy post-production and was not released in theaters in the United States until 2010. One True Thing took in a modest US$23 million in the US,[40] but had a favorable critical response;[41][42] Variety magazine's Todd McCarthy stated about Zellweger, "Projecting gravity and impatience that she hasn't shown before, Zellweger is outstanding as the smart young woman who resents the interruption to her life's momentum but ends up growing in ways she never would have expected. The casting of Zellweger came amid much controversy since she was neither British nor overweight and did not smoke. ). I learned not to judge people, [and] that things are not black and white. Renée Kathleen Zellweger (/ r ə ˈ n eɪ ˈ z ɛ l w ɛ ɡ ər /, born April 25, 1969) is an American actress.She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.She was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007 and was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 2009. ( ABOUT WHEN HE'S WILD The third and final book in a Walker Security trilogy featuring Adrian Mack... Savage Hunger is Free + More Savage coming soon! The entire series is available everywhere (including audio) now, so you can binge read to your heart's content! ... 2019. by Lisa Renee Jones FBI agent Lilah Love leads a complicated life. [80] William Arnold of Seattle Post-Intelligencer concluded that Zellweger "strikes just the right chord of inspiration, eccentricity and uncompromising artistic drive. She's dangerous, too, and in ways only Kane understands. He plays Maguire with the earnestness of a man who wants to find greatness and happiness in an occupation where only success really counts. Bridget Jones’s Diary opens in the biting cold, the weather mirroring Bridget’s frosty mood on account of this being her “32nd year of being single”. [36] The film flopped at the box office,[37][38] but Zellweger was applauded by some critics such as Ebert, who, once again impressed by her, stated that she gave a "ferociously strong performance. [89][90][91] Zellweger produced the made-for-television feature Living Proof, starring Harry Connick Jr., about the true story of Dr. Denny Slamon. We are just two short weeks away from SAVAGE ENDING releasing! 344 340 I'm happy. [128] Although the show received mixed reviews from critics, Zellweger's performance was praised, with Haider Rifaat of The Express Tribune writing, "Not to forgo the incredible acting prowess of Zellweger, who impeccably embraces the character of Anne. One man can change everything. Zellweger subsequently relocated to Los Angeles, a move she had postponed several times because she believed she lacked the talent and experience to be a competitive actor in that city. The unapologetically tough FBI profiler is very comfortable there. [49][50] San Francisco Chronicle found the actress to be "a performer who emanates kindness and a pure heart",[51] and Variety remarked: "Few actresses can convey the kind of honesty and humanity that Zellweger does here — it's hard to imagine the film without her dominant, thoroughly credible performance". Based on Helen Fielding’s novel of the same name, the film follows Bridget, a thirty-two-year-old single British woman, who lives (and loves) in London. The two of us together threaten to expose a secret about Jax, and our families, that not even we know. 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The enigmatic anthology series premieres on May 24. I have a surprise for you today... the next Lilah Love book, BLOODY VOWS, is available for pre-order! [122], In Same Kind of Different as Me (2017), a film adaptation of the autobiographical book by the same name, Zellweger starred with Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt and Jon Voight, as the wife of an art dealer whose struggling relationship is changed for the better by a homeless man. The first book in a new savagely intense series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. ). "[16] Zellweger began getting small parts acting, and earned her Screen Actors Guild card for doing a Coors Light commercial. Bridget Jones’s Diary, the movie, turns twenty today. 373 [101], Zellweger took on the role of a social worker assigned to a mysterious girl in Case 39, a supernatural thriller she had filmed in 2006. The now 78-year-old Jones is still acting, recently playing Ivy in Elton John's biographical film Rocketman (2019) and Molly Anning in Ammonite (2020). It's on bookshelves everywhere (Walmart, Target, B&N, etc. [99] Bill Gray, of Entertainment Weekly felt that she played her part "to her strengths",[100] and reviewer Mick LaSalle found her performance to be a "standout". "[28], In her next film, the crime comedy Love and a .45 (1994), Zellweger played a woman who plans a robbery with her boyfriend. "[151], From 1999 to 2000, Zellweger was engaged to Jim Carrey. [166], Zellweger has owned properties in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, and in Connecticut and Texas [167], Among her numerous accolades for her acting work, Zellweger has received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Independent Spirit Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, a British Independent Film Awards, and awards from the London Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, and Santa Barbara International Film Festival. For only FOUR DAYS, I have made ONE MAN, the first ebook in the Naked Trilogy FREE at all retailers and in all countries! , ( [74][75] In his review for the film, David Ansen of Newsweek, wrote that the actress "has an uncanny ability to make us swallow even the most movie-ish moments". [118][119][120] Filmed in New Orleans in July 2014, The Whole Truth was released on October 21, 2016, for selected theaters and video-on-demand, receiving average reviews. 578 ). ), it's available on your ereader, and it's available to listen to (narrated by the amazing Scott Brick and Brittany Pressley). Eighteen years after lending her voice to “King of the Hill,” Renée Zellweger is returning to television. “The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.” -Jean Cocteau Some call him friend or boss. And as it turns out the two of us together are far more than fire and passion. [102][103] It was universally panned by critics and only earned US$5.3 million in its opening weekend,[104][105] leading Indiewire to write that Zellweger "faces an [u]ncertain [f]uture" as she was in "an unforgiving industry that doles out few juicy roles for women over 40. Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. [34] Roger Ebert, showing approval of Zellweger and Cruise's chemistry in it, wrote: "The film is often a delight, especially when Cruise and Zellweger are together on the screen. And with all of the news coming out about the upcoming MCU series coming to the streaming platform, it appears that trickle isn’t going to stop anytime soon, with Marvel Studios […] ). When He's Wild (Walker Security: Adrian’s Trilogy Book 3), ( The film received unanimous critical acclaim and grossed over US$273 million worldwide. Based on the West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow, the film chronicles the last years of Garland's life, shortly before her death in 1969. [16][17][18] Referring to her religious background, Zellweger has described herself as being raised in a family of "lazy Catholics and Episcopalians". [153] In May 2005, Zellweger married singer Kenny Chesney. Select the department you want to search in. As a member of Walker Security, Adrian Mack has found redemption for a walk on the dark side. [149][150] Zellweger responded, "Perhaps I look different. I have waited SO LONG to be able to send, and I couldn't be more thrilled to share this VERY exciting new project with you! The second book in a Walker Security trilogy featuring Adrian Mack... ( ). [108][109][110][111], After My Own Love Song was released, Zellweger took a six-year hiatus from screen acting,[108] as she found the time to "go away and grow up a bit". [76][77] On May 24, 2005, Zellweger received a landmark star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry. Can they survive their enemies and find a path to love and forever? [123][124] The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate commercial success. 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