• Renee graduated from Katy High School in Texas.
• Renee majored in English and graduated from the University of Texas early in 1990. She made the dean's list every semester.
• Renee has one older brother.
• Her first role was in "Dazed And Confused." Although she didn't have to memorize a single line, she had made her start in Hollywood.
• Renee once dated musician Sims Ellison. The Pariah bass player committed suicide in 1995, two years after the couple broke up.
• Renee spent $1.8 million on her first Hollywood home, which is less than five miles from ex-lover Jim Carrey.
• Renee has a dog named Woofer. She has turned down movie roles when the studio wouldn't let her dog be included.
• Renee married country hunk Kenny Chesney in May 2005 only to have the marriage annulled a few months later.

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Renee studied with a dialect coach to get her British accent right for Bridget Jones's Diary.

1. Case 39 (2009)
2. Appaloosa (2009)
3. Leatherheads (2008)
4. Chilled in Miami (2008)
5. Bee Movie (2007)
6. Miss Potter (2006)
7. Cinderella Man (2005)
8. Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004)
9. Shark Tale (2004)
10. Cold Mountain (2003)
11. Down With Love (2003)
12. Shallow Hal / Me, Myself & Irene (2003)
13. Chicago (2002)
14. White Oleander (2002)
15. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
16. Nurse Betty (2000)
17. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
18. The Bachelor (1999)
19. One True Thing (1998)
20. A Price Above Rubies (1998)
21. Deceiver (1997)
22. Liar (1997)
23. The Whole Wide World (1996)
24. Jerry Maguire (1996)
25. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)
26. Empire Records (1995)
27. Love And A .45 (1994)
28. Shake, Rattle & Rock (1994)

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