How Much Is Renee Zellweger Actually Worth?
Renee Zellweger is one of the most well-known actresses of our generation, and for good reason. However, the Bridget Jones star, who turns 52 on April 25 this year, wasn't originally pursuing an acting career when she first got started in the business. "This was actually not on the agenda," Zellweger told Extra in Jan. 2020, after she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the critically acclaimed film, Judy (via the Daily Mail). "I went to UT [University of Texas] to write; I was going to be a journalist or writer in some capacity, so this is failure at becoming a journalist."
It's no secret that Zellweger's "failure at becoming a journalist" has been working out just fine for her! The Judy actress has over forty acting credits to her name, and landed her first role in 1992 in the made-for-TV movie, A Taste For Killing (via IMDb). She got her big break when she appeared opposite Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuire, and from there, she appeared in notable films like Me, Myself, and Irene, Bridget Jones' Diary, Cold Mountain, Here and Now, and of course, Judy, the Judy Garland biopic that earned Zellweger her second Academy Award.
Renee Zellweger's successful career in film and television is responsible for her impressive net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Renee Zellweger is reportedly worth a whopping $90 million. In 2001, she made a cool $3.75 million for her role in the iconic Bridget Jones' Diary, and when she reprised her role as the titular character in the sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, she more than tripled her earnings and reportedly made $11 million for that film alone. Her roles in Chicago, Cold Mountain, and Cinderella Man added to her overall net worth, as she reportedly made a total of $30 million between the three films.
In 2007, she made Forbes' "The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment" list, thanks to the success of her early-to-mid 2000s films. The outlet also reported that Zellweger was making around $15 million per movie at the time. Zellweger noticeably took a six-year break from acting in 2010, and in an interview with New York Magazine, the Cold Mountain actress opened up about the reason why she stopped acting for more than half a decade.
"I wasn't healthy. I wasn't taking care of myself. I was the last thing on my list of priorities," she told the outlet (via USA Today), adding that seeing a therapist helped her realize that she was spending "99 percent of my life as the public persona."