Renée shares stories from her performances in Judy, Chicago, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Cold Mountain, Empire Records, Jerry Maguire, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Love and a .45, and Nurse Betty in this interview about her acting career. She recalls working with Woody Allen, improving her singing and dancing for Chicago, and her experience at the Golden Globe Awards in this Q&A moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting.

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0:00 Introduction
1:35 SAG card
3:16 Beginnings with acting
7:22 Texas Chainsaw Massacre
8:51 Moving to Los Angeles
11:21 Love and a .45
12:12 Empire Records
13:40 Jerry Maguire
16:00 Auditioning, Woody Allen
19:25 Sundance, Jerry Maguire (continued)
26:44 Nurse Betty, Golden Globe Awards
32:52 Bridget Jones’s Diary
36:36 Chicago
41:11 Cold Mountain
45:55 Judy
52:59 Judy’s look
57:33 Lessons from Judy