She doesn't look like herself anymore. It's amazing how much one tiny eyelid operation can change a person's appearance. But I'm getting used to her new look, and hopefully other people will too.
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TMC-4 (19453)
4 years ago
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Renee-Zellweger-blacklisted-in-Hollywood/answer/Jon-Mixon-1
Her box office was never impressive and it just kept dropping - Outside of Chicago (where she was part of an ensemble), Shark Tales (again an ensemble) and the Bridget Jones series of films, Zellweger’s box office returns haven’t been very impressive. If you don’t make money, you don’t get interest.
She’s 50 - As I have noted in several other answers, Hollywood is a particularly cruel place for women over 40. Zellweger’s primary appeal has always been her appearance and after 40 that has to be exceptional for an actor depending upon it to keep hitting. Her’s frankly isn’t.
Her appearance - Zellweger has denied having extensive plastic surgery, but cannot explain why she looks somewhat different and how she has managed to avoid the wrinkles and sagging skin that are commonplace in people her age. As you can see by the photos below she clearly had several procedures and that’s altered her appearance to the point where she’s unrecognizable. That definitely didn’t help her career.
Her limited range - While Zellweger has been effective in romantic comedy, she’s really not done very well elsewhere. If she had done some stagework to improve her skill sets, things might have gone differently. She didn’t and now she’s essentially typecast as a “short, moderately funny blond”.
She took six years off - For reasons not explained clearly, she took six years during the high point of her career. While that may have been cathartic for her, it may have seriously compromised her future as a performer. During the six years that she was away, other younger performers took her place and she’s yet to seize it back.
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