1993 Moved to L.A. in December
1993 Played small role in "Dazed and Confused"
1993 TV debut in supporting role in "Murder in the Heartland", the ABC miniseries about teenage killers Charlie Starkwell and Caril Ann Fugate
1994 Cast in leading role of a 1950s teenager enamored of rock 'n' roll in the "Shake, Rattle and Rock!" segment of Showtime's "Rebel Highway" series
1994 Co-starred with fellow "Dazed and Confused" player Matthew McConaughey in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation/The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre"; re-released in 1997 to capitalize on the stars' high profiles
1994 First feature lead as a gun moll in "Love and a .45"
1995 Was featured in the ensemble of "Empire Records"
1996 Cast opposite Tom Cruise in the romantic comedy "Jerry Maguire"; received a SAG nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1996 In the biopic "The Whole Wide World", portrayed Novalyne Price, the love interest of author Robert E Howard; screened at Sundance
1997 Cast as a prostitute whose murder forms the central mystery in "Deceiver"
1998 Earned critical praise as the career-driven journalist and daughter of Meryl Streep and William Hurt in "One True Thing"
1998 Portrayed an unhappy Hasisdic woman in "A Price Above Rubies"; some objected to her casting as she is not Jewish
1999 Appeared opposite Chris O'Donnell in the ill-fated romantic comedy "The Bachelor"
2000 Acted opposite Jim Carrey in "Me, Myself and Irene"
2000 Had lead in the Cannes-screened "Nurse Betty", directed by Neil LaBute
2001 Courted controversy in Great Britain when cast as Bridget Jones in the film adaptation of Helen Fielding's book "Bridget Jones's Diary"; received a SAG nomination for Best Actress; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy); received a Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
2002 Cast in singing and dancing role of Roxie Hart in the film version of the hit Broadway musical "Chicago"; received nominations for a BAFTA and an Oscar for her leading role performance
2002 Joined female-centric cast of "White Oleander"
2003 Joined Jude Law and Nicole Kidman in the cast of Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain"
2003 Starred opposite Ewan McGregor in "Down With Love"
2004 Lent her voice to an animated character in DreamWorks feature "Shark Tale"
2004 Reprised her role as Bridget Jones for sequel "Bridget Jones:The Edge of Reason"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actress (Musical or Comedy)
2005 Acted opposite Russell Crowe in "The Cinderella Man" a story of Depression-era fighter and folk hero Jim Braddock; directed by Ron Howard
2005 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (May)
2006 Cast as 'Peter Rabbit' author Beatrix Potter, in the biopic "Miss Potter"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Acted in commercials while still attending college
Family moved from Houston to Katy, Texas when Zellweger was nine