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Renée Zellweger dazzles in hot pink mini dress in rare red carpet outing

50 and fabulous: The usually reclusive Renée Zellweger has made a dazzling return to the red carpet ahead of her upcoming Judy Garland biopic.

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Bridget Jones has never looked better.

Renée Zellweger brightened up the red carpet at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, clad in a hot pink off-the-shoulder mini dress by Lela Rose ($US2250) with puffed sleeves and crystal embellishments.

Pretty in pink. Picture: Rich Fury/Getty
Pretty in pink. Picture: Rich Fury/Getty

The 50-year-old Oscar winner, whose face (and alleged plastic surgery) has been the subject of public fascination for years, looked lovely and youthful at the event, finishing her look with a playful ponytail and natural, rosy make-up.

She usually opts for more conservative red carpet fashions. Picture: AFP
She usually opts for more conservative red carpet fashions. Picture: AFP
Only she could pull these puffy pirate sleeves off. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Only she could pull these puffy pirate sleeves off. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Zellweger, who will star as Judy Garland in the biopic Judy later this year, typically opts for classic black dresses for red carpet events. But as she’s proved time and time again — like at the 2001 and 2003 Oscars, where she stunned in lemon vintage Jean Dessès and ruby Carolina Herrera respectively — the actress can pull off bolder looks with flying colours.

At the 2001 Oscars.
At the 2001 Oscars.
At the 2003 Oscars.
At the 2003 Oscars.

Next up, the 50-year-old fronts the British BBC Films drama Judy, which focuses on the year of 1968 when Garland, a bona fide icon at this point, arrives in London for a run of sellout shows following years of turmoil, including several suicide attempts and drug problems.

It will detail her struggle with addiction and lack of motivation to go on stage and perform, as she battles to make money to support her two children.

Renee takes to the stage. Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Renee takes to the stage. Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
She’ll next appear in the hotly anticipated Judy Garland biopic later this year. Picture: Lisa O'CONNOR / AFP
She’ll next appear in the hotly anticipated Judy Garland biopic later this year. Picture: Lisa O'CONNOR / AFP

Hitting cinemas in September, Judy is directed by Rupert Goold and also features Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell and Gemma-Leah Devereux.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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