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Renee Zellweger looks unrecognizable in orange prison jumpsuit

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Renee Zellweger looks unrecognizable in orange prison jumpsuit for The Thing About Pam finale

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Renee Zellweger stars as Pam Hupp in the true crime drama The Thing About Pam, which aired on NBC.

And Renee donned an orange prison jumpsuit in the series finale, which aired on Tuesday night.

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The Oscar winning actress, 52, wore facial prosthetics to play Pam, a housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for murder.

The latest: Renee Zellweger stars as Pam Hupp in the true crime drama The Thing About Pam, which aired on NBC. And Renee donned an orange prison jumpsuit in the series finale, which aired on Tuesday night

The latest: Renee Zellweger stars as Pam Hupp in the true crime drama The Thing About Pam, which aired on NBC. And Renee donned an orange prison jumpsuit in the series finale, which aired on Tuesday night

In the episode, Renee’s character Pam is in prison wearing the prison garb with her hair loose around her and an un-impressed facial expression.

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The story is based on Pam, 63, who is serving a life sentence for murdering Louis Gumpenberger in 2016. 

In July 2021, Pam was charged with first degree murder for the murder of her friend Betsy Faria in 2022, however she pleaded not guilty.

The authorities believe that Pam killed Louis in order to frame Betsy’s husband Russ Faria for her murder.

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In character: The Oscar winning actress, 52, wore facial prosthetics to play Pam, a housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for murder

In character: The Oscar winning actress, 52, wore facial prosthetics to play Pam, a housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for murder

Russ spent four years in prison for the murder but was acquitted and released from prison in 2015, per Today.

Pam had testified against him in the trial where he was convicted to a sentence of life in prison for her death.

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She was stabbed 55 times in their home in Missouri.

The murder was chronicled in a Dateline episode and also a podcast, before it was ordered as a six episode series for NBC.

Focus: In the episode, Renee's character Pam is in prison wearing the prison garb with her hair loose around her and an un-impressed facial expression

Focus: In the episode, Renee’s character Pam is in prison wearing the prison garb with her hair loose around her and an un-impressed facial expression

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It debuted on March with the concluding episode airing on April 12.

Renee said of the role and preparing for it: ‘It was prosthetics, it was a [padded] suit, it was the choice of clothing, it was the briskness in her step-step-step, her gait. All of those things were really important because all those bits and pieces are what construct the person that we project our own conclusions and presumptions too,’ in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Adding: ‘Oh, gosh, if you don’t recognize an actor or an actress in a performance, that’s a great compliment. You’re not trying to tell your own story.’ 

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Star: It debuted on March with the concluding episode airing on April 12; (l-r) Renee Zellweger as Pam Hupp, Judy Greer as Leah Askey, Josh Duhamel as Joel Schwartz, Katy Mixon as Betsy Faria, Glenn Fleshler as Russ Faria

Star: It debuted on March with the concluding episode airing on April 12; (l-r) Renee Zellweger as Pam Hupp, Judy Greer as Leah Askey, Josh Duhamel as Joel Schwartz, Katy Mixon as Betsy Faria, Glenn Fleshler as Russ Faria

Speaking out: Renee said of the role and preparing for it: 'It was prosthetics, it was a [padded] suit, it was the choice of clothing, it was the briskness in her step-step-step, her gait. All of those things were really important because all those bits and pieces are what construct the person that we project our own conclusions and presumptions too,' in an interview with Vanity Fair ; seen on March 7, 2022 on the Today show

Speaking out: Renee said of the role and preparing for it: ‘It was prosthetics, it was a [padded] suit, it was the choice of clothing, it was the briskness in her step-step-step, her gait. All of those things were really important because all those bits and pieces are what construct the person that we project our own conclusions and presumptions too,’ in an interview with Vanity Fair ; seen on March 7, 2022 on the Today show

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