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Reese Witherspoon

Born
March 22, 1976
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. These include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. She has also produced the film adaptations Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), and the miniseries adaptation Daisy Jones & the Six (2023). Witherspoon also owns Reese's Book Club and a clothing company, Draper James. She is involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reese Witherspoon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Known For
Sing 2
(2021)
Rosita (voice)
American Psycho
(2000)
Evelyn Williams
Sing
(2016)
Rosita (voice)
Minions & More Volume 2
(2022)
Rosita (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens
(2009)
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
(2003)
Elle Woods
Legally Blonde
(2001)
Elle Woods
Fear
(1996)
Nicole Walker
Cruel Intentions
(1999)
Annette Hargrove
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Walk the Line
(2005)
June Carter
Little Nicky
(2000)
Holly
Your Place or Mine
(2023)
Debbie
The Good Lie
(2014)
Carrie Davis
Friends: The Reunion
(2021)
Self
A Wrinkle in Time
(2018)
Mrs. Whatsit
Full Filmography
Acting
The Man in the Moon
(1991)
Danielle "Dani" Trant
Wildflower
(1991)
Ellie Perkins
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
(1992)
Cassie Robbins
A Far Off Place
(1993)
Nonnie Parker
Jack the Bear
(1993)
Karen Morris
S.F.W.
(1994)
Wendy Pfister
Fear
(1996)
Nicole Walker
Freeway
(1996)
Vanessa Lutz
Pleasantville
(1998)
Jennifer
Overnight Delivery
(1998)
Ivy Miller
Twilight
(1998)
Mel Ames
Election
(1999)
Tracy Enid Flick
Best Laid Plans
(1999)
Lissa
Cruel Intentions
(1999)
Annette Hargrove
Little Nicky
(2000)
Holly
American Psycho
(2000)
Evelyn Williams
Legally Blonde
(2001)
Elle Woods
The Trumpet of the Swan
(2001)
Serena (voice)
Sweet Home Alabama
(2002)
Melanie Smooter
The Importance of Being Earnest
(2002)
Cecily Cardew
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
(2003)
Elle Woods
Vanity Fair
(2004)
Becky Sharp
Just Like Heaven
(2005)
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
Walk the Line
(2005)
June Carter
Penelope
(2006)
Annie
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
(2006)
Self
Rendition
(2007)
Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Four Christmases
(2008)
Kate
Monsters vs Aliens
(2009)
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
(2009)
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
How Do You Know
(2010)
Lisa Jorgenson
Water for Elephants
(2011)
Marlena Rosenbluth
This Means War
(2012)
Lauren
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
(2012)
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Devil's Knot
(2013)
Pam Hobbs
Mud
(2013)
Juniper
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
(2013)
The Good Lie
(2014)
Carrie Davis
Wild
(2014)
Cheryl Strayed
9 Kisses
(2014)
Girl at Costume Party
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Hot Pursuit
(2015)
Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
Everything Is Copy
(2015)
Self
Sing
(2016)
Rosita (voice)
Home Again
(2017)
Alice Kinney
Gunter Babysits
(2017)
Rosita (voice)
Election - Reese Witherspoon
(2017)
Herself
A Wrinkle in Time
(2018)
Mrs. Whatsit
Digital Content
(2019)
Self
This Changes Everything
(2019)
Self
My Darling Vivian
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
(2020)
Self
Becoming
(2020)
Self
Sing 2
(2021)
Rosita (voice)
Come Home
(2021)
Rosita (voice)
Friends: The Reunion
(2021)
Self
Minions & More Volume 2
(2022)
Rosita (voice)
Your Place or Mine
(2023)
Debbie
June
(2023)
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(2023)
Self (voice)
Production
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