Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She began her career as a child actress, starring in The Man in the Moon in 1991. In 1996, she then appeared in Freeway and then also starred in Pleasantville in 1998. In 2000, she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Comedy and also a Musical Nomination for Election.
Witherspoon's breakthrough role was playing Elle Woods in the 2001 film Legally Blonde, for which she received her second Golden Globe nomination. The following year, she starred in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama, which emerged as her biggest live-action commercial success. In 2005, she portrayed June Carter in Walk the Line, which earned her the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award for Best Actress. Other notable films of hers include Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Water for Elephants (2011) and Sing (2016). In 2014, Witherspoon produced the thriller Gone Girl and received critical acclaim for portraying Cheryl Strayed in Wild, for which she earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and a fourth Golden Globe nomination. In 2017, she then produced and also starred in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies, for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Witherspoon also currently owns a production company, Hello Sunshine, and she is actively 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. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
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| Full name at birth | Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Dani Trant in the 1991 coming-of-age drama film The Man in the Moon, Nonnie Parker in the CBS epic Western adventure drama miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, Wendy Pfister in the 1994 black comedy film S.F.W., Nicole Walker in the 1996 psychological thriller film Fear, Vanessa Lutz in the 1996 black comedy crime thriller film Freeway, Jennifer in the 1998 teen fantasy comedy-drama film Pleasantville, Lissa in the 1999 crime drama film Best Laid Plans, Annette Hargrove in the 1999 teen romantic drama film Cruel Intentions, Tracy Flick in the 1999 black comedy film Election, Jill Green in the NBC sitcom Friends, Serena (voice) in the 2001 animated drama film The Trumpet of the Swan, Elle Woods in the 2001 romantic comedy film Legally Blonde and its 2003 sequel film Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Greta Wolfcastle (voice) in the long-running Fox animated comedy series The Simpsons, Cecily in the 2002 romantic comedy-drama film The Importance of Being Earnest, Melanie Carmichael/Smooter in the 2002 romantic comedy film Sweet Home Alabama, Becky Sharp in the 2004 historical drama film Vanity Fair, Elizabeth Masterson in the 2005 fantasy romantic comedy film Just Like Heaven, June Carter Cash in the 2005 biographical musical romantic drama film Walk the Line, Annie in the 2006 fantasy romantic comedy film Penelope, Isabella El-Ibrahim in the 2007 political thriller film Rendition, Kate in the 2008 Christmas comedy-drama film Four Christmases, Susan Murphy (voice) in the 2009 computer-animated 3-D science fiction action comedy film Monsters vs. Aliens, Lisa in the 2010 romantic comedy film How Do You Know, Marlena in the 2011 romantic drama film Water for Elephants, Lauren Scott in the 2012 romantic action comedy spy film This Means War, Juniper in the 2012 coming-of-age drama film Mud, Pam Hobbs in the 2013 biographical crime drama film Devil's Knot, Carrie Davis in the 2014 drama film The Good Lie, Cheryl Strayed in the 2014 biographical adventure drama film Wild, Madeline Martha Mackenzie in the HBO mystery drama series Big Little Lies, Mrs. Whatsit in the 2018 science fantasy adventure film A Wrinkle in Time, Bradley Jackson in the Apple TV+ original newsroom drama web series The Morning Show, Elena Richardson in the Hulu original drama web miniseries Little Fires Everywhere, and Debbie Dunn in the 2023 Netflix original romantic comedy film Your Place or Mine
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1976
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| Place of birth | Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Voice Artist
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| Height | 5' 1¾" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 110 lbs (50 kg)
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| Dress size | 4
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| Shoe size | 6.5
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Net worth | $150,000,000 USD
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| High school | Harpeth Hall, Nashville, TN (1994)
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| University | Stanford University (dropped out)
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- In October 2022, Reese released her new children’s book, Busy Betty.
- In 2019, Forbes included her in the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.
- She has served on the board of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF).
- She was a part of the “Draper James Loves Teachers” initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The initiative offered free dresses from the clothing collection to teachers for their immense hard work during the pandemic.
- She owns a clothing line, Draper James.
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