Reese Witherspoon
Acting
Born: Mar 22, 1976
From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come Home | Rosita (voice) | 2021 | 7.5 |
| How Do You Know | Lisa Jorgenson | 2010 | 5.3 |
| Monsters vs Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) | 2009 | 6.243 |
| Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Four Christmases | Kate | 2008 | 5.821 |
| Rendition | Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi | 2007 | 6.421 |
| Penelope | Annie | 2007 | 6.744 |
| Walk the Line | June Carter | 2005 | 7.496 |
| Just Like Heaven | Dr. Elizabeth Masterson | 2005 | 6.959 |
| Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | 2004 | 5.791 |
| Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Elle Woods | 2003 | 5.714 |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Melanie Smooter | 2002 | 6.418 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | 2002 | 6.826 |
| Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | 2001 | 6.805 |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | Serena (voice) | 2001 | 5.587 |
| American Psycho | Evelyn Williams | 2000 | 7.408 |
| Little Nicky | Holly | 2000 | 5.845 |
| Cruel Intentions | Annette Hargrove | 1999 | 6.798 |
| Election | Tracy Enid Flick | 1999 | 6.86 |
| Best Laid Plans | Lissa | 1999 | 5.735 |
| Pleasantville | Jennifer | 1998 | 7.269 |
| Twilight | Mel Ames | 1998 | 6.132 |
| Overnight Delivery | Ivy Miller | 1998 | 5.549 |
| Fear | Nicole Walker | 1996 | 6.602 |
| Freeway | Vanessa Lutz | 1996 | 6.46 |
| S.F.W. | Wendy Pfister | 1995 | 5.96 |
| A Far Off Place | Nonnie Parker | 1993 | 6.206 |
| Jack the Bear | Karen Morris | 1993 | 6.402 |
| Wildflower | Ellie Perkins | 1991 | 6.083 |
| The Man in the Moon | Danielle "Dani" Trant | 1991 | 7.351 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1976 |
| From | New Orleans, Louisiana, … |