
Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Acting
Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Known for
Acting
Born
1976-03-22
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
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 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.

Cruel Intentions
as Annette Hargrove

American Psycho
as Evelyn Williams

Sing 2
as Rosita (voice)

Sing
as Rosita (voice)

Legally Blonde
as Elle Woods

Monsters vs Aliens
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Mud
as Juniper

Fear
as Nicole Walker

Just Like Heaven
as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson

Pleasantville
as Jennifer

Walk the Line
as June Carter

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Elle Woods

Inherent Vice
as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

Sweet Home Alabama
as Melanie Smooter

Little Nicky
as Holly

Wild
as Cheryl Strayed

Minions & More 2
as Rosita (voice)

Rendition
as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi

Friends: The Reunion
as Self

Hot Pursuit
as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper

Freeway
as Vanessa Lutz

Penelope
as Annie

This Means War
as Lauren

Home Again
as Alice Kinney

Four Christmases
as Kate

The Man in the Moon
as Danielle "Dani" Trant

Devil's Knot
as Pam Hobbs

Election
as Tracy Enid Flick

The Good Lie
as Carrie Davis

Vanity Fair
as Becky Sharp

You're Cordially Invited
as Margot

The Importance of Being Earnest
as Cecily Cardew

A Wrinkle in Time
as Mrs. Whatsit

Water for Elephants
as Marlena Rosenbluth

Your Place or Mine
as Debbie

How Do You Know
as Lisa

My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)

Twilight
as Mel Ames

A Far Off Place
as Nonnie Parker

Overnight Delivery
as Ivy Miller

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Wildflower
as Ellie Perkins

This Changes Everything
as Self

S.F.W.
as Wendy Pfister

The Trumpet of the Swan
as Serena (voice)

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
as Self

Best Laid Plans
as Lissa

Everything Is Copy
as Self

Becoming
as Self

Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

Jack the Bear
as Karen Morris

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
as Self

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self

June
as Self

Gunter Babysits
as Rosita (voice)

9 Kisses
as Woman at Costume Party

Dreamworks Spooky Stories
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Come Home
as Rosita (voice)

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
as Cassie Robbins

Election - Reese Witherspoon
as Self

I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self

Legally Blonde 3
as Elle Woods
