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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
You're Cordially Invited
Character:Margot
Release Date:29/01/2025
June
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:13/03/2023
Your Place or Mine
Character:Debbie
Release Date:10/02/2023
Minions & More Volume 2
Character:Rosita (voice)
Release Date:08/11/2022
Sing 2
Character:Rosita (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2021
Come Home
Character:Rosita (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2021
Friends: The Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2021
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2020
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/2020
Becoming
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2020
My Darling Vivian
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/04/2020
This Changes Everything
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2019
A Wrinkle in Time
Character:Mrs. Whatsit
Release Date:08/03/2018
Election - Reese Witherspoon
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2017
Home Again
Character:Alice Kinney
Release Date:07/09/2017
Gunter Babysits
Character:Rosita (voice)
Release Date:27/01/2017
Sing
Character:Rosita (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2016
Everything Is Copy
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2015
Hot Pursuit
Character:Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
Release Date:08/05/2015
Inherent Vice
Character:Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Release Date:12/12/2014
Wild
Character:Cheryl Strayed
Release Date:05/12/2014
The Good Lie
Character:Carrie Davis
Release Date:10/09/2014
Devil's Knot
Character:Pam Hobbs
Release Date:09/05/2013
Mud
Character:Juniper
Release Date:26/04/2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Character:Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Release Date:01/08/2012
This Means War
Character:Lauren
Release Date:14/02/2012
Water for Elephants
Character:Marlena Rosenbluth
Release Date:15/04/2011
How Do You Know
Character:Lisa Jorgenson
Release Date:17/12/2010
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Character:Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Release Date:01/04/2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Character:Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Release Date:19/03/2009
Four Christmases
Character:Kate
Release Date:26/11/2008
Penelope
Character:Annie
Release Date:17/11/2007
Rendition
Character:Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Release Date:07/09/2007
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/2006
Just Like Heaven
Character:Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
Release Date:16/09/2005
Walk the Line
Character:June Carter
Release Date:13/09/2005
Vanity Fair
Character:Becky Sharp
Release Date:01/09/2004
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Character:Elle Woods
Release Date:02/07/2003
Sweet Home Alabama
Character:Melanie Smooter
Release Date:26/09/2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
Character:Cecily Cardew
Release Date:17/05/2002
Legally Blonde
Character:Elle Woods
Release Date:13/07/2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
Character:Serena (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2001
Little Nicky
Character:Holly
Release Date:10/11/2000
American Psycho
Character:Evelyn Williams
Release Date:21/01/2000
Election
Character:Tracy Enid Flick
Release Date:23/04/1999
Best Laid Plans
Character:Lissa
Release Date:09/04/1999
Cruel Intentions
Character:Annette Hargrove
Release Date:05/03/1999
Pleasantville
Character:Jennifer
Release Date:17/09/1998
Overnight Delivery
Character:Ivy Miller
Release Date:07/04/1998
Twilight
Character:Mel Ames
Release Date:06/03/1998
Freeway
Character:Vanessa Lutz
Release Date:23/08/1996
Fear
Character:Nicole Walker
Release Date:12/04/1996
S.F.W.
Character:Wendy Pfister
Release Date:20/01/1995
Jack the Bear
Character:Karen Morris
Release Date:02/04/1993
A Far Off Place
Character:Nonnie Parker
Release Date:12/03/1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Character:Cassie Robbins
Release Date:05/10/1992
Wildflower
Character:Ellie Perkins
Release Date:03/12/1991
The Man in the Moon
Character:Danielle "Dani" Trant
Release Date:30/09/1991
Television Appearances
Family Recipe Showdown
Character:Guest Judge
F1: The Academy
Character:Executive Producer
My Kind of Country
Character:Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
Character:Self
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Character:
Fierce Queens
Character:Narrator (voice)
Little Fires Everywhere
Character:Elena Richardson
The Morning Show
Character:Bradley Jackson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self - Guest
Shine On with Reese
Character:Self - Host
Big Little Lies
Character:Madeline Mackenzie
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Muppets
Character:Self
Nature Is Speaking
Character:Home
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
The Mindy Project
Character:Reese Witherspoon
Conan
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Freedom: A History of Us
Character:Factory Girl
Freedom: A History of Us
Character:Susan Magoffin
Freedom: A History of Us
Character:Sarah Raymond
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Character:Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
American Idol
Character:Self
Revealed with Jules Asner
Character:
Rove
Character:Self
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
TRL
Character:
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
King of the Hill
Character:Debbie (voice)
Friends
Character:Jill Green
Return to Lonesome Dove
Character:Ferris Dunnigan
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Greta (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Winner
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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