Reese Witherspoon
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1976-03-22 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (50)
The Simpsons
1989
as Greta (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Jill Green
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
King of the Hill
1997
as Debbie (voice)
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
American Idol
2002
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Mindy Project
2012
as Reese Witherspoon
The Morning Show
2019
as Bradley Jackson
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Winner
TRL
1998
Big Little Lies
2017
as Madeline Mackenzie
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
Today
1952
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Muppets
2015
as Self
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
as Elena Richardson
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Ferris Dunnigan
My Kind of Country
2023
as Self
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
Nature Is Speaking
2015
as Home
Get Organized with The Home Edit
2020
Shine On with Reese
2018
as Self - Host
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
F1: The Academy
2025
as Executive Producer
Family Recipe Showdown
2025
as Guest Judge
Freedom: A History of Us
2003
as Factory Girl / Susan Magoffin / Sarah Raymond
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Fierce Queens
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Tiny Trailblazers
as Fern
Movies (64)
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Annette Hargrove
American Psycho
2000
as Evelyn Williams
Sing 2
2021
as Rosita (voice)
Sing
2016
as Rosita (voice)
Legally Blonde
2001
as Elle Woods
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Fear
1996
as Nicole Walker
Mud
2013
as Juniper
Just Like Heaven
2005
as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
Inherent Vice
2014
as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Hot Pursuit
2015
as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Elle Woods
Walk the Line
2005
as June Carter
Wild
2014
as Cheryl Strayed
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
as Melanie Smooter
Little Nicky
2000
as Holly
Minions & More 2
2022
as Rosita (voice)
This Means War
2012
as Lauren
Pleasantville
1998
as Jennifer
Friends: The Reunion
2021
as Self
The Good Lie
2014
as Carrie Davis
Four Christmases
2008
as Kate
The Man in the Moon
1991
as Danielle "Dani" Trant
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
as Mrs. Whatsit
Election
1999
as Tracy Enid Flick
Devil's Knot
2013
as Pam Hobbs
Your Place or Mine
2023
as Debbie
Home Again
2017
as Alice Kinney
You're Cordially Invited
2025
as Margot
Rendition
2007
as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Freeway
1996
as Vanessa Lutz
Water for Elephants
2011
as Marlena Rosenbluth
Penelope
2007
as Annie
Vanity Fair
2004
as Becky Sharp
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Cecily Cardew
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
How Do You Know
2010
as Lisa
Twilight
1998
as Mel Ames
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
2020
as Self
A Far Off Place
1993
as Nonnie Parker
S.F.W.
1995
as Wendy Pfister
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
as Self
Best Laid Plans
1999
as Lissa
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Wildflower
1991
as Ellie Perkins
Jack the Bear
1993
as Karen Morris
Overnight Delivery
1998
as Ivy Miller
The Trumpet of the Swan
2001
as Serena (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
as Cassie Robbins
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Everything Is Copy
2015
as Self
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
as Self
June
2023
as Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
9 Kisses
2014
as Woman at Costume Party
Becoming
2020
as Self
Come Home
2021
as Rosita (voice)
Gunter Babysits
2017
as Rosita (voice)
Legally Blonde 3
as Elle Woods
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
as Self
Wish List
Election - Reese Witherspoon
2017
as Self
About Reese Witherspoon
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 $4… With 114 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Reese Witherspoon has appeared in 64 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Reese Witherspoon Movies
- Cruel Intentions (1999) — as Annette Hargrove
- American Psycho (2000) — as Evelyn Williams
- Sing 2 (2021) — as Rosita (voice)
- Sing (2016) — as Rosita (voice)
- Legally Blonde (2001) — as Elle Woods
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