Reese Witherspoon
Acting
Born: March 22, 1976 (age 50) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Highest Rated
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
Gone Girl
2014
American Psycho
2000
The Simpsons
1989
Friends
1994
Sing
2016
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
Sing 2
2021
Legally Blonde
2001
This Means War
2012
Cruel Intentions
1999
Walk the Line
2005
Mud
2013
Photos (14)
Movies (50)
Monsters vs Aliens
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Sing
Rosita (voice)
Legally Blonde
Elle Woods
Sing 2
Rosita (voice)
American Psycho
Evelyn Williams
Home Again
Alice Kinney
Cruel Intentions
Annette Hargrove
Just Like Heaven
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
Four Christmases
Kate
Walk the Line
June Carter
Inherent Vice
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Hot Pursuit
Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Elle Woods
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Whatsit
Your Place or Mine
Debbie
This Means War
Lauren
You're Cordially Invited
Margot
Sweet Home Alabama
Melanie Smooter
Fear
Nicole Walker
How Do You Know
Lisa
Water for Elephants
Marlena Rosenbluth
Devil's Knot
Pam Hobbs
The Good Lie
Carrie Davis
Pleasantville
Jennifer
Minions & More 2
Rosita (voice)
Little Nicky
Holly
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp
Rendition
Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
The Man in the Moon
Danielle "Dani" Trant
Penelope
Annie
Election
Tracy Flick
Jack the Bear
Karen Morris
Mud
Juniper
Freeway
Vanessa Lutz
The Importance of Being Earnest
Cecily Cardew
Best Laid Plans
Lissa
Wildflower
Ellie Perkins
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Overnight Delivery
Ivy Miller
A Far Off Place
Nonnie Parker
Twilight
Mel Ames
The Trumpet of the Swan
Serena (voice)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Come Home
Rosita (voice)
9 Kisses
Woman at Costume Party
Gunter Babysits
Rosita (voice)
S.F.W.
Wendy Pfister
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Cassie Robbins
TV Shows (17)
The Simpsons
Greta (voice) · 1 eps
Friends
Jill Green · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
3 eps
King of the Hill
Debbie (voice) · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
The Mindy Project
Reese Witherspoon · 1 eps
The Morning Show
Bradley Jackson · 40 eps
Big Little Lies
Madeline Mackenzie · 14 eps
TRL
1 eps
Little Fires Everywhere
Elena Richardson · 8 eps
Get Organized with The Home Edit
1 eps
Return to Lonesome Dove
Ferris Dunnigan · 4 eps
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) · 1 eps
Nature Is Speaking
Home · 1 eps
F1: The Academy
Executive Producer · 7 eps
Fierce Queens
Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
Family Recipe Showdown
Guest Judge · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 6 eps
American Idol
Self · 2 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · 2 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
My Kind of Country
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 3 eps
The Muppets
Self · 1 eps
Rove
Self · 1 eps
Friends: The Reunion
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Shine On with Reese
Self - Host · 9 eps
This Changes Everything
Self
Everything Is Copy
Self
Becoming
Self
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Self (uncredited)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Self
June
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Election - Reese Witherspoon
Self
Upcoming (2)
Producing (38)
Surface
Executive Producer
Gone Girl
Producer
The Morning Show
Executive Producer
The Last Thing He Told Me
Executive Producer
Elle
Executive Producer
Lucky
Executive Producer
Big Little Lies
Executive Producer
Truth Be Told
Executive Producer
Where the Crawdads Sing
Producer
My Kind of Country
Executive Producer
Daisy Jones & the Six
Executive Producer
Hot Pursuit
Producer
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Executive Producer
Little Fires Everywhere
Executive Producer
Tiny Beautiful Things
Executive Producer
Wild
Producer
Your Place or Mine
Producer
You're Cordially Invited
Producer
From Scratch
Executive Producer
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Executive Producer
Penelope
Producer
Something from Tiffany's
Producer
Lucy in the Sky
Producer
Legally Blondes
Producer
The Pasta Queen
Executive Producer
Shine On with Reese
Executive Producer
The Rise
Executive Producer
Side Hustlers
Executive Producer
Surf Girls
Executive Producer
F1: The Academy
Executive Producer
The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL
Executive Producer
Meet Me in Paris
Executive Producer
Fair Play
Executive Producer
Love in Fairhope
Executive Producer
Influenced
Executive Producer
Meet Me in Rome
Executive Producer
Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah
Executive Producer
Broken
Executive Producer
