Reese Witherspoon

Acting · Born 1976-03-22 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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…

Filmography

• Walk the Line as June Carter
• American Psycho as Evelyn Williams
• Pleasantville as Jennifer
• Just Like Heaven as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
• The Man in the Moon as Danielle "Dani" Trant
• Water for Elephants as Marlena Rosenbluth
• Mud as Juniper
• The Good Lie as Carrie Davis
• Wild as Cheryl Strayed
• Sing as Rosita (voice)

TV

• The Simpsons as Greta (voice)
• Friends as Jill Green
• Big Little Lies as Madeline Mackenzie
• The Morning Show as Bradley Jackson
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• King of the Hill as Debbie (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• Today as Self
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno