Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976), better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the movie The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996, Witherspoon appeared in Freeway and followed that appearance with roles in three major 1998 movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as "Elle Woods" in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date. 2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Witherspoon married actor and Cruel Intentions co-star Ryan Phillippe in 1999; they have two children, Ava and Deacon. The couple separated at the end of 2006 and divorced in October 2007. Witherspoon owns a production company, Type A Films, and she is actively 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.
Movie | Legally Blonde 3 | Elle Woods | 2025 |
Movie | Your Place or Mine | Debbie | 2023-02-10 |
Movie | Minions & More Volume 2 | Rosita (voice) | 2022-11-08 |
Movie | Come Home | Rosita (voice) | 2021-11-25 |
Movie | Sing 2 | Rosita (voice) | 2021-12-01 |
Series | Little Fires Everywhere | Elena Richardson | 2020-03-18 |
Movie | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
Movie | Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music | Self | 2020-06-10 |
Movie | Becoming | Self | 2020-05-06 |
Movie | Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) | self | 2020-09-25 |
Movie | Digital Content | Self | 2019-01-10 |
Movie | This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
Series | The Morning Show | Bradley Jackson | 2019-11-01 |
Movie | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | 2018-03-08 |
Series | Shine On with Reese | Self - Host | 2018-07-17 |
Movie | Gunter Babysits | Rosita (voice) | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Home Again | Alice Kinney | 2017-09-07 |
Series | Big Little Lies | Madeline Mackenzie | 2017-02-19 |
Series | Chelsea | Herself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Sing | Rosita (voice) | 2016-11-23 |
Movie | Hot Pursuit | Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper | 2015-05-08 |
Series | The Muppets | Herself | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | Everything Is Copy | Self | 2015-09-29 |
Movie | Inherent Vice | Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball | 2014-12-12 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Herself | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Wild | Cheryl Strayed | 2014-01-16 |
Movie | The Good Lie | Carrie Davis | 2014-09-10 |
Movie | 9 Kisses | Girl at Costume Party | 2014-12-11 |
Movie | Monsters vs Aliens Stories | 2013-01-01 | |
Movie | Mud | Juniper | 2013-04-26 |
Movie | Devil's Knot | Pam Hobbs | 2013-05-09 |
Movie | This Means War | Lauren | 2012-02-14 |
Movie | Dreamworks Spooky Stories | Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) | 2012-08-01 |
Movie | Water for Elephants | Marlena Rosenbluth | 2011-04-15 |
Movie | How Do You Know | Lisa Jorgenson | 2010-12-17 |
Movie | Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) | 2009-04-01 |
Movie | Monsters vs Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice) | 2009-03-19 |
Movie | Four Christmases | Kate | 2008-11-26 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Herself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Rendition | Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi | 2007-09-07 |
Movie | Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line | Self | 2006-05-22 |
Movie | Penelope | Annie | 2006-03-01 |
Movie | Just Like Heaven | Dr. Elizabeth Masterson | 2005-09-16 |
Movie | Walk the Line | June Carter | 2005-09-13 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | 2004-09-13 | |
Movie | Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | 2004-09-01 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Elle Woods | 2003-07-02 |
Movie | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | 2002-05-17 |
Movie | Sweet Home Alabama | Melanie Smooter | 2002-09-26 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | The Trumpet of the Swan | Serena (voice) | 2001-05-11 |
Movie | Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | 2001-07-13 |
Series | Revealed with Jules Asner | Unknown | 2001-12-01 |
Movie | Little Nicky | Holly | 2000-11-10 |
Movie | American Psycho | Evelyn Williams | 2000-04-13 |
Movie | Cruel Intentions | Annette Hargrove | 1999-03-05 |
Movie | Election | Tracy Enid Flick | 1999-04-23 |
Movie | Best Laid Plans | Lissa | 1999-04-09 |
Series | Rove | Herself | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Overnight Delivery | Ivy Miller | 1998-04-07 |
Movie | Twilight | Mel Ames | 1998-03-06 |
Movie | Pleasantville | Jennifer | 1998-09-17 |
Series | TRL | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | King of the Hill | Unknown | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Fear | Nicole Walker | 1996-04-12 |
Movie | Freeway | Vanessa Lutz | 1996-08-23 |
Movie | S.F.W. | Wendy Pfister | 1994-09-15 |
Series | Friends | Jill Green | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Jack the Bear | Karen Morris | 1993-04-02 |
Movie | A Far Off Place | Nonnie Parker | 1993-03-12 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Return to Lonesome Dove | Ferris Dunnigan | 1993-11-14 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Cassie Robbins | 1992-10-05 |
Movie | The Man in the Moon | Danielle "Dani" Trant | 1991-09-30 |
Movie | Wildflower | Ellie Perkins | 1991-12-03 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Herself | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Reese Witherspoon | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |