Reese Witherspoon
Acting
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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tvFamily Recipe Showdown
2025
Guest Judge
tvF1: The Academy
2025
Executive Producer
movieJune
2023
Self
movieBeing Mary Tyler Moore
2023
Self (voice)
movieMinions & More 2
2022
Rosita (voice)
movieSing 2
2021
Rosita (voice)
movieCome Home
2021
Rosita (voice)
movieFather of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
Self (uncredited)
movieMy Darling Vivian
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvFierce Queens
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvLittle Fires Everywhere
2020
Elena Richardson
tvThe Morning Show
2019
Bradley Jackson
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
tvShine On with Reese
2018
Self - Host
movieA Wrinkle in Time
2018
Mrs. Whatsit
movieHome Again
2017
Alice Kinney
tvBig Little Lies
2017
Madeline Mackenzie
movieGunter Babysits
2017
Rosita (voice)
movieSing
2016
Rosita (voice)
tvChelsea
2016
Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieHot Pursuit
2015
Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
movieInherent Vice
2014
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
movieWild
2014
Cheryl Strayed
movieThe Good Lie
2014
Carrie Davis
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
movie9 Kisses
2014
Woman at Costume Party
movieDevil's Knot
2013
Pam Hobbs
movieMud
2013
Juniper
tvThe Mindy Project
2012
Reese Witherspoon
movieDreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
movieThis Means War
2012
Lauren
movieWater for Elephants
2011
Marlena Rosenbluth
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Self - Guest
movieMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
movieMonsters vs Aliens
2009
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
moviePenelope
2007
Annie
movieRendition
2007
Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
movieJust Like Heaven
2005
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
movieWalk the Line
2005
June Carter
movieVanity Fair
2004
Becky Sharp
Freedom: A History of Us
2003
Factory Girl / Susan Magoffin / Sarah Raymond
tvDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieSweet Home Alabama
2002
Melanie Smooter
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2002
Cecily Cardew
movieLegally Blonde
2001
Elle Woods
movieThe Trumpet of the Swan
2001
Serena (voice)
movieAmerican Psycho
2000
Evelyn Williams
tvRove
1999
Self
movieElection
1999
Tracy Enid Flick
movieCruel Intentions
1999
Annette Hargrove
moviePleasantville
1998
Jennifer
movieOvernight Delivery
1998
Ivy Miller
movieTwilight
1998
Mel Ames
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Debbie (voice)
movieFreeway
1996
Vanessa Lutz
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieFear
1996
Nicole Walker
movieS.F.W.
1995
Wendy Pfister
tvFriends
1994
Jill Green
tvReturn to Lonesome Dove
1993
Ferris Dunnigan
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieJack the Bear
1993
Karen Morris
movieA Far Off Place
1993
Nonnie Parker
movieDesperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
Cassie Robbins
movieWildflower
1991
Ellie Perkins
movieThe Man in the Moon
1991
Danielle "Dani" Trant
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Greta (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Winner
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
Production53
movieThe Nightingale
2027
Producer
tvLucky
2026
Executive Producer
tvElle
2026
Executive Producer
movieThe Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL
2026
Executive Producer
tvThe Rise
2025
Executive Producer
tvF1: The Academy
2025
Executive Producer
tvThe Pasta Queen
2024
Executive Producer
tvInfluenced
2024
Executive Producer
tvSide Hustlers
2024
Executive Producer
movieMeet Me in Rome
2024
Executive Producer
tvLove in Fairhope
2023
Executive Producer
tvSurf Girls
2023
Executive Producer
movieWynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah
2023
Executive Producer
tvThe Last Thing He Told Me
2023
Executive Producer
tvTiny Beautiful Things
2023
Executive Producer
tvMy Kind of Country
2023
Executive Producer
tvDaisy Jones & the Six
2023
Executive Producer
movieMeet Me in Paris
2023
Executive Producer
movieYour Place or Mine
2023
Producer
tvFrom Scratch
2022
Executive Producer
tvSurface
2022
Executive Producer
movieWhere the Crawdads Sing
2022
Producer
movieFair Play
2022
Executive Producer
tvGet Organized with The Home Edit
2020
Executive Producer
tvLittle Fires Everywhere
2020
Executive Producer
tvTruth Be Told
2019
Executive Producer
tvThe Morning Show
2019
Executive Producer
movieLucy in the Sky
2019
Producer
Master the Mess
2018
Executive Producer
tvShine On with Reese
2018
Executive Producer
tvBig Little Lies
2017
Executive Producer
movieBroken
2016
Executive Producer
movieHot Pursuit
2015
Producer
movieWild
2014
Producer
movieGone Girl
2014
Producer
movieLegally Blondes
2009
Producer
moviePenelope
2007
Producer
movieLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Executive Producer
Mrs. Claus
Producer
The Cactus
Producer
moviePolly Pocket
Producer
All Stars
Executive Producer
Tiny Trailblazers
Executive Producer
Untitled Ilona Maher Documentary
Executive Producer
Creator2
Crew1
movieOutcome
2026
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