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Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon 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. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest-paid actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the wealthiest celebrities in the U.S. with an estimated net worth of $440 million.
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Born 22 March 1976 · Q44063
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2026· 12 entries
Yahoo: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon's makeup artist loves this red-light wand — and it's FDA-cleared
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“But this was certainly a more dramatic role than one of the comedies I”
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“s Toronto International Film Festival, where”
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“And to think that my opinion is any more informed than anyone else”
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“I have a real aversion to talking about my own personal politics just because I feel the influence sometimes, I see the influence of celebrity on our culture,”
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“excited to work as a creative partner alongside the Elizabeth Arden team, producing content that celebrates the spirit of the brand, highlighting female-centric stories that illustrate women”
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“When I read Legally Blonde, I was like,”
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Yahoo: “Pleasantville” 4K release removes key line about sex life of Reese Witherspoon’s character with no explanation
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People: Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Vacay Mode’ Outfit Formula Has 4 Unbeatable Basics — Here’s How to Copy Her Look from $7
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The Guardian: Elle review – this Legally Blonde prequel recreates the genius of Reese Witherspoon’s performance
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Public attention spiked: 29,527 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 6,602, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 6 entries
The Guardian: ‘Time to take the big leap’: Reese Witherspoon’s first novel hits the shelves
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The Guardian: You’re Cordially Invited review – Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon are the draw in wildly uneven wedding comedy
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The Guardian: You’re Cordially Invited review – Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell carry fun comedy
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The Guardian: TV tonight: Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell introduce their new wedding comedy
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Witherspoon co-authored her first novel, Gone Before Goodbye, with Harlan Coben
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Starred in and produced the romantic comedy You're Cordially Invited for Amazon Prime Video
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2024· 1 entry
The Guardian: Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben
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2023· 3 entries
The Guardian: Reese Witherspoon for president! Election, a comedy from a time when US politics was amusing
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Witherspoon executive produced, with Kacey Musgraves, the country music competition show, My Kind of Country
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“s Instagram account. The announcement was made a few days shy of their 12th wedding anniversary. Witherspoon filed for divorce in April 2023, citing”
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: Legally bookish: Reese Witherspoon and the boom in celebrity book clubs
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2021· 1 entry
Forbes named her the world's highest-paid actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the wealthiest celebrities in the U
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2020· 4 entries
And premiered on Apple TV in September 2021
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Witherspoon announced the "Draper James Loves Teachers" initiative, offering free dresses from the clothing collection to teachers
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Witherspoon produced and starred in the Hulu drama miniseries Little Fires Everywhere opposite Kerry Washington, the televised adaptation of Celeste Ng's 2017 novel of the same name
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Before a production shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
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2019· 1 entry
Forbes listed her as one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women
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2018· 2 entries
Joined approximately 300 other actors, agents, writers and entertainment employees in creating the Time's Up initiative, which seeks to counteract sexual harassment in the workplace
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Starred in Disney's A Wrinkle in Time, a film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's novel of the same name, in which she plays Mrs
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2017· 5 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A commencement speech delivered by President Trump at Liberty University in May 2017 bore remarkable similarities to one given by Reese Witherspoon's character in the 2001 film "Legally Blonde."” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A commencement speech delivered by President Trump at Liberty University in May 2017 bore remarkable similarities to one given by Reese Witherspoon's character in the 2001 film "Legally Blonde."” False.
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Witherspoon started Reese's Book Club
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Forbes reported her career earnings were in excess of $198 million, making her the highest-paid primetime Emmy nominee in 2017
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“Intervista di Simona Siri, vanity.fair, 10 settembre 2017.”
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2016· 15 entries
“I have to be honest with you. Comedy is what I want to see at the movies these days. Life is frickin' hard, man. I want to go to the movies and see people happy and enjoying themselves and having some fun. I've made other kinds of movies, for sure. But it's pretty apparent to me that's what people want. That's what I want. I enjoy those kinds of movies.”
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“You know, I used to not understand fashion, a lot of it, but I completely understood being a playwright or a screenwriter and suddenly having an actor say your words and making them come to life. That I can understand. Finally, I'm starting to understand this.”
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Witherspoon had a voice role in the animated musical comedy film Sing, and served as a performer to the film's soundtrack
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“L’Oscar è un grande riconoscimento, ma vincerlo a 29 anni è stato anche travolgente, mi ha portato a riflettere su quello che avevo fatto e su che cosa volessi nel futuro. Subito dopo, ho attraversato un periodo in cui non sapevo quali film volevo fare, ma adesso è tutto molto più chiaro.”
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Witherspoon and Papandrea parted ways, and Witherspoon gained full control of the company
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“I miei genitori hanno fatto in modo che fino a 19 anni vivessi con loro a Nashville, in Tennessee. All’epoca la mia vita era fatta di un misto di lavoro nello spettacolo e di uno stile di vita più tradizionale. Per loro era molto importante che andassi a scuola e ricevessi una buona istruzione.”
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“Niente è più importante per me della mia famiglia. Mi piace la carriera ma adoro essere una mamma. Questo è il principio con cui sono cresciuta.”
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“I always tended to be outspoken with my opinions. Whether they were appropriate or not.”
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“Ho sempre avuto la tendenza a esprimere apertamente le mie opinioni. Se fossero appropriati o meno.”
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“I was sick of making movies where I was the only female lead on the set. I was sick of seeing scripts where there was one female role, badly written, and yet every actress in town wanted the part because there was nothing else.”
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“Eu não acredito que alguém realmente esteja interessado em ver fotos minhas fazendo compras.”
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“Ero stanca di fare film in cui ero l'unica protagonista femminile sul set. Ero stufa di vedere sceneggiature in cui c'era un ruolo femminile, scritto male, eppure ogni attrice in città voleva la parte perché non c'era nient'altro.”
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“I have a history, a long history of being stereotyped as a five-foot-two woman, which is very limiting. I've worked so hard to create characters that have dignity. And I think everybody knows that I have a very pro-woman message in my work — and in my life.”
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“Reese Witherspoon, atriz, sobre o assédio dos paparazzi.”
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“I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things — that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way.”
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2015· 1 entry
Witherspoon made her second appearance on the Time 100 list, with her featured article written by Mindy Kaling
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2013· 3 entries
Witherspoon was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after Toth was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence
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The film had a limited release in selected North American theaters on April 26, 2013
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Witherspoon recorded a cover of the classic Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra duet, "Somethin' Stupid" with Michael Bublé for his 2013 album, To Be Loved
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2012· 1 entry
Witherspoon founded production company Pacific Standard (now part of Hello Sunshine)
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2010· 2 entries
2011 and 2012, all starring her as a woman caught in a love triangle between two men
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Witherspoon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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2009· 2 entries
Because, according to multiple sources, their relationship did not leave Witherspoon enough time to care for her children
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Witherspoon voiced Susan Murphy, the lead character in the DreamWorks Animation Monsters vs
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2008· 1 entry
Witherspoon starred with Vince Vaughn in the comedy Four Christmases, a story about a couple who must spend their Christmas Day trying to visit all four of their divorced parents
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2007· 4 entries
With final divorce arrangements settled on June 13, 2008, according to court documents
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Serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes
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Was selected by People and the entertainment news program Access Hollywood as one of the year's best-dressed female stars
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Witherspoon made her first move into endorsements, and she signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the first Global Ambassador for cosmetics firm Avon Products
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2006· 6 entries
Witherspoon and Phillippe announced their separation
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Walk the Line (2006).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for Walk the Line (2006).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Walk the Line (2006).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Walk the Line (2006).
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Was among a group of actresses who went to New Orleans, Louisiana in a CDF project to publicize the needs of Hurricane Katrina victims
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2005· 2 entries
“IGN Interview with Reese Witherspoon (November 15, 2005).”
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“Face to Face with Reese Witherspoon, Reader's Digest (September 2005).”
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2004· 1 entry
Witherspoon starred in Vanity Fair, adapted from the 19th-century classic novel Vanity Fair and directed by Mira Nair
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2003· 1 entry
Witherspoon followed up the success of Legally Blonde by starring in the sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
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2002· 2 entries
Starred with Josh Lucas and Patrick Dempsey in Andy Tennant's romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama, in which she played Melanie Carmichael, a young fashion designer who intends to marry a New York politician but must r
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Witherspoon featured in several projects, such as the role of Greta Wolfcastle in The Simpsons episode "The Bart Wants What It Wants", and as Cecily in the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, a film adaptation of Osc
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2001· 1 entry
The first episode to air after the September 11 attacks
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2000· 1 entry
Witherspoon had a supporting role in American Psycho as Patrick Bateman's trophy girlfriend, and made a cameo appearance in Little Nicky as the mother of the Antichrist
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1999· 4 entries
At Old Wide Awake Plantation in Hollywood, South Carolina
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Witherspoon co-starred with Alessandro Nivola in the drama thriller Best Laid Plans; she played Lissa, a woman who schemes with her lover Nick to escape a small dead-end town
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Co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the drama Cruel Intentions, a modern version of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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With a supporting role in Cruel Intentions and the lead role of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election
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1998· 1 entry
Witherspoon had major roles in three films: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville and Twilight
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award for Freeway (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Witherspoon starred in two major films: the thriller Fear alongside Mark Wahlberg, as Nicole Walker, a teenager who starts dating a man with obsessive tendencies, and the black-comedy thriller Freeway, alongside Kiefer S
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1993· 1 entry
Witherspoon played a young wife, Nonnie Parker, in the CBS miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, appeared in the Disney film A Far Off Place, and had a minor role in Jack the Bear, which garnered her the Young Artist Award
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1992· 1 entry
Witherspoon appeared in the television film Desperate Choices: To Save My Child, portraying a critically ill young girl
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1991· 1 entry
For The Man in the Moon, intending to audition for a bit part, but instead was cast for the lead role of Dani Trant, a 14-year-old country girl who falls in love for the first time with her 17-year-old neighbor
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1976· 3 entries
At Southern Baptist Hospital in New Orleans
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At Southern Baptist Hospital, in New Orleans
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Born 1976-03-22.
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