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Reese Witherspoon
Highest Rated: 100% June (2023)
Lowest Rated: 8% Hot Pursuit (2015)
Birthday: Mar 22, 1976
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Reese Witherspoon seemed marked for stardom when she won the leading role in her very first film at an open casting call at age 14. Born in Louisiana in 1976 and raised largely in Tennessee, Witherspoon gained her first experiences as an on-camera professional when she was chosen to model in a TV commercial for a local florist at age seven. The young performer would continue modeling until she attended an audition for the feature film "The Man in the Moon" (1991). With zero film experience, Witherspoon expected to win a bit part in the production, but instead, she won the lead role of a young woman coming of age during the 1950s. The acclaimed drama won Witherspoon accolades for her acting abilities, and she was soon appearing in TV movies like "Wildflowers" (Lifetime, 1991) and feature films like "Jack the Bear" (1993). In 1996, Witherspoon impressed critics yet again, this time playing the street-tough would-be victim of a serial killer in the intense movie "Freeway" (1996). The part helped demonstrate Witherspoon's range, though even more high profile roles in movies like "Pleasantville" (1998) and "Cruel Intentions" (1999) tended to reinforce Witherspoon's "good girl" image even as they continued to raise her profile. Witherspoon's no-nonsense persona was perhaps most cemented by her critically acclaimed turn in the quirky black comedy "Election" (1999) in which she played over-achieving high school student Tracy Flick. Witherspoon married fellow actor Ryan Phillippe that same year. Even larger scale success came just a few years later when she starred as Elle Woods in the wildly popular comedy "Legally Blonde" (2001), playing a seemingly vapid young woman who proves her tenacity and intelligence when she is admitted to Harvard Law. She went on to star in similarly light movies, like the romantic comedy "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002) and the "Legally Blonde" sequel "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003) before taking on a major challenge, playing June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line" (2005). Performing all her own singing for the film, Witherspoon wowed audiences and critics, taking home numerous awards. She went on to appear in films like the fantasy-inspired "Penelope" (2006) and the comedy "Four Christmases" (2008), even as she and Phillippe divorced in 2007. Though films like "Water for Elephants" (2011) and the action comedy "This Means War" (2012) were less commercially successful than Witherspoon's previous films, she did remarry talent agent Jim Toth in 2011, and began laying the groundwork for her next major project. That came to fruition in 2014 when Witherspoon produced the acclaimed mystery "Gone Girl" (2014) in addition to producing and starred in "Wild" (2014), an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir about overcoming grief and addiction during a 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. The lauded film demonstrated Witherspoon's nuance as an actor, and she followed it with a variety of distinct choices, from a police officer in the comedy "Hot Pursuit" (2015) to a magical being in "A Wrinkle in Time" (2018). In 2017, Witherspoon joined the likes of Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern on the acclaimed series "Big Little Lies" (HBO, 2017-). She would stick with the series even as she teamed up with Jennifer Aniston for the series "The Morning Show" (Apple, 2019-) and with Kerry Washington on "Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu, 2020-).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You're Cordially Invited |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
- | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Legally Blonde 3 |
Elle Woods (Character), Producer |
- | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter | Self | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet |
|
Meet Me in Rome | Executive Producer | - | 2024 |
100% |
|
June | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah | Executive Producer | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
|
Meet Me in Paris | Executive Producer | - | 2023 |
30% |
|
Your Place or Mine |
Debbie (Character), Producer |
- | 2023 |
70% |
|
Something from Tiffany's | Producer | - | 2022 |
34% |
|
Where the Crawdads Sing | Producer | $90.0M | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fair Play |
Producer, Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
72% |
|
Sing 2 | Rosita (Voice) | $162.7M | 2021 |
67% |
|
Friends: The Reunion | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
21% |
|
Lucy in the Sky | Producer | $315.0K | 2019 |
88% |
|
This Changes Everything | Self | - | 2018 |
43% |
|
A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit (Character) | $100.5M | 2018 |
32% |
|
Home Again | Alice (Character) | $27.0M | 2017 |
71% |
|
Sing | Rosita (Voice) | $270.4M | 2016 |
8% |
|
Hot Pursuit |
Cooper (Character), Producer |
$34.6M | 2015 |
74% |
|
Inherent Vice | Penny (Character) | $8.1M | 2014 |
88% |
|
Wild |
Cheryl Strayed (Character), Producer |
$37.7M | 2014 |
84% |
|
The Good Lie | Carrie Davis (Character) | $2.7M | 2014 |
88% |
|
Gone Girl | Producer | $167.8M | 2014 |
26% |
|
Devil's Knot | Pam Hobbs (Character) | - | 2013 |
97% |
|
Mud | Juniper (Character) | $21.6M | 2013 |
26% |
|
This Means War | Lauren (Character) | $54.8M | 2012 |
60% |
|
Water for Elephants | Marlena (Character) | $58.7M | 2011 |
31% |
|
How Do You Know | Lisa (Character) | $30.2M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Legally Blondes | Producer | - | 2009 |
73% |
|
Monsters vs. Aliens |
Susan Murphy / |
$198.3M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Monsters vs. Aliens | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
|
Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
25% |
|
Four Christmases | Kate (Character) | $120.1M | 2008 |
48% |
|
Rendition | Isabella El-Ibrahimi (Character) | $9.7M | 2007 |
53% |
|
Penelope |
Annie (Character), Producer |
$10.0M | 2006 |
82% |
|
Walk the Line | June Carter (Character) | $119.5M | 2005 |
54% |
|
Just Like Heaven | Elizabeth Martinson (Character) | $48.3M | 2005 |
51% |
|
Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp (Character) | $16.1M | 2004 |
36% |
|
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde |
Elle Woods (Character), Executive Producer |
$89.8M | 2003 |
38% |
|
Sweet Home Alabama | Melanie (Character) | $127.2M | 2002 |
57% |
|
The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily (Character) | $8.4M | 2002 |
71% |
|
Legally Blonde | Elle Woods (Character) | $96.5M | 2001 |
14% |
|
The Trumpet of the Swan | Serena (Voice) | $152.5K | 2001 |
22% |
|
Little Nicky | Holly (Character) | $39.4M | 2000 |
68% |
|
American Psycho | Evelyn Williams (Character) | $15.0M | 2000 |
43% |
|
Best Laid Plans | Lissa (Character) | $25.7K | 1999 |
92% |
|
Election | Tracy Enid Flick (Character) | $14.9M | 1999 |
53% |
|
Cruel Intentions | Annette Hargrove (Character) | $38.6M | 1999 |
43% |
|
Overnight Delivery | Ivy Miller (Character) | - | 1998 |
86% |
|
Pleasantville | Jennifer Wagner (Character) | $40.6M | 1998 |
61% |
|
Twilight | Mel Ames (Character) | $15.0M | 1998 |
76% |
|
Freeway | Vanessa Lutz (Character) | $283.8K | 1996 |
46% |
|
Fear | Nicole Walker (Character) | $20.5M | 1996 |
12% |
|
S.F.W. | Wendy Pfister (Character) | $44.2K | 1994 |
42% |
|
A Far Off Place | Nonnie Parker (Character) | $12.9M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Cassie Robbins (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
|
Wildflower | Ellie Perkins (Character) | - | 1991 |
91% |
|
The Man in the Moon | Danielle 'Dani' Trant (Character) | $2.2M | 1991 |
28% |
|
Jack the Bear | Karen Morris (Character) | $4.7M | 1991 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Side Hustlers | Executive Producer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Influenced | Executive Producer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Find My Country House | Executive Producer | 2024 |
66% | 33% | The Morning Show |
Bradley Jackson (Character), Executive Producer |
2019 2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 53% | Love in Fairhope | Executive Producer | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Surf Girls Hawai'i | Executive Producer | 2023 |
41% | 48% | The Last Thing He Told Me | Executive Producer | 2023 |
85% | 82% | Tiny Beautiful Things | Executive Producer | 2023 |
100% | 67% | My Kind of Country | Executive Producer | 2023 |
69% | 82% | Daisy Jones & the Six | Executive Producer | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Truth Be Told | Executive Producer | 2019-2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 24% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2020-2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2018 2023 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 2013 2020 2023 |
86% | 86% | From Scratch | Executive Producer | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Guest | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 2016-2019 2021-2022 |
44% | 46% | Surface | Executive Producer | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012 2014-2021 |
56% | No Score Yet | Fierce Queens | Host | 2020-2021 |
88% | 9% | Get Organized With The Home Edit | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2014 2020 |
79% | 61% | Little Fires Everywhere |
Elena Richardson (Character), Executive Producer |
2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2008 2011-2012 2017 2019-2020 |
89% | 89% | Big Little Lies |
Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Character), Executive Producer |
2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2017 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011-2012 2015 2017 |
64% | 73% | The Muppets | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
29% | 56% | Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrated | Self | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2001 2015 |
100% | 90% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 60 Minutes | Guest | 2014 |
68% | 54% | American Idol | Guest | 2008 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Greta Wolfcastle (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 71% | King of the Hill | Debbie (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Jill Green (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | DreamWorks Spooky Stories | Unknown (Character) |