Reese Witherspoon

Producer | Actress | Executive

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Betty ...

Born: March 22, 1976

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Filmography

Known For

Wild Producer (2014)
Legally Blonde Elle Woods (2001)
Walk the Line June Carter (2005)
Known For

Election Tracy Flick (1999)
Actress

Come Home Rosita (2021)
The Morning Show Bradley Jackson (2019-2021)
Sing 2 Rosita (2021)
Little Fires Everywhere Elena Richardson (2020)
Big Little Lies Madeline Martha Mackenzie (2017-2019)
A Wrinkle in Time Mrs. Whatsit (2018)
The Mindy Project Reese Witherspoon (2017)
Home Again Alice (2017)
Gunter Babysits Rosita (2017)
Sing Rosita (2016)
Nature Is Speaking Home (2015)
The Muppets. Reese Witherspoon (2015)
Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time Inner White Girl (2015)
Hot Pursuit Rose Cooper (2015)
9 Kisses Woman at Costume Party (2014)
Inherent Vice Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball (2014)
The Good Lie Carrie (2014)
Wild Cheryl (2014)
Devil's Knot Pam Hobbs (2013)
Mud Juniper (2012)
This Means War Lauren (2012)
Water for Elephants Marlena (2011)
How Do You Know Lisa (2010)
Four Christmases: Gag Reel Kate (2009)
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Susan / Ginormica (2009)
Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / Ginormica (2009)
Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / Ginormica (2009)
Four Christmases Kate (2008)
Rendition Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi (2007)
Penelope Annie (2006)
Just Like Heaven Elizabeth (2005)
Walk the Line June Carter (2005)
Vanity Fair Becky Sharp (2004)
Freedom: A History of US Sarah Raymond (2003)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Elle Woods (2003)
Sweet Home Alabama Melanie Smooter (2002)
The Importance of Being Earnest Cecily (2002)
The Simpsons Greta Wolfcastle (2002)
Legally Blonde Elle Woods (2001)
The Trumpet of the Swan Serena (2001)
Little Nicky Holly (2000)
King of the Hill Debbie (2000)
Friends Jill Green (2000)
American Psycho Evelyn Williams (2000)
Best Laid Plans Lissa (1999)
Election Tracy Flick (1999)
Cruel Intentions Annette Hargrove (1999)
Pleasantville Jennifer (1998)
Overnight Delivery Ivy Miller (1998)
Twilight Mel Ames (1998)
Fear Nicole Walker (1996)
Freeway Vanessa Lutz (1996)
S.F.W. Wendy Pfister (1994)
Return to Lonesome Dove Ferris Dunnigan (1993)
Jack the Bear Karen Morris (1993)
A Far Off Place Nonnie Parker (1993)
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Cassie Robbins (1992)
Wildflower Ellie Perkins (1991)
Actress

The Man in the Moon Dani Trant (1991)
Producer

The Morning Show (2019-2021)
Truth Be Told (2019-2021)
Stand Up to Cancer (2021)
Get Organized with the Home Edit (2020)
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
Lucy in the Sky (2019)
Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
Master the Mess (2018)
Shine On with Reese (2018)
Broken (2016)
Hot Pursuit (2015)
Gone Girl (2014)
Wild (2014)
Legally Blondes (2009)
Penelope (2006)
Producer

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Soundtrack

Come Home (2021)
Sing 2 (2021)
The Morning Show (2021)
Everything Wrong with... (2017)
Big Little Lies (2017)
Good Morning Britain (2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-2016)
Sing (2016)
Wild (2014)
This Means War (2012)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010)
Walk the Line (2005)
Soundtrack

S.F.W. (1994)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight (2006-2022)
Dish Nation (2021)
Les liaisons scandaleuses (2021)
Moments Within Moments (2021)
Salty Cracker (2021)
Celebrity Page (2015-2020)
A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day (2020)
My Darling Vivian (2020)
Extra (2014-2019)
Access Hollywood (2017-2019)
The Movies (2019)
The Graham Norton Show (2008-2018)
Hoy nos toca (2017-2018)
Good Morning Britain (2017)
Inside Edition (2013-2017)
The Insider (2014-2017)
Sing: The Sing Network (2017)
The Sandlerverse (2016)
No Sleep TV3 (2015)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2015)
The Doctors (2015)
#Yaprava (2013)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2013)
Chelsea Lately (2012-2013)
My Father and the Man in Black (2012)
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
E! True Hollywood Story (2008)
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008)
Forbes 20 Under 25: Young, Rich and Famous (2007)
It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle (2007)
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (2007)
Maquillando entre monstruos (2007)
Cash and His Faith (2006)
Celebrity Debut (2006)
CMT Insider (2006)
Fashion Police (2006)
Corazón de... (2005-2006)
The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde (2004)
VH1 Goes Inside (2004)
Coming Attractions (2004)
Archive footage

Revealed with Jules Asner (2002)
Friends (2002)
Additional Crew

Legally Blondes (2009)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

She collects antique linens and is crazy about old embroidery.

People want to make you easily identifiable with every woman in America, to be this very likable woman in a romantic comedy. And it's really hard for me. I just don't see myself as the girl everybody likes. I never have been and I don't know how to ...