Acting
Reese Witherspoon
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.
Filmography
You're Cordially Invited
Film · 2025
Family Recipe Showdown
Series · 2025
F1: The Academy
Series · 2025
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Film · 2023
June
Film · 2023
Your Place or Mine
Film · 2023
My Kind of Country
Series · 2023
Minions & More 2
Film · 2022
Come Home
Film · 2021
Sing 2
Film · 2021
Friends: The Reunion
Film · 2021
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Film · 2020
My Darling Vivian
Film · 2020
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Film · 2020
Becoming
Film · 2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
Series · 2020
Little Fires Everywhere
Series · 2020
Fierce Queens
Series · 2020
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Series · 2020
This Changes Everything
Film · 2019
The Morning Show
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
A Wrinkle in Time
Film · 2018
Shine On with Reese
Series · 2018
Home Again
Film · 2017
Gunter Babysits
Film · 2017
Election - Reese Witherspoon
Film · 2017
Big Little Lies
Series · 2017
Sing
Film · 2016
Chelsea
Series · 2016
Hot Pursuit
Film · 2015
Everything Is Copy
Film · 2015
The Muppets
Series · 2015
Nature Is Speaking
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Inherent Vice
Film · 2014
The Good Lie
Film · 2014
Wild
Film · 2014
9 Kisses
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Mud
Film · 2013
Devil's Knot
Film · 2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Film · 2013
This Means War
Film · 2012
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Film · 2012
The Mindy Project
Series · 2012
Water for Elephants
Film · 2011
How Do You Know
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Monsters vs Aliens
Film · 2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Series · 2009
Four Christmases
Film · 2008
Rendition
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Penelope
Film · 2006
Walk the Line
Film · 2005
Just Like Heaven
Film · 2005
Vanity Fair
Film · 2004
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Freedom: A History of Us
Series · 2003
Freedom: A History of Us
Series · 2003
Freedom: A History of Us
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Sweet Home Alabama
Film · 2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
Film · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
Legally Blonde
Film · 2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
Film · 2001
Revealed with Jules Asner
Series · 2001
American Psycho
Film · 2000
Little Nicky
Film · 2000
Cruel Intentions
Film · 1999
Election
Film · 1999
Best Laid Plans
Film · 1999
Rove
Series · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Pleasantville
Film · 1998
Twilight
Film · 1998
Overnight Delivery
Film · 1998
TRL
Series · 1998
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Fear
Film · 1996
Freeway
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
S.F.W.
Film · 1995
Friends
Series · 1994
A Far Off Place
Film · 1993
Jack the Bear
Film · 1993
Return to Lonesome Dove
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Wildflower
Film · 1991
The Man in the Moon
Film · 1991
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Wish List
Film
Tiny Trailblazers
Series