Reese Witherspoon

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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...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989FriendsSeries • 1994King of the HillSeries • 1997The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012The Morning ShowSeries • 2019Gone GirlMovie • 2014Monsters vs AliensMovie • 2009Truth Be ToldSeries • 2019American PsychoMovie • 2000LuckySeries • 2026SurfaceSeries • 2022SingMovie • 2016Legally BlondeMovie • 2001The Last Thing He Told MeSeries • 2023Big Little LiesSeries • 2017ElleSeries • 2026Sing 2Movie • 2021Where the Crawdads SingMovie • 2022TRLSeries • 1998You're Cordially InvitedMovie • 2025Cruel IntentionsMovie • 1999OutcomeMovie • 2026Inherent ViceMovie • 2014Little Fires EverywhereSeries • 2020