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.
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Movies (82)
The Nightingale
2027 · Producer
Outcome
2026 · Thanks
The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL
2026 · Executive Producer
La otra boda
2025 · Margot, Producer
Meet Me in Rome
2024 · Executive Producer
June
2023 · Self
Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah
2023 · Executive Producer
Mary Tyler Moore: La Dama de la TV
2023 · Self (voice)
Tu casa o la mía
2023 · Debbie, Producer
Nos vemos en Paris
2023 · Executive Producer
Algo de Tiffany’s (Something from Tiffany’s)
2022 · Producer
Minions & More Volume 2
2022 · Rosita (voice)
La chica salvaje
2022 · Producer
Fair Play
2022 · Executive Producer
Sing 2: ¡Ven y Canta de Nuevo!
2021 · Rosita (voice)
Come Home
2021 · Rosita (voice)
Friends: The Reunion
2021 · Self
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020 · Self (uncredited)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
2020 · Self
Becoming: Mi historia
2020 · Self
Lucy in the Sky
2019 · Producer
This Changes Everything
2019 · Self
Un viaje en el tiempo
2018 · Mrs. Whatsit
Election - Reese Witherspoon
2017 · Self
Mi nueva yo
2017 · Alice Kinney
Gunter Babysits
2017 · Rosita (voice)
Sing: ¡Ven y canta!
2016 · Rosita (voice)
Broken
2016 · Executive Producer
Nora Ephron: Todo es Copia
2015 · Self
Dos locas en fuga
2015 · Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper, Producer
Vicio propio
2014 · Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Alma Salvaje
2014 · Cheryl Strayed, Producer
Perdida
2014 · Producer
Una buena mentira
2014 · Carrie Davis
9 Kisses
2014 · Woman at Costume Party
Devil's Knot
2013 · Pam Hobbs
El Niño y el Fugitivo
2013 · Juniper
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012 · Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
¡Esto es guerra!
2012 · Lauren
Agua para elefantes
2011 · Marlena Rosenbluth
¿Cómo saber si es amor?
2010 · Lisa
Legalmente Rubias
2009 · Producer
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009 · Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Monstruos vs Aliens
2009 · Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Ni en tu casa ni en la mía
2008 · Kate
El Sospechoso
2007 · Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Penelope
2006 · Annie, Producer
Como Si Fuera Cierto
2005 · Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
Johnny y June: Pasión y locura
2005 · June Carter
Vanidad
2004 · Becky Sharp
Legalmente Rubia 2: Más Rubia que Nunca
2003 · Elle Woods, Executive Producer
No me olvides
2002 · Melanie Smooter
La importancia de llamarse Ernesto
2002 · Cecily Cardew
Legalmente Rubia
2001 · Elle Woods
The Trumpet of the Swan
2001 · Serena (voice)
El Hijo del Diablo
2000 · Holly
Psicópata Americano
2000 · Evelyn Williams
Election
1999 · Tracy Flick
Best Laid Plans
1999 · Lissa
Cruel Intentions
1999 · Annette Hargrove
Pleasantville
1998 · Jennifer
Overnight Delivery
1998 · Ivy Miller
Twilight
1998 · Mel Ames
Freeway
1996 · Vanessa Lutz
Fear
1996 · Nicole Walker
S.F.W.
1995 · Wendy Pfister
Jack the Bear
1993 · Karen Morris
A Far Off Place
1993 · Nonnie Parker
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992 · Cassie Robbins
Wildflower
1991 · Ellie Perkins
The Man in the Moon
1991 · Danielle "Dani" Trant
Wish List
Run, Rose, Run
· Producer
Mrs. Claus
· Producer
The Cactus
· Producer
Twelfth Knight
· Producer
Miss Nelson Is Missing
· Producer
Smother In Law
· Producer
Truly Madly Guilty
· Producer
Polly Pocket
· Producer
TV shows (68)
Lucky
2026 · Executive Producer
Elle: Legalmente rubia
2026 · Executive Producer
The Rise
2025 · Executive Producer
Family Recipe Showdown
2025 · Guest Judge
F1: La academia
2025 · Executive Producer
La Reina de la pasta
2024 · Executive Producer, Creator
Influenced
2024 · Executive Producer
Side Hustlers
2024 · Executive Producer
Love in Fairhope
2023 · Executive Producer
Chicas surfistas en Hawái
2023 · Executive Producer
Lo último que me dijo
2023 · Executive Producer
Pequeñas cosas hermosas
2023 · Executive Producer
Mi música country
2023 · Self, Executive Producer
Todos quieren a Daisy Jones
2023 · Executive Producer
Desde cero
2022 · Executive Producer
Apariencias
2022 · Executive Producer
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Self
Organízate con el método The Home Edit
2020 · Executive Producer
Fierce Queens
2020 · Narrator (voice)
Pequeños fuegos por todas partes
2020 · Elena Richardson, Executive Producer
Truth Be Told
2019 · Executive Producer
The Morning Show
2019 · Bradley Jackson, Executive Producer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Master the Mess
2018 · Executive Producer
Shine On with Reese
2018 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Big Little Lies
2017 · Madeline Mackenzie, Executive Producer
Chelsea
2016 · Self
Los Muppets
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Nature Is Speaking
2015 · Home
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
The Mindy Project
2012 · Reese Witherspoon
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self - Guest
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Freedom: A History of Us
2003 · Factory Girl, Susan Magoffin, Sarah Raymond
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003 · Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
American Idol
2002 · Self
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
Rove
1999 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
TRL
1998
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
King of the Hill
1997 · Debbie (voice)
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Friends
1994 · Jill Green
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993 · Ferris Dunnigan
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Los Simpson
1989 · Greta (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Winner
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Tiny Trailblazers
· Fern, Executive Producer, Creator
All Stars
· Executive Producer
All We Ever Wanted
· Producer
Untitled Ilona Maher Documentary
· Executive Producer