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Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 22, 1976 (49)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 26, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 an ... d 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reese Witherspoon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

You're Cordially Invited

You're Cordially Invited

2025

as Margot

Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine

2023

as Debbie

Minions & More Volume 2

Minions & More Volume 2

2022

as Rosita (voice)

Sing 2

Sing 2

2021

as Rosita (voice)

Come Home

Come Home

2021

as Rosita (voice)

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

as Mrs. Whatsit

Gunter Babysits

Gunter Babysits

2017

as Rosita (voice)

Home Again

Home Again

2017

as Alice Kinney

Sing

Sing

2016

as Rosita (voice)

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

2015

as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

2014

as Girl at Costume Party

Wild

Wild

2014

as Cheryl Strayed

The Good Lie

The Good Lie

2014

as Carrie Davis

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

Devil's Knot

Devil's Knot

2013

as Pam Hobbs

Mud

Mud

2013

as Juniper

This Means War

This Means War

2012

as Lauren

Dreamworks Spooky Stories

Dreamworks Spooky Stories

2012

as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

2011

as Marlena Rosenbluth

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

2010

as Lisa Jorgenson

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

2008

as Kate

Rendition

Rendition

2007

as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi

Penelope

Penelope

2006

as Annie

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005

as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

2005

as June Carter

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Becky Sharp

Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

as Melanie Smooter

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

as Cecily Cardew

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

2001

as Elle Woods

The Trumpet of the Swan

The Trumpet of the Swan

2001

as Serena (voice)

American Psycho

American Psycho

2000

as Evelyn Williams

Little Nicky

Little Nicky

2000

as Holly

Election

Election

1999

as Tracy Enid Flick

Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

1999

as Lissa

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

1999

as Annette Hargrove

Overnight Delivery

Overnight Delivery

1998

as Ivy Miller

Pleasantville

Pleasantville

1998

as Jennifer

Twilight

Twilight

1998

as Mel Ames

Freeway

Freeway

1996

as Vanessa Lutz

Fear

Fear

1996

as Nicole Walker

S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1994

as Wendy Pfister

A Far Off Place

A Far Off Place

1993

as Nonnie Parker

Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

1993

as Karen Morris

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

1992

as Cassie Robbins

Wildflower

Wildflower

1991

as Ellie Perkins

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991

as Danielle "Dani" Trant

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You're Cordially Invited

You're Cordially Invited

2025

Producer

Meet Me in Rome

Meet Me in Rome

2024

Executive Producer

Meet Me in Paris

Meet Me in Paris

2023

Executive Producer

Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine

2023

Producer

Something from Tiffany's

Something from Tiffany's

2022

Producer

Fair Play

Fair Play

2022

Executive Producer

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

Producer

Lucy in the Sky

Lucy in the Sky

2019

Producer

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

2015

Producer

Wild

Wild

2014

Producer

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

2014

Producer

Legally Blondes

Legally Blondes

2009

Producer

Penelope

Penelope

2006

Producer

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Actress Brokeback Mountain Won
Golden Globes Best Actress Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Actor Welcome to the Dollhouse Won
SAG Awards Best Actress Walk the Line Won
Television Credits

The Morning Show

as Bradley Jackson

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

Big Little Lies

as Madeline Mackenzie

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Little Fires Everywhere

as Elena Richardson

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 18, 2020

Fierce Queens

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 06, 2020

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Ferris Dunnigan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Friends

as Jill Green

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

King of the Hill

as Debbie (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

The Simpsons

as Greta (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Mindy Project

as Reese Witherspoon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

Freedom: A History of Us

as Factory Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2003

Freedom: A History of Us

as Susan Magoffin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2003

Freedom: A History of Us

as Sarah Raymond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2003

Tiny Trailblazers

as Fern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Nature Is Speaking

as Home

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2015

Shine On with Reese

as Self - Host

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 17, 2018

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Drew Barrymore Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 2020

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

Revealed with Jules Asner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 2001

TRL

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

The Muppets

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Rove

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Chelsea

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2016

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

My Kind of Country

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2023

Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1999

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Get Organized with The Home Edit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2020

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 39 49 22
2024 6 40 58 29
2024 7 51 78 29
2024 8 38 66 25
2024 9 49 80 26
2024 10 42 71 31
2024 11 50 79 34
2024 12 40 71 27
2025 1 51 80 28
2025 2 36 71 6
2025 3 15 48 0
2025 4 10 12 9
2025 5 11 15 7
2025 6 7 10 3
2025 7 7 9 2
2025 8 2 2 1
2025 9 2 3 2

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 487 95
2024 6 381 112
2024 12 215 148
2025 1 436 71
2025 2 589 83
2025 3 549 65
2025 4 596 199
2025 5 363 5
2025 6 282 26
2025 7 612 157
2025 8 475 15

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