Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976), professionally
known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and producer.
Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film
The Man in the Moon in 1991. In 1996, she appeared in Freeway, and
starred in Pleasantville in 1998. For her role in 1999's Election, she
earned a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 marked her career's turning point
with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box-office hit Legally
Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her
biggest commercial film success to date. 2003 saw her return as lead
actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White &
Blonde. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for
her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an
Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the
Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.In 1999,
she married actor Ryan Phillippe; the couple separated in late 2006 and
divorced in October 2007. In 2011, she married talent agent Jim Toth.
Witherspoon owns a production company, Pacific Standard, and she is
actively involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She
serves on the board of the Children's Defense