Reese Witherspoon
Acting Born Mar 22, 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 175 credits
Biography
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer born on March 22, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a recipient of multiple industry accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Beyond her acting work, she has been recognized for her professional influence and financial success. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015. Additionally, Forbes included her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021, named her the world's highest-earning actress in 2021, and identified her as one of the wealthiest women in America in 2023.
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Career overview
Witherspoon began her acting career as a teenager, making her screen debut in the 1991 film The Man in the Moon. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in 154 known credits across film and television. She is noted for performing in a wide range of genres and is particularly recognized for her work in romantic comedies, including Legally Blonde, released in 2001, and Sweet Home Alabama, released in 2002. Her performance as June Carter in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line earned her an Academy Award for best actress.
In addition to her film work, Witherspoon has participated in television projects such as the series Big Little Lies. She has also served as a producer on various projects, including the film Wild. Her professional contributions span several decades, establishing her as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
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Frequent co-stars
Paul Rudd
3 shared titles
Matthew McConaughey
3 shared titles
Alanna Ubach
3 shared titles
Drew Barrymore
2 shared titles
Renée Zellweger
2 shared titles
Adam Sandler
2 shared titles
Scarlett Johansson
2 shared titles
Taron Egerton
2 shared titles
Tori Kelly
2 shared titles
Nick Kroll
2 shared titles
Career timeline
The Nightingale · Producer
Lucky · Executive ProducerElle · Executive ProducerOutcome · ThanksThe Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL · Executive Producer
You're Cordially InvitedYou're Cordially Invited · ProducerThe Rise · Executive ProducerFamily Recipe ShowdownF1: The Academy
The Pasta Queen · Executive ProducerThe Pasta Queen · CreatorMeet Me in Rome · Executive ProducerInfluenced · Executive ProducerSide Hustlers · Executive Producer
The Last Thing He Told Me · Executive ProducerDaisy Jones & the Six · Executive ProducerYour Place or MineYour Place or Mine · ProducerTiny Beautiful Things · Executive Producer
Surface · Executive ProducerMinions & More 2Where the Crawdads Sing · ProducerFrom Scratch · Executive ProducerSomething from Tiffany's · Producer
Sing 2Friends: The ReunionCome Home
The Drew Barrymore ShowLittle Fires EverywhereLittle Fires Everywhere · Executive ProducerGet Organized with The Home EditGet Organized with The Home Edit · Executive Producer
The Kelly Clarkson ShowThe Morning ShowThe Morning Show · Executive ProducerTruth Be Told · Executive ProducerThis Changes Everything
A Wrinkle in TimeShine On with ReeseShine On with Reese · Executive ProducerMaster the Mess · Executive Producer
Big Little LiesBig Little Lies · Executive ProducerHome AgainGunter BabysitsElection - Reese Witherspoon
ChelseaSingBroken · Executive Producer
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterThe MuppetsHot PursuitHot Pursuit · Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersGone Girl · ProducerVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
MudDevil's KnotMonsters vs Aliens Stories
The Mindy ProjectThis Means WarDreamworks Spooky Stories
Water for Elephants
ConanHow Do You Know
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenThe Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienMonsters vs AliensLegally Blondes · ProducerMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Four Christmases
The Graham Norton ShowPenelopePenelope · ProducerRendition
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Just Like HeavenWalk the LineI Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Vanity Fair
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde · Executive Producer
American IdolSweet Home AlabamaThe Importance of Being Earnest
Legally BlondeRevealed with Jules AsnerAdam Sandler Goes to HellThe Trumpet of the Swan
American PsychoLittle Nicky
RoveCruel IntentionsElectionBest Laid PlansTeen Choice Awards
TRLPleasantvilleTwilightOvernight Delivery
Full filmography
- The Nightingale (2027) Producer
- Lucky (2026) Executive Producer
- Elle (2026) Executive Producer
- Outcome (2026) Thanks
- The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL (2026) Executive Producer
- You're Cordially Invited (2025) as Margot
- You're Cordially Invited (2025) Producer
- The Rise (2025) Executive Producer
- Family Recipe Showdown (2025) as Guest Judge
- F1: The Academy (2025) as Executive Producer
- F1: The Academy (2025) Executive Producer
- All We Ever Wanted (2025) Producer
- The Pasta Queen (2024) Executive Producer
- The Pasta Queen (2024) Creator
- Meet Me in Rome (2024) Executive Producer
- Influenced (2024) Executive Producer
- Side Hustlers (2024) Executive Producer
- The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) Executive Producer
- Daisy Jones & the Six (2023) Executive Producer
- Your Place or Mine (2023) as Debbie
- Your Place or Mine (2023) Producer
- Tiny Beautiful Things (2023) Executive Producer
- My Kind of Country (2023) as Self
- My Kind of Country (2023) Executive Producer
- Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) as Self (voice)
- Surf Girls (2023) Executive Producer
- Love in Fairhope (2023) Executive Producer
- Meet Me in Paris (2023) Executive Producer
- June (2023) as Self
- Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah (2023) Executive Producer
- Surface (2022) Executive Producer
- Minions & More 2 (2022) as Rosita (voice)
- Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) Producer
- From Scratch (2022) Executive Producer
- Something from Tiffany's (2022) Producer
- Fair Play (2022) Executive Producer
- Sing 2 (2021) as Rosita (voice)
- Friends: The Reunion (2021) as Self
- Come Home (2021) as Rosita (voice)
- The Drew Barrymore Show (2020) as Self
- Little Fires Everywhere (2020) as Elena Richardson
- Little Fires Everywhere (2020) Executive Producer
- Get Organized with The Home Edit (2020)
- Get Organized with The Home Edit (2020) Executive Producer
- My Darling Vivian (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020) as Self (uncredited)
- Fierce Queens (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- Becoming (2020) as Self
- Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Morning Show (2019) as Bradley Jackson
- The Morning Show (2019) Executive Producer
- Truth Be Told (2019) Executive Producer
- This Changes Everything (2019) as Self
- Lucy in the Sky (2019) Producer
- A Wrinkle in Time (2018) as Mrs. Whatsit
- Shine On with Reese (2018) as Self - Host
- Shine On with Reese (2018) Executive Producer
- Master the Mess (2018) Executive Producer
- Big Little Lies (2017) as Madeline Mackenzie
- Big Little Lies (2017) Executive Producer
- Home Again (2017) as Alice Kinney
- Gunter Babysits (2017) as Rosita (voice)
- Election - Reese Witherspoon (2017) as Self
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Sing (2016) as Rosita (voice)
- Broken (2016) Executive Producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- The Muppets (2015) as Self
- Hot Pursuit (2015) as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
- Hot Pursuit (2015) Producer
- Nature Is Speaking (2015) as Home
- Everything Is Copy (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Gone Girl (2014) Producer
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Inherent Vice (2014) as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
- The Good Lie (2014) as Carrie Davis
- Wild (2014) as Cheryl Strayed
- Wild (2014) Producer
- 9 Kisses (2014) as Woman at Costume Party
- Mud (2013) as Juniper
- Devil's Knot (2013) as Pam Hobbs
- Monsters vs Aliens Stories (2013)
- The Mindy Project (2012) as Reese Witherspoon
- This Means War (2012) as Lauren
- Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012) as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Water for Elephants (2011) as Marlena Rosenbluth
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- How Do You Know (2010) as Lisa
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009) as Self - Guest
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009) as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Legally Blondes (2009) Producer
- Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Four Christmases (2008) as Kate
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Penelope (2007) as Annie
- Penelope (2007) Producer
- Rendition (2007) as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
- Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006) as Self
- Just Like Heaven (2005) as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
- Walk the Line (2005) as June Carter
- I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash (2005) as Self
- Vanity Fair (2004) as Becky Sharp
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Elle Woods
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) Executive Producer
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (2003) as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Freedom: A History of Us (2003) as Factory Girl
- Freedom: A History of Us (2003) as Susan Magoffin
- Freedom: A History of Us (2003) as Sarah Raymond
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Melanie Smooter
- The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) as Cecily Cardew
- Legally Blonde (2001) as Elle Woods
- Revealed with Jules Asner (2001)
- Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001) as Self
- The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) as Serena (voice)
- American Psycho (2000) as Evelyn Williams
- Little Nicky (2000) as Holly
- Rove (1999) as Self
- Cruel Intentions (1999) as Annette Hargrove
- Election (1999) as Tracy Enid Flick
- Best Laid Plans (1999) as Lissa
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- TRL (1998)
- Pleasantville (1998) as Jennifer
- Twilight (1998) as Mel Ames
- Overnight Delivery (1998) as Ivy Miller
- King of the Hill (1997) as Debbie (voice)
- The View (1997) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Fear (1996) as Nicole Walker
- Freeway (1996) as Vanessa Lutz
- S.F.W. (1995) as Wendy Pfister
- Friends (1994) as Jill Green
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) as Ferris Dunnigan
- A Far Off Place (1993) as Nonnie Parker
- Jack the Bear (1993) as Karen Morris
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992) as Cassie Robbins
- The Man in the Moon (1991) as Danielle "Dani" Trant
- Wildflower (1991) as Ellie Perkins
- The Simpsons (1989) as Greta (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Winner
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Polly Pocket Producer
- Run, Rose, Run Producer
- The Thing About Jellyfish Producer
- Tiny Trailblazers as Fern
- Tiny Trailblazers Executive Producer
- Tiny Trailblazers Creator
- All Stars Executive Producer
- The Cactus Producer
- Mrs. Claus Producer
- Untitled Ilona Maher Documentary Executive Producer
- Twelfth Knight Producer
- Miss Nelson Is Missing Producer
- Wish List
- Smother In Law Producer
- Truly Madly Guilty Producer