Reese Witherspoon Biography (1976-)

Full name, Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon; born March 22, 1976, in Baton Rouge(some sources cite New Orleans), LA; raised in Nashville, TN; daughter of John (an otolaryngologist) and Betty (a registered nurse and university instructor; maiden name, Reese) Witherspoon; married Ryan Phillippe (an actor), June5, 1999; children: Ava Elizabeth, Deacon. Addresses: Office: Type A Films, 100 Universal City Plaza, Building 1320, Suite 2E, Universal City, CA 91608.; Agent: Patrick Whitesell, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Evelyn O'Neill, Management 360, 9111 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Baker/Wynokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: March 22, 1976; Louisiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Danielle "Dani" Trant, The Man in the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Karen Morris, Jack the Bear, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Nonnie Parker, A Far Off Place, Buena Vista, 1993
Wendy Pfister, S.F.W. (also known as So Fucking What?), Gramercy Pictures, 1994
Ivy Miller, Overnight Delivery, New Line Cinema, 1996
Nicole Walker, Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsessionmortelle), Universal, 1996
Jennifer/Mary Sue "Muffin" Parker, Pleasantville (also known as Color of Heart), New Line Cinema, 1998
Mel Ames, Twilight (also known as The Magic Hour), Paramount, 1998
Annette Hargrove, Cruel Intentions, Columbia, 1999
Lissa, Best Laid Plans, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999
Tracy Enid Flick, Election, Paramount, 1999
Angel Holly, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
Evelyn Williams, American Psycho, Lions Gate Films, 2000
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
Voice of Serena, The Trumpet of the Swan (animated), TriStar, 2001
Cecily Cardew, The Importance of Being Earnest (also known as L'importance d'etre constant), Miramax, 2002
Melanie Smooter/Melanie Carmichael, Sweet Home Alabama (also knownas Melanie's Getting Married), Buena Vista, 2002
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (also knownas Legally Blonde 2 and Legally Blonde 2: Bigger, Bolder & Blonder), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
Becky Sharp, Vanity Fair, Focus Features, 2004
Elizabeth Masterson, Just Like Heaven (also known as If Only ItWere True), DreamWorks, 2005
June Carter, Walk the Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
Annie, Penelope, 2006
Film Work
Office production assistant, Devil in a Blue Dress (also known asLe diable en robe bleue), TriStar, 1995
Executive producer, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (also known as Legally Blonde 2 and Legally Blonde 2: Bigger, Bolder & Blonder), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
Producer, Penelope, 2006
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Ferris Dunnegan, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993
(In archive footage) The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Movies
Ellie Perkins, Wildflower (also known as Wild Flower), Lifetime, 1991
Cassie Robbins, Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (also known asThe Final Choice and Solomon's Choice), ABC, 1992
Vanessa Lutz, Freeway, HBO, 1996
Specials
The Untitled Jay Lacopo Project (also known as The Untitled JayLacopo Film Project), Sundance Channel, 1999
The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
Macy's 4th of July Spectacular (also known as Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular), NBC, 2003
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash, CBS, 2005
Reese Witherspoon: Hollywood's Golden Girl, E! Entertainment Television, 2005
(In archive footage) Fashion Police Academy Awards 2006 (also known as Fashion Police), E! Entertainment Television, 2006
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Golden Globe Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2006

Appeared in other specials.
Awards Presentations
The Sixth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2001
The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001
Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002
The 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
Presenter, Premiere Magazine's 12th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards, American Movie Classics, 2005
Presenter, The 39th Annual CMA Awards, CBS, 2005
Presenter, The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2006
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006
The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2006
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006
Episodic
Voice of Debbie, "Hanky Panky: Parts 1 & 2," King of the Hill(animated), Fox, 1999
Jill Green, "The One with Rachel's Sister," Friends (also known asAcross the Hall, Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe, and Six of One), NBC, 2000
Jill Green, "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry," Friends (also known as Across the Hall, Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe, and Six of One), NBC, 2000
(In archive footage; uncredited) Herself, "Alyssa Milano," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Herself, "Reese Witherspoon," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Voice of Greta Wolfcastle, "The Bart Wants What It Wants," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002
Herself, "Dolly Parton," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Dolly Parton), Arts and Entertainment, c. 2006
Herself, "Reese Witherspoon," Famous, The Biography Channel, 2006
(In archive footage) CMT Insider, Country Music Television (CMT),2006
Appeared in "The Films of Robert Luketic," The Directors, Encore.
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2005
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2001
Rove Live, Ten Network (Australia), 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," Movie House (also known as MTV's "Movie House"), MTV, 2003
"Legally Red," The Brendan Leonard Show, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2003
God kveld Norge, 2003
In Entertainment, Ten Network, 2003
Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004, 2005
"Just Like Heaven," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005
"Walk the Line," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005
The Charlie Rose Show (also known as Charlie Rose), PBS, 2005
The Film Programme (also known as Film 2005), BBC, 2005
Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2005
The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005
Magacine, [Spain], 2005
The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, multiple episodes in 2005
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
The View, ABC, 2005
Herself, Corazon de ... , Television Espanola (Spain), multiple episodes in 2005 and 2006
Breakfast, BBC, 2006
The Insider, syndicated, 2006
RECORDINGS
Videos
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell, New Line Home Video, 2001
Inside "Legally Blonde," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
The Hair That Ate Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003
Singles
(With Joaquin Phoenix) "Jackson," Wind-Up, 2005
Music Videos
Placebo, "Every You, Every Me," 1999
Hoku, "A Perfect Day," 2001
(With Joaquin Phoenix) "Jackson," 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, issue 1, Gale, 2002

Periodicals

Allure, May, 1999, pp. 170-75, 212
Biography, March, 1999, p. 22
Cosmopolitan, July, 2001, pp. 170-73
Detour, February, 1998, pp. 58-62
Entertainment Weekly, October 11, 1996, p. 99; October 11, 2002, pp. 10-11; August 19, 2005, pp. 26-31; February 10, 2006, p. 32
The Face, December, 1998, pp. 116-20
Good Housekeeping, December, 2005, pp. 118-23
Interview, November, 1994, pp. 116-17; December, 2005, pp. 100-107
Jane, November, 1998, pp. 98-99
Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2004
Newsweek, April 26, 1999, pp. 66-67
People Weekly, December 31, 2001, p. 96; May 13, 2002, p. 158; October 14, 2002, p. 77; November 10, 2003, p. 21
Premiere, August, 2001, pp. 44-49, 102; February, 2006, p. 91
Radio Times, October 12, 2002, p. 67
Reader's Digest, May, 2006
Seventeen, December, 1993, pp. 100-103; May, 1996, p. 101; September, 1997, pp. 217-19; September, 2002
Teen, May, 1995, pp. 90-93; September, 2001, p. 50
Teen People, October 1, 2005, p. 102
Total Film, November, 2001, p. 35
USA Weekend, June 27, 2003, p. 8
US Weekly, October 2, 2000, p. 12
Vanity Fair, June, 2002, pp. 172-79, 233-34
Washington Post, November 13, 2005, pp. N1, N5

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