Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976, in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Her father was Dr. John Witherspoon, a military surgeon, specializing in ear, nose and throat. Her mother was a nurse, who earned her PHD in pediatric nursing.
One of Reese Witherspoon ancestors, is none other than John
Witherspoon; one of the famed men that signed the Declaration
of Independence.
Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon is Reese Witherspoon's birth
name.
At age 7, Reese began modeling.
Playing a tomboy would be Reese Witherspoon first major role,
in the Robert Mulligan's movie THE MAN IN THE MOON, in 1990, at the age of 14.
After graduating from high school, Reese planned to attend Stanford University, she quit college when she was offered roles in FEAR and FREEWAY.
In 1998, Reese Witherspoon shone in a pleasant hit, PLEASANTVILLE. Reese Witherspoon plays a character, Jennifer, who was zapped into the past through
the television. Jennifer,
the young woman, was able to change her life and become
someone during the course of this film.
Reese Witherspoon married Ryan Phillippe, on June 5, 1999. They divorced on June 13, 2008. They have two children. Trying to keep names in the family Reese Witherspoon and
Ryan Phillippe named their daughter, Ava, after Ryan's grandmother. Their son is named after the former Pittsburgh Pirates
pitcher, Deacon Phillippe, who is a distant relative of her
ex-husband Ryan's.
In 1999, Reese Witherspoon and her husband Ryan Phillippe
worked together in the movie CRUEL INTENTIONS.
After the September 11th attacks, Reese Witherspoon was the
first person to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
Reese Witherspoon was named one of People Magazine's '25
Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
She was also named one
of E!'s "top 20 entertainers.
In high school, Reese Witherspoon had an extra credit project where
she worked as an office production assistant for the film,
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS for Director Carl Franklin. Carl Franklin
returned the job- well-done by featuring her in LEGALLY BLONDE (2001) and in
the film, OUT OF TIME.
Reese Witherspoon's biggest role was playing Elle Woods, in
the 2001 comedy, LEGALLY BLONDE, working along side Luke Wilson who played
Emmett Richmond. Reese brilliantly portrays a ditzy blonde determined to
be a lawyer. Luke Wilson was already a lawyer working for
a sleeze bag attorney.
Then in 2003,
they both took on their roles again in this time LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE. Reese
Witherspoon was also the executive producer.
In 2004 Reese Witherspoon was named the "Favorite Female Film
Star", by People Magazine. .
It seems to be fate for Reese Witherspoon to sing, appearing
in three movies to date bearing the name of hit songs, including:
SWEET HOME ALABAMA, JUST LIKE HEAVEN and the most recent, WALK
THE LINE, in which we actually heard Reese Witherspoon singing.
John D. Witherspoon is Reese Witherspoon's brother. John also
was in the southern hit, SWEET HOME ALABAMA with his sister, playing Reese's assistant.
Shocking critics and the audience, Reese Witherspoon was June
Carter in the 2005 hit movie WALK THE LINE. After this movie
was released, people worldwide were amazed by the resemblance
of June Carter's voice and Reese Witherspoon's voice, heard in Carter's songs.
After tuning her vocal cords in WALK THE LINE, Reese Witherspoon
surprised her husband, Ryan Phillippe, with a special Christmas
gift. In her own voice, she recorded two of his favorite Frank
Sinatra tunes. Witherspoon recorded Sinatra classics: I've
Got a Crush on You" and "The Best Is Yet to Come.
With Debra Siegal, Reese Witherspoon runs a production company
called "Type A Films". They have recently moved the Production
Company to Universal Pictures, and signed a 2 year first-look
production pact with Universal. It has been reported that
Universal has already picked up a romantic comedy called SPORTS
WIDOW for Reese to star in and produce.
Reese Witherspoon married Ryan Phillippe, on June 5, 1999. They divorced on June 13, 2008. They have two children. Trying to keep names in the family Reese Witherspoon and
Ryan Phillippe named their daughter, Ava, after Ryan's grandmother. Their son is named after the former Pittsburgh Pirates
pitcher, Deacon Phillippe, who is a distant relative of her
ex-husband Ryan's.
Reese Witherspoon's other notable credits include...
Reese Witherspoon, Award Winner - MovieActors.com
