Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born on the 22nd of March 1976) is an American actress. Her many accolades include an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award and Primetime Emmy Award. She was also awarded two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2021 and 2019. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's richest actress with an estimated fortune of $400 million.Witherspoon began her acting career as a teenager, making her film debut with The Man in the Moon (1991). In 1999, she achieved her first breakthrough in the role of a part of a supporting actress in Cruel Intentions. She was also famous for her portrayal of Tracy Flick as Election's black comedy. The actress gained more attention for the role of Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for her part in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line. After a career decline, with her only box-office success was Water for Elephants (2011). Witherspoon returned to the screen when she produced and starred in Wild (2014). She received an additional Academy Awards nomination for Best Actress. She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in various female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. This includes Big Little Lies, an HBO drama series (2017-2019), The Morning Show, an Apple TV+ drama series (2019-present) and Little Fires Everywhere (2020). She was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Limited Series for the first episode. She also created the film adaptations of Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).Witherspoon also owns a clothing company, Draper James, and she is involved in children's and women's advocacy groups. She is on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador for Avon Products in 2007, acting as the honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.