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Name	:	Reese Witherspoon
Real Name	:	Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Height	:	5' 2" (157 cm)
Date of Birth	:	22 March 1976
Place of Birth	:	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography:

Born on 22 March 1976, Reese Witherspoon was a child model and acted in television commercials since the age of seven. At the age of 14, she made her film debut in The Man in the Moon (1991) and garnered praise for her portrayal of a tomboy experiencing love for the first time.

While still in high school, Witherspoon starred in two more films, Jack the Bear (1993) and A Far Off Place (1993). After starring in the miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) and S.F.W. (1994), Witherspoon decided to study English literature at Stanford University. Later, she returned to film as the abused girlfriend of a psychotic in the thriller Fear (1996), followed by Freeway (1996) in which she had to deal with another crazed male.

Witherspoon’s career began to rise in 1998 with her roles in two prestigious films. The first, Twilight, co-starring Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon, and Paul Newman. Her next film, Pleasantville, was a critical and financial hit and won her wide recognition for her performance as Tobey Maguire's oversexed sister.

This recognition was even bigger the next year when she starred opposite Matthew Broderick in Election and as the virginal Annette in Cruel Intentions. Her performance as the object of Ryan Phillippe's reluctant affection was so realistic, perhaps due in part to her real-life relationship with the actor, whom she married in June 1999.

After turning up in American Psycho (2000), Witherspoon again pleased critics and audiences with her performance in Legally Blonde (2001). Her role as a dimwitted blonde turned Harvard law-school genius shot the comedy to number one in box office.

After starring in Sweet Home Alabama (2002), a culture-conflict romantic comedy, and Legally Blonde 2 (2003) which did not perform quite as well as the first film, Witherspoon soon starred in her next film project, Vanity Fair (2004).

Filmography:

2006	Penelope
2005	Walk the Line
2005	Just Like Heaven
2004	Vanity Fair
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2002	The Importance of Being Earnest
2002	Sweet Home Alabama
2001	Legally Blonde
2001	The Party's Over
2000	American Psycho
2000	King of the Hill: Hanky Panky
2000	Friends: The One Where Chandler Can't Cry
2000	Little Nicky
2000	Friends: The One With Rachel's Sister
2000	Trumpet of the Swan
1999	Best Laid Plans
1999	Cruel Intentions
1999	Election
1998	Pleasantville
1998	Twilight
1996	Overnight Delivery
1996	Freeway
1996	Fear
1994	S.F.W.
1993	Return to Lonesome Dove
1993	A Far Off Place
1993	Jack the Bear
1992	Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1991	Wildflower
1991	The Man in the Moon

Awards:

Broadcast Film Critics Association

•	2005 Best Actress (Walk the Line)

Golden Globe

•	2005 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (Walk the Line)
•	2001 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (Legally Blonde)
•	1999 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (Election)