Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon is Reese Witherspoon's birth
name.
Neither Reese Witherspoon or her husband, Ryan Phillippe,
use their real first names, Laura is Reese's first name,and
Matthew is Ryan's.
One of Reese Witherspoon ancestors, is none other than John
Witherspoon, he is one of the famed men that signed the Declaration
of Independence.
Neither Reese Witherspoon or her husband, Ryan Phillippe,
use their real first names, Laura is Reese's first name,and
Matthew is Ryan's.
One of Reese Witherspoon ancestors,is none other than John
Witherspoon, he is one of the famed men that signed the Declaration
of Independence.
Trying to keep names in the family Reese Witherspoon and
Ryan Phillippe names their daughter, Ava, after Ryan's grandmother,
and their son is named after the former Pittsburgh Pirates
pitcher Deacon Phillippe, who is a a distant relative of her
husband Ryan's.
John D. Witherspoon is Reese Witherspoon brother he also
was in the southern hit SWEET HOME ALABAMA with his sister,
he played Reese's assistant.
In 2004 Reese Witherspoon was named the Favorite Female Film
Star by People Magazine.
In high school Reese Witherspoon had an extra credit project
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 LEGALLY BLONDE in
the film OUT OF TIME.
After the September 11th attacks Reese Witherspoon was the
first person to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
In 2003 Reese Witherspoon was ranked #1 on E!'s Hollywood's
Hottest Blondes.
Reese Witherspoon was named one of People Magazine's '25
Most Intriguing People of 2001'.and also she was named one
of E!'s "top 20 entertainers.
Playing a tomboy would be Reese Witherspoon first major role
in the Robert Mulligan's movie THE MAN IN THE MOON.
With Debra Siegal, Reese Witherspoon runs a production company
called Type A Films, they have resently 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.
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 resent WALK
THE LINE in which we actually heard Reese Witherspoon singing.
Shocking critic and the audience Reese Witherspoon was June
Carter in the 2005 hit movie WALK THE LINE. After this movie
was released people worldwide were shocked by the resembalance
of June Carter and Reese Witherspoon voices in Carters 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.
In 1999 Reese Witherspoon and her husband Ryan Phillippe
worked together in the movie CRUEL INTENTIONS.
Reese Witherspoon's biggest role was playing Elle Woods in
the 2001 comedy, working along side Luke Wilson who played
Emmett Richmond , she played a ditzy blonde determined to
be a lawyer and Luke Wilson was already a lawyer working for
a sleeze bag attorney in LEGALLY BLONDE in 2001. Then in 2003
they both took on there roles again this time Witherspoon
was a lawyer wanting to save her dogs mom, and Wilson was
a law professor in LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE.
In the Sequel LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE, Reese
Witherspoon was also the executive producer.
In a role that zapped Reese Witherspoon into the past through
the TV was a pleasant hit in 1998 Witherspoon played Jennifer,
the young women who was able to change her life and become
someone is PLEASANTVILLE.
Reese Witherspoon's other notable credits include...
