Personal Info
Birth date
1976-03-22 (49 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as
리즈 위더스푼
瑞茜·威瑟斯彭
რიზ უიზერსპუნი
リース・ウィザースプーン
Laura Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
瑞絲·薇斯朋
ریس ویترسپون
Reese Witherspoon
Biography
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 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 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. These include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. She has also produced the film adaptations Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), and the miniseries adaptation Daisy Jones & the Six (2023). Witherspoon also owns Reese's Book Club and a clothing company, Draper James. She is involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reese Witherspoon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.853
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.061
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.3
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.422
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.American Idol
5.1
Overview:
Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?King of the Hill
7.353
Overview:
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.The Drew Barrymore Show
5.917
Overview:
Drew Barrymore presents human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of humor and optimism.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.7
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.Friends
8.429
Overview:
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.2
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.The Mindy Project
6.202
Overview:
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.TRL
5.1
Overview:
Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continued to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests. The show was a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic. TRL played the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who voted online for their favorite video. The countdown started with the tenth most requested video and ended with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown was based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not have been the number 1 video. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes were actually pre-recorded. It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be shut down and replaced with FNMTV. The special three-hour finale aired on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.4
Overview:
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.The Morning Show
7.769
Overview:
A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.Chelsea
5.118
Overview:
It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7
Overview:
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.Today
5.6
Overview:
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.Big Little Lies
7.886
Overview:
The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.Truth Be Told
7.055
Overview:
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Rove
8
Overview:
Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.Revealed with Jules Asner
10
Overview:
Revealed...with Jules Asner is a biography-style television show that first aired on E! Entertainment Television from 2001-2003. The host, Jules Asner, was a rising star among the network's stable of on-air personalities, and programmers at the cable channel decided she was the right person to begin hosting the existing series Celebrity Profile which had premiered in 1997. The name change also meant a slight change in format; while Celebrity Profile had been strictly a biographical show voiced by an unseen narrator -- and without a fresh interview of the star featured -- each episode of Revealed featured a new, one-on-one interview of the profile conducted by Asner herself. The first three shows in the series profiled Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Matt Damon. Each had agreed to participate because of a quid pro quo: Oceans Eleven, their film being released at the time, was directed by Asner's then-boyfriend, Steven Soderbergh. While Asner conducted the "main" interview for each episode, staff producers and associate producers interviewed everyone else whose sound bites turned up in episodes -- co-stars, family, friends, industry insiders, etc. Asner and E! parted company under some unhappy circumstances -- she moved to New York and wed the director, even as network executives were unhappy with the series' declining ratings and Asner's increasing petulance -- especially regarding her unwillingness to ask anything more than softball questions during interviews for her show.Acting
TBATiny Trailblazers (1 Episode) as Fern
2025You're Cordially Invited as Margot
2023June as Self
2023My Kind of Country (1 Episode) as Self
2023Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2023Your Place or Mine as Debbie
2022Minions & More Volume 2 as Rosita (voice)
2021Sing 2 as Rosita (voice)
2021Come Home as Rosita (voice)
2021Friends: The Reunion as Self
2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as Self
2020The Drew Barrymore Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2020Get Organized with The Home Edit (1 Episode) as Unknown
2020Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music as Self
2020Becoming as Self
2020My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2020Fierce Queens (7 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2020Little Fires Everywhere (8 Episodes) as Elena Richardson
2019The Morning Show (40 Episodes) as Bradley Jackson
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019This Changes Everything as Self
2018Shine On with Reese (9 Episodes) as Self - Host
2018A Wrinkle in Time as Mrs. Whatsit
2017Election - Reese Witherspoon as Self
2017Home Again as Alice Kinney
2017Big Little Lies (14 Episodes) as Madeline Mackenzie
2017Gunter Babysits as Rosita (voice)
2016Sing as Rosita (voice)
2016Chelsea (1 Episode) as Self
2015Everything Is Copy as Self
2015The Muppets (1 Episode) as Self
2015Nature Is Speaking (1 Episode) as Home
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2 Episodes) as Self
2015Hot Pursuit as Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2 Episodes) as Self
2014Inherent Vice as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
20149 Kisses as Girl at Costume Party
2014Wild as Cheryl Strayed
2014The Good Lie as Carrie Davis
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (3, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest
2013Devil's Knot as Pam Hobbs
2013Mud as Juniper
2013Monsters vs Aliens Stories as Unknown
2012The Mindy Project (1 Episode) as Reese Witherspoon
2012Dreamworks Spooky Stories as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
2012This Means War as Lauren
2011Water for Elephants as Marlena Rosenbluth
2010How Do You Know as Lisa Jorgenson
2010Conan (2 Episodes) as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2009Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
2009Monsters vs Aliens as Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
2008Four Christmases as Kate
2007Rendition as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
2007The Graham Norton Show (6 Episodes) as Self
2006Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
2006Penelope as Annie
2005Just Like Heaven as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
2005Walk the Line as June Carter
2004Vanity Fair as Becky Sharp
2003Freedom: A History of Us (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Factory Girl, Susan Magoffin, Sarah Raymond
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3 Episodes) as Self
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Elle Woods
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2002Sweet Home Alabama as Melanie Smooter
2002American Idol (2 Episodes) as Self
2002The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily Cardew
2001Revealed with Jules Asner (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Legally Blonde as Elle Woods
2001The Trumpet of the Swan as Serena (voice)
2000Little Nicky as Holly
2000American Psycho as Evelyn Williams
1999Rove (1 Episode) as Self
1999Teen Choice Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
1999Election as Tracy Enid Flick
1999Best Laid Plans as Lissa
1999Cruel Intentions as Annette Hargrove
1998Pleasantville as Jennifer
1998TRL (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998Overnight Delivery as Ivy Miller
1998Twilight as Mel Ames
1997The View (2, 2 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest
1997King of the Hill (2 Episodes) as Debbie (voice)
1996Freeway as Vanessa Lutz
1996Fear as Nicole Walker
1994Friends (2 Episodes) as Jill Green
1994S.F.W. as Wendy Pfister
1993Return to Lonesome Dove (4 Episodes) as Ferris Dunnigan
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993Jack the Bear as Karen Morris
1993A Far Off Place as Nonnie Parker
1992Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Cassie Robbins
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1991Wildflower as Ellie Perkins
1991The Man in the Moon as Danielle "Dani" Trant
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Greta (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1981Entertainment Tonight (3 Episodes) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
1975People's Choice Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Winner
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1 Episode) as Self
1953The Oscars (3 Episodes) as Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
Production
TBARun, Rose, Run ... Producer
TBAMrs. Claus ... Producer
TBAThe Cactus ... Producer
TBAThe Thing About Jellyfish ... Producer
TBATwelfth Knight ... Producer
TBAMaybe Next Time ... Producer
TBAAll Stars (1 Episode) ... Executive Producer
TBATiny Trailblazers (1 Episode) ... Executive Producer
TBAElle (2 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
TBALucky (1 Episode) ... Executive Producer
2025F1: The Academy (7 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2025You're Cordially Invited ... Producer
2024The Pasta Queen (13 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2024Influenced (10 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2024Side Hustlers (5 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2024Meet Me in Rome ... Executive Producer
2023Love in Fairhope (9 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023Surf Girls (4 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah ... Executive Producer
2023The Last Thing He Told Me (7 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023Tiny Beautiful Things (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023My Kind of Country (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023Daisy Jones & the Six (10 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2023Meet Me in Paris ... Executive Producer
2023Your Place or Mine ... Producer
2022Something from Tiffany's ... Producer
2022From Scratch (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2022Surface (16 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2022Where the Crawdads Sing ... Producer
2022Fair Play ... Executive Producer
2020Get Organized with The Home Edit (1 Episode) ... Executive Producer
2020Little Fires Everywhere (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019Truth Be Told (28 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019The Morning Show (40 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019Lucy in the Sky ... Producer
2018Master the Mess (12 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2018Shine On with Reese (9 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2017Big Little Lies (14 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2015Hot Pursuit ... Producer
2014Wild ... Producer
2014Gone Girl ... Producer
2009Legally Blondes ... Producer
2006Penelope ... Producer
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde ... Executive Producer