Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born on the 22nd of March 1976) is an American actress. A recipient of various awards like an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award as well as a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she has always been a top performer as one of the highest-paid actors in the world. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2006 and 2015 and Forbes listed her as one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. Forbes has named her the world's wealthiest actor in 2021. Witherspoon has an estimated amount of $400 million in her net worth. Witherspoon made her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). In 1999, the actress made her name with her leading role of a support in Cruel Intentions. She was also famous for her portrayal of Tracy Flick as Election's black comedy. Elle Woods, a comedy comedy (2001), as well as its sequel in 2003 received her acclaim. She also starred in Sweet Home Alabama (2002) and Sweet Home Alabama, a romantic comedy. She received acclaim from critics and won the Academy Award for Best Actress in the role of June Carter Cash, in the musical biopic Walk the Line. After a downturn in her career where Water for Elephants (2011) was her only box-office success, Witherspoon decided to make a comeback and produce and star as Cheryl Strayed, the drama Wild (2014). The film led to her getting a second Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Actress. Witherspoon continues to work mostly in the field of television, and has performed and produced in a variety of adaptations of literary written by women under the name Hello Sunshine. These include Big Little Lies (2017-2018), The Morning Show (2019-20), and Little Fires Everywhere (2020) which are all HBO dramas. The Primetime Emmy Award was won for Outstanding Limited Series in the initial episode of these shows. She also directed the movies Gone Girl (2014), and Where the Crawdads Sing (222). She serves on the board of directors for the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was appointed Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, being the honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.