![]() She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. In 2005, she gained critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line.įollowing 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 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). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). 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. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 20, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 20. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer.
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