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Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an Academy Award
winning American actress who has established herself as one of the
highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years. Witherspoon
landed her first feature role as the female lead in the movie The
Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television
acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996,
Witherspoon's performance in Freeway established her as a rising
star and led to roles in three major 1998 movies: Overnight
Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year,
Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which
earned her a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 marked her career's
turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box
office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home
Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.
2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of
Legally Blonde 2. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide
attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk
the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. She is actively
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 chairman of the charitable Avon Foundation ... more |
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