Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is an actress, producer and author who brings women’s stories to screens and bookshelves through Hello Sunshine and Reese’s Book Club.
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- Born
- March 22, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Work
- Actress, producer, author and entrepreneur
- First film
- The Man in the Moon (1991)
- Breakout
- Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (2001)
- Founded
- Hello Sunshine in 2016; Reese’s Book Club began in 2017
Mini bio
How it started.
Reese’s first film was The Man in the Moon, released in 1991. She told Glamour she was 14 when she answered a newspaper ad and auditioned at an empty honky-tonk in Nashville.
The roles fans remember.
Playing Elle Woods in Legally Blonde made Reese a breakout star. She later portrayed June Carter in Walk the Line, winning the Oscar for best actress. In Wild, she played Cheryl Strayed and earned another Oscar nomination.
Making room for more stories.
Reese founded Hello Sunshine in 2016 to put women at the center of stories across film, television and digital media. Her work grew to include starring in and executive producing Big Little Lies and The Morning Show. Since 2017, Reese’s Book Club has shared her reading recommendations with a wider community.
Writing the next chapter.
Her publishing work now includes Gone Before Goodbye, the 2025 thriller she co-wrote with Harlan Coben. It follows Maggie McCabe, an Army combat surgeon caught in a conspiracy.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film and television
- 2026ElleExecutive producer
- 2025You’re Cordially InvitedMargot; producer
- 2019–2025The Morning ShowBradley Jackson; executive producer
- 2017–2019Big Little LiesMadeline Martha Mackenzie; executive producer
- 2005Walk the LineJune Carter
- 2001Legally BlondeElle Woods
- 1991The Man in the MoonDani
Books
- 2025Gone Before GoodbyeCo-author with Harlan Coben
Awards
Quotes
I hope that we can invest more in female potential.Reese Witherspoon, Glamour
In a 2015 interview, Reese discussed the opportunities available to women in Hollywood.
Trivia
- She thought the casting call for The Man in the Moon was for extras, then landed the lead role, according to the AFI Catalog.
- She told Glamour that preparing for Walk the Line included six months of instrument practice, voice lessons and work with a band.
- A Gloria Steinem interview about Private Benjamin helped persuade her to take Legally Blonde, she told Glamour.
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