Reese Witherspoon American Hollywood Star 2012

Sunday 13 May 2012

Reese Witherspoon American Hollywood Star 2012

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Full name: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Birth Name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
Birth Date: March 22, 1976
Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Height: 5' 2"
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Profession: actress
Hair Color: Brunette
Claim to fame: As Elle Woods in movie "Legally Blonde" (2001)
Awards: Won 1 Oscar, 1 BAFTA and 1 Golden Globe
Career Start: The Man in the Moon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 at Southern Baptist Hospital (now Memorial Medical Center) in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the second child born to Dr. John Witherspoon and Betty Reese. Her father was a military surgeon specializing in the ear, nose and throat. Her mother was a Registered Nurse who later became a Ph.D in pediatric nursing. Reese spent the first four years of her life in Wiesbaden, Germany where her father served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army reserves. Shortly after, John moved the family back to the States, settling in Nashville, Tennessee.

Her breakthrough role came as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde (2001). The movie was huge box-office smash and established Reese as one of the top female draws in Hollywood. The next year, she scored a follow-up hit with Sweet Home Alabama (2002) which went on to gross over $100 million dollars at the box office. In 2006, she took home the best actress Oscar for her role as June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line (2005).

Off the screen, she was married to Ryan Phillippe from 1999 to 2007. They met at her 21st birthday party and subsequently worked together in Cruel Intentions (1999). They have two children: a daughter, Ava Elizabeth (born 9 September 1999) and a son, Deacon (born 23 October 2003).