Born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, megastar and Oscar award winning Reese Witherspoon was born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon. When Reese was younger, she and her older brother, who also happens to be her only brother, lived in Wiesbaden, Germany where her father served in the United States Army reserves as a lieutenant colonel.  When Reese reached her fourth birthday, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee.  There in Nashville is where she gained her slight country accent and years spent in the Episcopalian faith.

With an ancestor named John Witherspoon who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, Reese Witherspoon was destined for greatness. As a young girl, Reese’s parents allowed her to get modeling gigs as well as star in local television commercials.  Reese’s and her parents’ desire to put her talents on display led to Reese placing first in a Ten-State Talent Fair.  Upon graduating from the all girls high school Harpeth Hall, Reese went to Stanford University and started on an English degree, but steps to stardom intervened.

After getting her first career-making role in The Man in the Moon in 1991, Reese was then made to bring a halt to her college career with the film Fear in 1996.  These movies set the stage for Reese to really shine in ventures such as Pleasantville and Cruel Intentions.  It was not until the film Election that Reese earned her first nod from the Golden Globes.    She then tried to stretch her comedic chops further in a guest starring role on the smash hit sitcom Friends, playing the sister of fan-favorite character Rachel Green in 2000.  The practice seemingly played off in the role that garnered Reese Witherspoon the most attention in Legally Blonde in 2001.  With this film, Reese was well on her way to becoming one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
While 2002 brought Reese the film Sweet HomeAlabama and over $100 million dollar in ticket sales, it was her role as June Carter Cash that brought her a $15 million dollar payday and awards galore.  The year 2005 was a memorable one for Reese because she won a Golden Globe, Oscar and a BAFTA award all for Best Actress by playing the loving yet headstrong wife of the music legend Johnny Cash.  Her actual singing voice in the movie was so good that Reese was even offered a music deal that she ultimately turned down.

The same year that Reese Witherspoon received accolades for Walk the Line, her actor husband Ryan Phillippe won an Oscar for the race exploration film Crash.  She and Phillippe were married from 1999 to 2007 and there union yielded two children. And during the course of her marriage Reese earned the bulk of her, to date, 26 nominations and 30 awards. Although Reese may have stumbled early on in her career by losing the lead role in the movie Cape Fear to actress Juliette Lewis, she rebounded well to go on to be named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002 and to reside over her own production company named Type A Films. While developing projects for her company, such as Sports Widow that is slated to come out in 2008, Reese also starred in the political thriller Rendition with fellow actor and rumored boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal.  
Even with an extremely busy career, Reese Witherspoon finds time to do charitable works. She is a advocate for the organization Save the Children and she also, in 2006, aided those victimized by Hurricane Katrina.  Reese Witherspoon is a recognized brilliant actress, devoted mother and active participant in bettering life for others.

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