
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on the 22nd of March, 1976. Her many awards include an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award and Primetime Emmy Award. She also received two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine and Forbes both named her among the 100 most influential people on the world in both 2007 and 2015 both. Forbes declared her the world's wealthiest actress in 2021. Witherspoon has an estimated fortune of $400 million. Witherspoon made her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). In 1999, the actress made her first breakthrough in the role of a part of a supporting actress in Cruel Intentions. She was also famous for her portrayal of Tracy Flick as Election's black comedy. Her performances in Legally Blonde (2001 and its sequel 2003) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002 ) brought her greater recognition. She was critically acclaimed and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as June Carter Cash, in the musical biopic Walk the Line. Following a slump in her career that included Water for Elephants (2011) was her only box-office hit, Witherspoon decided to make an comeback to the industry and produce and perform in Cheryl Strayed, the drama Wild (2014). This led to her getting a second Oscar Award nomination for Best Actress. Since then, she's been working mostly in television, producing and appearing in numerous female-led literary adaptations for the banner of her company Hello Sunshine. The series include Big Little Lies, an HBO drama series (2017-2019), The Morning Show and an Apple TV+ drama series (2019-present) and Little Fires Everywhere (2020). She won the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Limited Series for the very first time. She has also produced the films adaptations Gone Girl (2014) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).Witherspoon also owns a clothing line, Draper James, and she is active in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She is a member of the board of the Children's Defence Fund and was appointed Global Ambassador for Avon Products in 2007. In that capacity, she also acts as chair honorary of Avon Foundation's charitable foundation dedicated to women's issues.
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