A file photo of Reese Witherspoon at the Los Angeles Premiere of her film "Penelope" at the Directors Guild of America Theater, West Hollywood, CA Wednesday, February 20.. Photo Credit: PR PhotosMarch 22, 2008 (Sawf News) - American actress Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon counts amidst the highest paid Hollywood actresses. She is best known for her roles in films like Walk the Line, Legally Blonde and Cruel Intentions.
Born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Reese was good in academics and loves books. She attended Stanford University as an English literature major but left after a year to pursue an acting career.
Reese started acting in 1990 and was well received on TV and in films. She gained critical success in 1999 in the drama thriller Best Laid Plans. The turning point in her career came with Legally Blonde (2001).
Reese owns a production company called Type A Films.
She married Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999. They have two children: a daughter named Ava Elizabeth, born September 9, 1999, and a son Deacon Reese, born October 23, 2003.
The couple announced their intent to formally separate in October 2006 and were officially divorced on October 5, 2007.
A romantic relationship between Reese and her Rendition co-star Jake Gyllenhaal is rumored to have been responsible for the breakdown of the marriage, a fact that Reese denies.
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