| Name |
Reese
Witherspoon |
|
| Full
name |
Laura
Jean Reese Witherspoon |
| Profession |
Actress |
| Date
of Birth |
22
March 1976 |
| Birth
Place |
Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Religion |
Episcopalian. |
| Height |
5'
2" |
| Eyes |
Blue |
| Hair |
Brownish
blonde |
| Sign |
Aries |
| Family |
*
Father: Dr. John Witherspoon
* Mother: Dr.Betty Witherspoon
* Brother: John D. Witherspoon
* ex-Husband: Ryan Phillippe
* Daughter: Ava Elizabeth Phillippe
* Son: Deacon Phillippe |
| Education |
School:
Harpeth Hall, Nashville
College: Stanford University |
| Marriage
date and place |
*
She married actor Ryan Phillippe on June 5, 1999
in Charleston, North Carolina.
* Her wedding ring is an early 1990s Neil Lane,
Asscher-cut-diamond, and there are only a few
like it in the world. |
| Filed
Divorce |
November
8, 2006, |
| Early
life |
She lived in Wiesbaden, Germany, till she was
4 years old. |
| Debut |
TV:
made-for-TV movie called 'Wildflower', directed
by Diane Keaton
Films: The Man in the Moon |
| The
Simpsons |
voice of the animated character Greta Wolfecastle
in an episode |
| Famous
Ancestor |
Scottish-born John Witherspoon, who signed the
United States Declaration of Independence and
sixth president of Princeton University, who was
also a Presbyterian minister. |
| Modeling
Debut |
when
she was 7 for a local Nashville Florist.
|
| Agent |
Steve Dontanville from the William Morris Agency
- is still her agent right from her first film.
|
| First
Role |
A
notice in the local paper caught her eye--a movie
production company was holding a casting call
in Nashville. She went to attend to be an extra
but later landed in the lead role. |
| Production
Company |
production
company called "Type A Films" with Debra
Siegal after her childhood nickname "Little
Miss Type A." |
| Awards |
*2006
- Won the oscar for best actress for the film
'Walk the line' for portraying June Cash.
*2006 Golden Globe Award in the category 'Best
Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture
- Musical or Comedy', for Walk The Line
*At the young age of 11 she won the "Ten
State Talent Award" |
| Collection |
She collects antique linens and is crazy about
old embroidery. |
| Admires |
Tom Hanks for being incredibly smart and accessible.
|
| Favourites |
colour: pink
singers: Dolly Parton, Fiona Apple
book: The End of the Affair by Graham
Greene
author: Wally Lamb
actors: Ewan McGreggor and Ryan Phillippe
to wear: anything soft
TV shows: My So-called Life & Melrose
Place, X -files |
| Pets |
a
chihuahua named Cheech and a bulldog named
Frankie |
|
Dream |
Initially
it was to be a singer then after joining Stanford
it was medicine or psychiatry and after working
in the movie 'Freeway' she decided she wanted
to be an actress. |
| Charity |
Children's Defense Fund |
| would
like to act |
in
the remake of ‘Splendor in the Grass,'
|
| Likes
to |
have her hand in screenwriting |
| Courtship
with Ryan |
was
through letters and sending him books that she
loved. |
| Dream
place to live |
"I
am interested in having a farm somewhere, a place
where kids don't have cell phones." |
| Salary |
Around
$15,000,000 |
| free
time |
takes
classes in foreign language, painting etc because
she feels it's important to have a little broader
perspective of life than the movie industry.
|
| Facts |
* She grew up in Nashville, TN
* Her father, John, is a surgeon and her mother,
Betty, is a pediatric nurse.
* She was a cheerleader in high school and also
a debutante.
* Reese met Ryan Phillippe, her husband
now, at her 21st birthday party, and finally became
engaged in December 1998.
* In Legally Blonde, her character wears 40 different
hairstyles throughout the film.
* Reese is her mother's maiden name.
* As an extra credit for a high school class,
she worked as an office production assistant for
the film 'Devil
in a Blue Dress' (1995)
* Started taking children's acting classes at a community
college at the age of 7. By the age of 9 she was
taking adult acting classes.
* She was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most
Intriguing People of 2001'.
* Carter Cash, who died in 2003, personally approved
of Witherspoon to play her role in the film 'Walk
the line'.
* She is a very fast reader.
* Attended her prom with her father after her
date stood her up.
* Her movie Sweet Home Alabama received
over $100 million in the box office
* Was Rachel Green's sister in the all-time-favorite
sitcom “Friends”
* trained as a gymnast for seven years
* Loves to cook. |
| About
her |
* "She's incredibly conscientious, kind and
good to people. She has a perspective that extends
far beyond her own personal gain, and I think
that's an impressive thing." - Ryan Philippe(her
ex-husband) |
|
fan
mail address |
Reese
Witherspoon
C/o William Morris Agency
One William Morris Place.
Beverly Hills
CA, 90212, USA |
| Quote |
"Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's
not a good combination. Immediately, when people
meet you, they think of you as not being smart."
|
