Reese Witherspoon Biography

Biography

from the English literature study in the university to star in "Twilight" (1998). Stunning as the newly emerged female star, Reese began to gather a mass of fans, one of them was actor Ryan Phillippe whom she met in her 21st birthday party. The two youngsters found chemistry and began to see each other more frequently for the next few years until Reese was pregnant with a child and they got married on June 5, 1999. The child was born three months later on September 9 and named Ava Elizabeth Phillippe. Before the nurturing family episode, Reese was involved in the strange but smart film "Pleasantville" (1998) which eventually won her a Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance - Female in 1999. Then, after portraying a strict virgin in "Cruel Intentions" (1999) she became a highly ambitious student council candidate in "Election" (1999) and her performance here would always be reminded as her brilliant character traits. When at first the character she played, Tracy Flick was so annoying, audience would gradually take pity on her as she was corrupted by her vindictive teacher. So splendid that through this movie she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a ...

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Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards.

Her next notable flicks include the crime thriller "Best Laid Plans" (1999), another thriller "American Psycho" (2000) and a fantasy comedy "Little Nicky" (2000), all of which proved that she was capable to play in any movie genre. Once in 2000 she was featured as Rachel Green's sister in the all-time-favorite sitcom "Friends" (1994) and she also provided the guest voice in animation series "King of the Hill" (1997) in the same year. Both appearances brought a swing of fresh air to the series but they were nothing compared to her very own movie "Legally Blonde" (2001) as Elle Woods, a blond who took law in Harvard because she was hurt being said a dumb by her ex boyfriend. The flick, taken from Amanda Brown's novel, broke the worldwide gross over $141 million and Reese's name immediately rocketed to a higher position, overstepping other young female actresses of around her age such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Selma Blair and Brittany Murphy. After that she showed credibility as an actress by employing British accent in "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2002) before making another high profited movie "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002). ...