Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She is best known for her roles as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy film, Legally Blonde and its 2003 sequel, June Carter in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, Cheryl Strayed in Wild, in which she received a Academy Award nomination in the same category, and Madeline Martha Mackenzie in the HBO drama series, Big Little Lies, which she also produced. She also voiced Susan Murphy/Ginormica in DreamWorks' 2009 animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens and Rosita in Universal/Illumination's 2016 musical comedy film, Sing and its 2021 sequel.
For Disney, she played Nonnie Parker in the 1993 film, A Far Off Place. Witherspoon was a celebrity guest in ABC's The Muppets episode, "Walk the Swine". She also played Melanie Smooter/Melanie Carmichael in the 2002 Touchstone Pictures film, Sweet Home Alabama. Additionally, she portrayed Mrs. Whatsit in the 2018 film, A Wrinkle in Time. She also produced the Searchlight Pictures film, Lucy in the Sky. Witherspoon is set to create the Disney Junior show, Tiny Trailblazers.
== Disney Roles ==
Mrs. Whatsit
(A Wrinkle in Time)
Tinker Bell
(Peter Pan)
== Gallery ==
Reese Witherspoon at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in November 2010.
Reese Witherspoon with Miss Piggy.
Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globes in January 2012.
Reese Witherspoon speaks onstage at the 85th annual Academy Awards in February 2013.
Reese Witherspoon attending the 2013 Toronto International Film Fest.
Reese Witherspoon visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in December 2014.
Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 2017 D23 Expo.
Reese Witherspoon with Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, and Chris Pine speak at the 2017 D23 Expo.
Reese Witherspoon with her husband, Jim Toth, at the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in January 2018.
Reese Witherspoon at A Wrinkle in Time premiere in February 2018.
Reese Witherspoon speaks at the Big Little Lies panel at the 2019 Winter TCA Tour.
Reese Witherspoon attending the 53rd annual Country Music Awards in November 2019.
Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 26th annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards in January 2020.
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston speak at The Morning Show panel at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour.
== Trivia ==
* She was considered for the role of Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries.
* She was also, at one point, going to voice Rapunzel in Tangled, but left the project.
* She was originally considered for the voice role of Princess Merida in Brave, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts.
== References ==
# ↑ More problems for Disney - is Rapunzel Unbraided already in trouble?
# ↑ Pixar's 'Brave': First Look art -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS
== External links ==
* Reese Witherspoon on Wikipedia