Line #33 Creator/ReeseWitherspoon


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2	[[caption-width-right:280:[[MemeticMutation Reese]] ''[[MemeticMutation without]]'' [[MemeticMutation her spoon.]]]]
3	->''"The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop."''
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5	Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actor from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans, Louisiana.
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7	She won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actress in 2005 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in ''Film/WalkTheLine''. Her breakout role was Elle Woods in ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' in 2001. She is noted for being able to play a broad spectrum of characters. In 2000, she co-founded her production company Type A Films, which has since merged with Hello Sunshine, a media firm she also co-founded that focuses on female-led stories. She has produced and starred in ''Series/BigLittleLies'', ''Literature/LittleFiresEverywhere'', and ''Series/TheMorningShow''.
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9	She was married to Creator/RyanPhillippe and to Jim Toth. She became part of the ever-growing list of celebrities who have invested in US soccer teams in 2022, when she and her ex-husband became part of the ownership group of UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer side Nashville SC.
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12	!!Her roles include:
13	* ''Film/TheManInTheMoon'' (1991) as Danielle "Dani" Trant
14	* ''Film/AFarOffPlace'' (1993) as Nonnie Parker
15	* ''Film/{{Freeway}}'' (1996) as Vanessa Lutz
16	* ''Film/{{Fear\|1996}}'' (1996) as Nicole
17	* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'' (1998) as Jennifer
18	* ''Film/CruelIntentions'' (1999) as Annette Hargrove
19	* ''Film/{{Election}}'' (1999) as Tracy Flick
20	* ''Film/AmericanPsycho'' (2000) as Evelyn Williams
21	* ''Film/LittleNicky'' (2000) as Holly
22	* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (2000) as Debbie, Buck Strickland's mistress (voice)
23	* ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' (2001) as Elle Woods
24	* ''Film/SweetHomeAlabama'' (2002) as Melanie
25	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2002) as Greta Wolfcastle
26	* ''Literature/VanityFair'' (2004) as Becky Sharp
27	* ''Film/WalkTheLine'' (2005) as June Carter Cash
28	* ''Film/Penelope2006'' as Annie
29	* ''Film/FourChristmases'' (2008) as Kate
30	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' (2009) as Ginormica/Susan Murphy (voice)
31	* ''Film/WaterForElephants'' (2011) as Marlena
32	* ''[[Film/ThisMeansWar2012 This Means War]]'' (2012) as Lauren
33	* ''[[Film/InherentVice Inherent Vice]]'' (2014) as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
34	* ''Film/{{Wild}}'' (2014) as Cheryl Strayed
35	* ''Film/HotPursuit'' (2015) as Rose Cooper
36	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' (2016) as Rosita (voice)
37	** ''WesternAnimation/Sing2'' (2021)
38	* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' (2017) as Madeline Martha [=MacKenzie=]
39	* ''Film/{{A Wrinkle in Time\|2018}}'' (2018) as Mrs. Whatsit
40	* ''Series/TheMorningShow'' (2019) as Bradley Jackson
41	* ''Literature/LittleFiresEverywhere'' (2020) as Elena Richardson
42	* ''Film/YoureCordiallyInvited'' (2025)
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44	!!Tropes relating to her career:
45	* {{Bookworm}}: For her book club, Reese’s Book Club, she picks a book every month she loves from a variety of different genres that has a female-driven story.
46	* DyeingForYourArt: Is a brunette in ''Film/WalkTheLine'' and the 2014 film ''The Good Lie''.
47	* FakeBrit: Portrays an English woman in the films ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and ''Vanity Fair'' (2004).
48	* HairTriggerTemper: Her more recent roles (''Series/TheMorningShow'' and ''Literature/LittleFiresEverywhere'') have this character trait.
49	* LargeHam: She has a tendency to be one.
50	* PlayingAgainstType: Her role as Elena Richardson in Hulu's adaptation of ''Literature/LittleFiresEverywhere''.
51	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gifted at doing these, see ''Walk the Line'', ''Freeway'', ''Election'', etc.

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