Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actor who has won an Academy Award and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the leading actress in the movie The Man in the Moon in 1991. That same year she made her television acting debut, appearing in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996, Witherspoon's performance in Freeway established her as a rising star and led to roles in three major 1998 movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. In the following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which garnered her a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 saw her breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.

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