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Reese Witherspoon Biography
Reese Witherspoon Early life
Witherspoon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Witherspoon, a surgeon from Georgia who grew up in Nashville, and Betty Reese, a nurse and college professor from Harriman, Tennessee. Reese Witherspoon is a direct descendant of Scottish-born John Witherspoon, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and sixth president of Princeton University, who was also a Presbyterian minister. Because Reese Witherspoon father worked for the US military in Wiesbaden, Germany, Reese Witherspoon lived there for four years as a small child. After returning to the United States, Witherspoon spent much of Reese Witherspoon childhood and adolescence in Nashville, Tennessee, where, Reese Witherspoon says in Interview magazine, "I grew up in an environment where women accomplished a lot. And if they weren't able to it was because they were limited by society. I grew up with a grandma--my father's mother--who was incredibly intelligent but was limited by the bounds of society and propriety ... Reese Witherspoon was a voracious reader, and Reese Witherspoon encouraged me to read a lot as a child ..." a woman whose "depression" and "disconnect between Reese Witherspoon capabilities and Reese Witherspoon lack of fulfillment and achievement" continues to motivate Witherspoon in life. After graduating from the prestigious private all-girl's Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Reese Witherspoon attended Stanford University as a literature major. After completing a year of Reese Witherspoon studies, Reese Witherspoon left Stanford to pursue Reese Witherspoon acting career.Reese Witherspoon Career
Witherspoon began Reese Witherspoon career in local commercials. Reese Witherspoon first role was in a 1991 made-for-TV movie called Wildflower, directed by Diane Keaton and starring Beau Bridges, William McNamara, and Patricia Arquette. That same year, at age 14, Witherspoon attended an open casting call for The Man in the Moon, intending to audition as a bit player. Reese Witherspoon was instead cast in the lead role, immediately capturing the attention of critics. Reese Witherspoon has since built up an impressive filmography, playing both comedic and dramatic roles, including performances as Vanessa in Freeway and Tracy Flick in Election. Reese Witherspoon was the voice of the animated character Greta Wolfcastle in The Simpsons episode The Bart Wants What It Wants. Reese Witherspoon also played Jill Green, Rachel's sister, in season six of "Friends."She achieved fame and a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination for Reese Witherspoon role as a fashion designer major who decided to become a law student to follow Reese Witherspoon ex-boyfriend in the 2001 film Legally Blonde, and became a leading environmental lawyer in its sequel Legally Blonde 2, for which Reese Witherspoon received a reported $15 million paycheck, making Reese Witherspoon one of Hollywood's top-paid actresses.
She has garnered much critical praise and awards for Reese Witherspoon turn as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line. Carter Cash, who died in 2003, personally approved of Witherspoon to play her. For this role, Witherspoon won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, NYFCC, the FFCC, the SFFCC Award for Best Actress, the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) for best actress in a lead role, the British Academy's BAFTA for best actress in a lead role, the "Favorite Leading Lady" at the 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Recently, Witherspoon has been featured as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Reese Witherspoon article was written by friend and fellow costar in the Legally Blonde movies, Luke Wilson.
Reese Witherspoon signing autographs at the premiere of Walk The Line at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, photo by Tony ShekWitherspoon also runs a production company, Type A Productions. Some believe the company is named after Reese Witherspoon childhood nickname "Little Miss Type A," but Reese Witherspoon clarified the misconception in Interview: "People think I named it after myself ... But it just isn't who I am at all. Family because at 7 I understood complicated medical terms, such as the difference between type A and type B personalities. But I just wished I'd named the company Dogfood Films or Fork or something. You carry that baggage all your life."
Witherspoon has commented on Reese Witherspoon motivation to act. "Sometimes I think it's about acknowledgment. I always felt like people didn't understand me what I was capable of or what I could accomplish. I was driven to make people understand that I was capable of more ... But for me part of the experience of acting is that it is really moving--it's almost meditative, going into a different character. You lose all self-consciousness and self-awareness for that brief moment. It's really magical. Of course, it can also be drudgery if you can't connect with the material or director."
In 2006 Witherspoon ousted Julia Roberts as Hollywood's highest paid actress by earning $29 million for "The Reckoning".
Reese Witherspoon Personal life
Witherspoon met actor Ryan Phillippe at Reese Witherspoon 21st birthday party in March 1997, where, as Reese Witherspoon says, "I don't know what came over me - maybe the seven Midori sours - but I told him, 'I think you're my birthday present.' He thought it was so flattering, and now that I think about it...how embarrassing!" The pair got engaged in December 1998. Soon after, the couple starred together in the box office hit Cruel Intentions. They were married on a plantation in Charleston, South Carolina on June 5, 1999. They have two children: daughter Ava Elizabeth, born September 9, 1999, and son Deacon Reese, born October 23, 2003.Witherspoon is known as a very hands-on mother, and Reese Witherspoon and Phillippe claim to have never employed a full-time nanny. A self-identified Southerner who has credited Reese Witherspoon family with fomenting Reese Witherspoon imagination and love for storytelling and privacy, Reese Witherspoon told the aforesaid magazines that Reese Witherspoon parental philosophy has roots in Reese Witherspoon upbringing. "We weren't the kind of children that were shadowed. We didn't have nannies. We didn't have housekeepers. This whole L.A. culture is so foreign to me, because when I was growing up you wouldn't watch your children every moment. I'm always confused when people bring their children over and then want to sit with them while they play. I think part of the joy of being a child is privacy. Your fantasies and dreams are so important to you at that moment."
On November 10, 2005 Witherspoon responded to critical news reports of Reese Witherspoon marriage counseling. "In what capacity is working on yourself or your marriage a bad thing? What marriage isn't a journey? ... Nobody's perfect ... We all have our own set of problems," Reese Witherspoon said on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The next month, Reese Witherspoon said separately, "We are all on the edge, emotionally or psychologically."
On June 21, 2006 Witherspoon sued the tabloid Star for running a "fictional" story on a third pregnancy that claims Reese Witherspoon is hiding the news from producers of Reese Witherspoon upcoming films.
Reese Witherspoon being interviewed at the premiere of Walk The Line at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, photo by Tony ShekOn October 30, 2006, Witherspoon and Phillippe announced that they have decided to formally separate after seven years of marriage. On November 8, 2006, Witherspoon filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. In Reese Witherspoon petition Reese Witherspoon sought joint legal custody of their two children and sole physical custody, with visitation for Phillipe.
According to numerous media sources, Phillippee's romantic relationship with his Stop-Loss co-star, Abbie Cornish was the cause of the breakup to his marriage. Witherspoon allegedly discovered numerous e-mails and text messages to Cornish on Phillippee's Blackberry and confronted him with them after the premiere of his movie, Flags Of Our Fathers.
Reese Witherspoon Paparazzi incident
In September 2005, Witherspoon and Reese Witherspoon children were celebrating daughter Ava's sixth birthday at Disney's California Adventure theme park when they were approached by paparazzi photographer Todd Wallace. After Witherspoon declined to pose for photos at close range, police say Wallace became enraged and pushed a child out of the way, while hitting another with his camera, in his efforts to photograph the actress.Wallace also allegedly shoved two theme park employees when they attempted to restrain him, and cursed at Witherspoon, causing several children to burst into tears. As a result of the altercation, Wallace was arrested and faced misdemeanor charges. However, before the case went to trial, Wallace was found dead in his apartment in Brentwood. Police are currently investigating the cause of death.
