
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on the 22nd of March, 1976. Her many awards include an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award and Primetime Emmy Award. She also received two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world in both 2015 and 2006. Forbes also named her as one of the 100 most powerful Women Worldwide in the year 2019. Forbes declared her the World's Richest Actress in 2021. Her net worth is estimated to be $400 million. Witherspoon first appeared on screen in the year 1991 as an teen. Her breakout came in 1999 with an appearance in Cruel Intentions as well as her role as Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She was recognized for the role of Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and the sequel, Legally Blonde 2003, as well as for her performance in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). In 2005, she received praise from critics and was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress in the role of June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line. Following a slump in her career in which Water for Elephants (2011) was her sole box office hit, Witherspoon decided to make a comeback and produce and star as Cheryl Strayed, the drama Wild (2014). This resulted in her receiving a second Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Actress. Since then, she's been heavily involved in television productions and has appeared in a variety of female-led adaptations of literary works. They include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017-2019) in addition to The Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019-present) as well as the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. She also wrote and directed the films Gone Girl (2014), and Where the Crawdads Sing (222). She is a member of the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was appointed Global Ambassador for Avon Products in 2007, being the honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.
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