Reese Witherspoon was born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She spent the first 4 years of her life in Germany until the family moved back to the USA & settled in Nashville, Tennessee.
At the age of 7, she began modeling which led to tv commercials and in 1990, she landed her first major acting role in ‘The Man in the Moon’ in 1991.Â
Following her high school graduation she accepted the roles to star in two movies in 1996 (Fear and Freeway). These lead to starring roles in movies such as Pleasantville (1998), Election (1999) and Cruel Intentions (1999).
Her breakthrough role came in the 2001 comedy, Legally Blonde (2001). The movie was huge box-office smash and established Reese as one of the top female draws in Hollywood. In December 2010, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
