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Biography Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 at Southern Baptist Hospital (now Memorial Medical Center) in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the second child born to Dr. John Witherspoon and Betty Reese. Her father was a military surgeon specializing in the ear, nose and throat. Her mother was a Registered Nurse who later became a Ph.D in pediatric nursing...
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Type A Films, Owner (Executive)
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| Talent Agent: |
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - Bryan Lourd
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| Profession: |
Actress / Producer / Miscellaneous Crew |
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22 March 1976, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (age 33) |
| Birth Name: |
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon |
| Height: |
5' 1½" (1.56 m) |
| Spouse: |
Ryan Phillippe (5 June 1999 - 13 June 2008) (divorced) 2 children
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| Awards: |
Won Oscar. Another 32 wins & 28 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1991 - 2011 |
Salary
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Four Christmases (2008): $14,000,000 |
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Just Like Heaven (2005): $15,000,000 |
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Walk the Line (2005): $15,000,000 |
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Vanity Fair (2004): $15,000,000 |
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003): $15,000,000 |
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Sweet Home Alabama (2002): $12,500,000 |
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Legally Blonde (2001): $5,000,000 |
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Cruel Intentions (1999): $250,000 |
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Fear (1996): $200,000 |
Real Life Quotes
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[on having a baby]: "Obviously, this isn't the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel so happy and glad to be in the place that I am. I really feel blessed. This is something I need to face and take control of." |
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[talking about how she choose the films she will be in]: "I have a weird process, but the main thing is like this: I hear her voice in my head. There are a lot of wonderful scripts my agents can't believe I pass on, but I do because I can't hear the voice. It doesn't appeal to me then. I'm really careful. Unless I hear the voice, I can't do it." |
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[talking about Ryan Phillippe]: "I'm lucky to find a person to share my life, and the best friend I'll ever have." |
Trivia
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Majored in English Literature at Stanford University; on leave from her studies as of 1998. |
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Shortly after she started acting she had an audition for a role in Cape Fear. She was supposed to meet with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese for the audition, but at the time didn't really know who they were. On the plane she was talking to the man next to her about her audition, and the man started to rave to her about De Niro and Scorsese. This made her so nervous that she completely blew the audition and the role eventually went to Juliette Lewis. |
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daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe born [9 September 1999] |
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Refused the lead roles in two horror movies, Scream and Urban Legend. |
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Was considered for the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet. |
Other Works
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Music video" Appeared in the video for Hoku's "A Perfect Day", 2001. |
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TV commercial: Ames, 1989. |
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Music video: Appeared in video for "Every You, Every Me" by Placebo, (1999) |
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TV commercial: Opryland (1989) |
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Was interviewed in an episode of Talking Movies about the potential releasing of movies simultaneously in theaters, on DVD and TV (2006). The other interviewees were Steven Soderbergh, Todd Wagner and Noah Baumbach. |
Where Are They Now?
| July 2004 |
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Currently filming Walk the Line. |
| March 2006 |
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Currently filming Penelope. |
| December 2006 |
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Honoring Dolly Parton, of whom she's a great big fan, at the Kennedy Center Honors TV special aired on December 26th, 2006. |
| 2009 |
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Debut of her perfume, "In Bloom" by Avon. |
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