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Reese Witherspoon is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She won a Golden Globe for Legally Blonde, and garnered much critical praise and awards for her turn as June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line". She has received numerous awards, includinga 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. Witherspoon has been featured as one of "Time Magazine's" 100 Most Influential People.
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For someone who got into acting by accident, Reese Witherspoon is doing rather well. Indeed the star named Hollywood's most bankable actress in 2004 is rapidly closing in on Julia Roberts as its highest-paid, netting $15 million for both Vanity Fair and Legally Blonde 2, while still at the outset of her career.
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Blonderful Los Angeles college student Reese Witherspoon is unceremoniously dumped by her preppy, Harvard-bound boyfriend, who happens to think she's beneath him. In order to prove him wrong, Witherspoon applies to Harvard Law School. Against all odds, she's accepted, excels and gets to show her smarts in a case involving a TV exercise queen who's on trial for murder. Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Ali Larter and Raquel Welch ... star. 96 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; trivia.
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Reese Witherspoon is defintely a modern woman, juggling a busy film career, marriage and raising two kids! Reese took a bit of a break after her Legally Blonde sequel but is now back on the big screen with a couple flicks in 2005. On September 16, 2005 you'll be able to check her out in the romantic comedy, Just Like Heaven and then in November 2005, Reese will star in the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.
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Blonderful Los Angeles college student Reese Witherspoon is dumped by her preppy, Harvard-bound boyfriend, who happens to think she's beneath him. In order to prove him wrong, Witherspoon applies to Harvard Law School. Against all odds, she's accepted, excels and gets to show her smarts in a case involving a TV exercise queen who's on trial for murder, in "Legally Blonde." Luke Wilson, Selma Blair and Raquel Welch ... star. Justice is blonde! In the laugh-packed sequel "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," aspiring lawyer Witherspoon heads to Washington, D.C., to join the staff of congresswoman Sally Field.
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Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the movie The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, 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. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 marked her career's turning point with the 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. 2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
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