Reese Witherspoon filmography
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Reese Witherspoon is an American actress. She made her acting debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her second box office performance was with Kiefer Sutherland in Freeway (1996) in which Witherspoon played a youth troubled by victimization and neglect who has a violent murderous streak, but in the name of protecting vulnerable youth from sexual predation by seemingly perverted men. She then rose to prominence in 1999 with Cruel Intentions and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical nomination. She achieved fame for her work on romantic comedies with her role as Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, as well as her starring role in Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the 2005 biographical musical film Walk the Line. She also received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 2014 drama Wild.
Witherspoon became a leading actress on the HBO television series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) (winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series as an executive producer), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020).
Launching Hello Sunshine in 2014, Witherspoon has served as producer on several of her films and shows, in addition to the 2014 psychological thriller Gone Girl.
Film[edit]
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| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon | Dani Trant | |
| 1993 | A Far Off Place | Nonnie Parker | |
| Jack the Bear | Karen Morris | ||
| 1994 | S.F.W. | Wendy Pfister | |
| 1996 | Freeway | Vanessa Lutz | |
| Fear | Nicole Walker | ||
| 1998 | Twilight | Mel Ames | |
| Overnight Delivery | Ivy Miller | ||
| Pleasantville | Jennifer / Mary Sue Parker | ||
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Annette Hargrove | |
| Election | Tracy Flick | ||
| Best Laid Plans | Lissa | ||
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Holly | |
| American Psycho | Evelyn Williams | ||
| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan | Serena | Voice[1] |
| Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | ||
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Melanie Smooter | ||
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Elle Woods | Also executive producer |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | |
| 2005 | Walk the Line | June Carter Cash | |
| Just like Heaven | Elizabeth Masterson | ||
| 2006 | Penelope | Annie | Also producer |
| 2007 | Rendition | Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi | |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Kate | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica | Voice |
| Legally Blondes | — | Producer | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Lisa Jorgenson | |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | Marlena Rosenbluth | |
| 2012 | This Means War | Lauren Scott | |
| Mud | Juniper | ||
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | Pamela Hobbs | |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | — | Producer |
| Wild | Cheryl Strayed | Also producer | |
| The Good Lie | Carrie Davis | ||
| Inherent Vice | Penny Kimball | ||
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | Officer Rose Cooper | Also producer |
| 2016 | Sing | Rosita | Voice |
| 2017 | Home Again | Alice Kinney | |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | — | Producer |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Rosita | Voice |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads Sing | — | Producer |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Debbie Dunne | Also producer |
| TBA | You're Cordially Invited | Filming; also producer |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Wildflower | Ellie Perkins | Television film |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Cassie Robbins | Television film |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Ferris Dunnigan | Miniseries |
| 2000 | King of the Hill | Debbie Grund | Voice; 2 episodes[2] |
| Friends | Jill Green | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Various | Episode: "Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys" |
| 2002 | The Simpsons | Greta Wolfcastle | Voice; Episode: "The Bart Wants What It Wants" |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us | Various roles | 3 episodes; documentary[3] |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Susan Murphy / Ginormica | Voice; Special[4] |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Various | Episode: "Reese Witherspoon/Florence + the Machine"[5] |
| Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | Guest announcer | Episode: "Reese Witherspoon"[6] | |
| The Muppets | Herself | Episode: "Walk the Swine"[7] | |
| 2017, 2019 | Big Little Lies | Madeline Martha Mackenzie | Also executive producer |
| 2017 | The Mindy Project | Herself | Episode: "Girl Gone Wild"[8] |
| 2018 | Shine On with Reese | Host | Also executive producer[9][10] |
| 2019–present | The Morning Show | Bradley Jackson | Also executive producer |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Elena Richardson | Also executive producer |
| 2021 | Friends: The Reunion | Herself | TV Special |
| 2023 | Daisy Jones & the Six | — | Executive producer |
| My Kind of Country | Herself | Also executive producer | |
| Surf Girls Hawai'i | Producer | A Hello Sunshine production | |
| TBA | Tiny Trailblazers | Fern | Also executive producer |
| All Stars | TBA | Also executive producer |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica |
References[edit]
- ^ The Trumpet of the Swan at AllMovie
- ^ Mike Judge (creator). King of the Hill – The Complete Fourth Season (DVD). Fox Television.
- ^ "Freedom: A History of Us". TV Guide. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space at AllMovie
- ^ "Reese Witherspoon on Saturday Night Live". NBC. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (September 15, 2015). "'Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Reese Witherspoon vs. Miss Piggy Video". ABC. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Bacle, Ariana (August 29, 2017). "Reese Witherspoon to Guest on 'The Mindy Project'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Ue, Tom (2013). "Don't Show Us, Tell Us: An Interview with Jean Little". New Writing. 10 (1): 34–38. doi:10.1080/14790726.2012.693099. ISSN 1479-0726. S2CID 161284734.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (July 10, 2018). "Reese Witherspoon Interview Series to Kick Off Her Hello Sunshine Channel Debut on AT&T, DirecTV". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2018.