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Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)
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Summary

Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976[1], in New Orleans[2]. She has worked as an actor[3], film actor[4], model[5], film producer[6], and voice actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.086% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,322 views/month, #858 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Ava Phillippe[9], Deacon Phillippe[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Native language: American English[12]
  • Occupation: businessperson[13], television producer[14]
  • Educated at: university[15], Harpeth Hall School[16]
  • Notable work: Whiskey in a Teacup[17], Legally Blonde[18], Walk the Line[19]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[20], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[21], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role[22], BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[23], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[24], Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award[25], Jupiter Awards[26]
  • Member of: Reese's Book Club[27]
  • Religion or worldview: Episcopal Church[28]
  • Influenced by: Julia Roberts[29], Meryl Streep[30], Frances McDormand[31], Holly Hunter[32], Gena Rowlands[33], Jodie Foster[34], Michael Keaton[35]
  • Sex or gender: female[36]
  • Sexual orientation: heterosexuality[37]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[38]
  • Founder: Hello Sunshine[39]
  • Chief executive officer: Hello Sunshine[40]
  • Commons category: Reese Witherspoon[41]
  • Residence: Bel Air[42]
  • Family name: Witherspoon[43]
  • Given name: Laura[44], Jeanne[45], Reese[46]
  • Pseudonym: Reese Witherspoon[47], Laura Witherspoon[48]
  • Official website: https://reesesbookclub.com/[49]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Reese Witherspoon[50]
  • Commons gallery: Reese Witherspoon[51]
  • Filmography: Reese Witherspoon filmography[52]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[53]

  • Country: US[54]

  • Began / founded: 1976-03-22[55]

  • Community tags: actor[56]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2316a4da-365a-4e46-85bf-febc6537cce9[57]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Reese Witherspoon include Reese's Book Club[58], a book club[59], founded in 2017[60].

Why It Matters

Reese Witherspoon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] She is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for her include Reese's Book Club[58], a book club[59], founded in 2017[60].

FAQs

Where was Reese Witherspoon born?

Reese Witherspoon was born in New Orleans[2].

What did Reese Witherspoon do for work?

Reese Witherspoon worked as an actor[3], film actor[4], model[5], film producer[6], and voice actor[7].

Where did Reese Witherspoon go to school?

Reese Witherspoon was educated at university[15] and Harpeth Hall School[16].

What awards did Reese Witherspoon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[20], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[21], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role[22], and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[23].

Related Entities

American Psycho Avon Products Inc. Big Little Lies Cruel Intentions Frances McDormand Gena Rowlands Gone Girl Holly Hunter Inherent Vice Jake Gyllenhaal Jodie Foster Julia Roberts Just like Heaven Legally Blonde Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Meryl Streep Michael Keaton Pleasantville Ryan Phillippe Sweet Home Alabama United States Walk the Line Water for Elephants Wild

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  17. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [39] ↑ . hello-sunshine.com. hello-sunshine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [32] ↑ . tweet. newyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [33] ↑ . tweet. wikidata.org.
  41. [34] ↑ . tweet. wikidata.org.
  42. [35] ↑ . Instagram. wikidata.org.
  43. [47] ↑ . harpersbazaar.com. harpersbazaar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [48] ↑ . hollywood.com. hollywood.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Lovelano · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 102
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8w ago · ~2026-44979-34 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 12w ago · ~2026-38982-67 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Booru tag → reese_witherspoon
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  6. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd producer id → reese-witherspoon
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  11. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id → reese-witherspoon
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  12. 18w ago · NeverDoING · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role +4
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  13. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Reese_Witherspoon
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  14. 20w ago · Nashona · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  15. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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