Reese Witherspoon is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. She got her start in the film The Man in the Moon, and she has since gone on to star in such memorable films as
Legally Blonde, Election,
Sweet Home Alabama, Fear,
Walk the Line, Rendition, Four Christmases, and Cruel Intentions. She even won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Johnny Cash’s wife, June Carter Cash, in the film
Walk the Line.
She met actor
Ryan Phillippe at her 21st birthday party in 1997. The two got engaged a year later, and they went on to co-star in the film Cruel Intentions. The couple married in 1999 and had 2 children, Ava Elizabeth and Deacon Reese. They even alternated their film schedules so one of them could be with the children at all times. They have since divorced, citing irreconcilable differences. Since the break-up, she has been known to be dating her Rendition co-star
Jake Gyllenhaal.
She is also heavily involved in children’s, as well as women’s, advocacy organizations. She supports the Save the Children organization and serves on the board of the Children’s Defense Fund. Also, she owns her own production company named Type A Films, named after the term ‘Type A personalities’.
