Reese Witherspoon filmography
Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She made her acting debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Witherspoon 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 notoriety for her work in 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 in the 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
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Man in the Moon | Dani Trant | |
1991 | The Seventh Brother | Angie | |
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 | Cameo |
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 | Executive producer |
2004 | Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | |
2005 | Walk the Line | June Carter Cash | Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance |
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 Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie |
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 | N/A | Producer |
Wild | Cheryl Strayed | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — AACTA International Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Nominated — San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | |
The Good Lie | Carrie Davis | ||
Inherent Vice | Penny Kimball | ||
2015 | Hot Pursuit | Officer Rose Cooper | Also producer |
2016 | Sing | Rosita | Voice Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Most Wanted Pet |
2017 | Home Again | Alice Kinney | |
2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | |
2019 | Lucy in the Sky | N/A | Producer |
2020 | The Dry ![]() |
N/A | Producer |
2021 | Sing 2 ![]() |
Rosita | Filming, voice[2] |
TBA | Pyros ![]() |
Producer | |
TBA | Your Place Or Mine![]() |
Producer | |
TBA | The Cactus ![]() |
Producer |
Television

Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Wildflower | Ellie Perkins | Movie |
1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Cassie Robbins | Movie |
1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Ferris Dunnigan | Miniseries |
2000 | King of the Hill | Debbie Grund | Voice; 2 episodes[3] |
2000 | 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[4] |
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Susan Murphy / Ginormica | Voice; Special[5] |
2015 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Various | Episode: "Reese Witherspoon/Florence + the Machine"[6] |
2015 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | Guest announcer | Episode: "Reese Witherspoon"[7] |
2015 | The Muppets | Herself | Episode: "Walk the Swine"[8] |
2017–2019 | Big Little Lies | Madeline Martha Mackenzie | Lead role; also executive producer |
2017 | The Mindy Project | Herself | Episode: "Girl Gone Wild"[9] |
2018 | Shine On with Reese | Herself | Host; also executive producer[10][11] |
2019–present | The Morning Show | Bradley Jackson | Lead role; also executive producer |
2019–present | Truth Be Told | N/A | Executive producer |
2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Elena Richardson | Lead role; also executive producer |
Video game
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica |
References
- The Trumpet of the Swan at AllMovie
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2020). "How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Reese Witherspoon at the Internet Movie Database