Reese Witherspoon Then & Now: See the Star’s Transformation Over the Years

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happy birthday, Reese Witherspoon!

On March 22nd, the actress turned 49! To celebrate this opportunity, we look back at her amazing transformation throughout her amazing career. Reese began acting in the mid-90s as a teenager, but her big break took on the lead role in her early 20s in the 1999 drama Cruel intentions. From there, she harnessed new fame and proved that she could handle both comedy and drama in her role in a 1999 satirical film election.

Reese continued to win roles in films like American psycho A memorable guest appearance on NBC sitcom friendshe played Rachel Greene (Jennifer Aniston) younger sister. However, the Reese star surged to new heights when he starred as Elle Woods in the 2001 hit. Legally blonde. This role became symbolic, and Reese became synonymous with her beloved comedy. She recreated the role of the sequel in 2003, Legally blonde 2: red, white, blondeA film that she also produced.

Two years after the success of Legally blonde 2Reese solidified her place in history with her transformative performance as June Carter Cash in the critically acclaimed film I’ll walk along the line. Her portrayal won her rave reviews and she won her first Academy Award for her best performance by an actress in her leading role. From there, Reese continues to use her platform to spotlight amazing pieces, Gone Girl And he stars in equal finesse in both comedy and drama.

A few years after her big screen debut, Reese made a huge leap into television, teaming up with friends and collaborators Nicole Kidman To bring novels Big little lie To HBO. The women received immense praise for their work, both in front and behind the camera, providing an important story to their audience. Since then, Reese continues to empower and amplify incredible stories as a producer.

Reese appears in the miniseries There’s a small fire everywhereshe was also one of the producers of the series. During this time, she won her second Oscar nomination for her film in 2014. wild. Reese then appeared in the Apple TV+ series. Morning showwhere she meets again friend Co-star Jennifer.

Produced by Lease Executive in 2023 My kind of countrycountry music competition show, together Kacey Musgraves. She also starred against Ashton Kutcher A romantic comedy Your place or minereleased on Netflix. In 2025, she starred in and produced a romantic comedy You are heartfelt invited For Amazon Prime videos, Willferrell.

As for her personal life, Reese shares her daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe And son Deacon Reese Phillip With my ex-husband Ryan Phillip. She later married a talent agent Jim Toss In 2011, the couple welcomed their son. Tennessee James TossSeptember 2012. On March 24, 2023, just a few days before their 12th anniversary of their marriage, Reese and Jim announced that they were divorced. A year after the divorce was resolved in August 2023, Lease was seen alongside Private Equity Finance Oliver Haarman It was later confirmed that he had been dating several times by multiple sources.

Reese has achieved much in both her career and personal life, and you can see more photos of her here.