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  • Category Motion Pictures

    Address 6262 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 12/31/1969

About
Reese Witherspoon
Born:
1976-03-22,
New Orleans,
Louisiana,
USA
Education:
Any Education
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Reese Witherspoon

REESE WITHERSPOON HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: Director James L. Brooks
2,425th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
6262 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hollywood Hotel
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and respected actresses. Witherspoon grew up in Tennessee and returned to her roots to play June Carter Cash in the musical biopic, Walk the Line. Her performance earned her the 2005 Academy Award® for Best Actress, the BAFTA, the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the New York Film Critics Award, and many other honors. Witherspoon stars in Columbia Pictures,’ How Do You Know, a comedy from Academy Award®-winning writer-director James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets, Broadcast News, Terms of Endearment). The film, also starring Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson, will be released in theaters December 17.

 

She most recently starred as the giant Susan in the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens. In 2008, Witherspoon starred alongside Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases, which she also produced. Other recent film credits include the Gavin Hood-directed ensemble thriller, Rendition, in which she starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Saarsgard, and Alan Arkin.

Witherspoon’s career has been notable for her diverse range of roles, as demonstrated by her turn as a spirit who refuses to accept her death in the romantic comedy Just Like Heaven and as one of English literature’s most memorable characters, the social climbing Becky Sharpe, in Mira Nair’s revisionist take on the Thackery novel, Vanity Fair.

At the age of 14, Witherspoon was hoping to be an extra in Robert Mulligan’s coming-of-age drama, The Man in the Moon, and unexpectedly landed the lead. She followed with the dramatic adventure, A Far Off Place, and Diane Keaton’s critically-acclaimed Lifetime television feature, Wildflower.

In 1995, Witherspoon starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the thriller, Fear. She received rave reviews for her performance in the independent feature, Freeway – a modern version of Little Red Riding Hood. Produced by Oliver Stone, the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and aired to record-breaking numbers on HBO.

Witherspoon worked with Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon in Robert Benton’s dramatic thriller, Twilight, then displayed her gift for comedy in Pleasantville, written and directed by Gary Ross and co-starring Tobey Maguire.

In 1999, Witherspoon starred in Alexander Payne’s satirical comedy, Election, which earned her the Best Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics as well as a Golden Globe Nomination. She followed with Legally Blonde, which took in $100 million in domestic box office and turned the young actress into a marquee name and international star.

Witherspoon went on to star in Sweet Home Alabama, which was one of the most successful female star-driven romantic comedies of the time. She then began a second career as a producer with Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. Witherspoon’s production company, Type A Films, went on to develop and produce Penelope, a modern fable starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy, and has a slate of additional projects in the works.

Off screen, Witherspoon is involved in many charitable works. She has been active on behalf of the Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Save the Children and currently serves on the board of the Children’s Defense Fund, raising money and awareness for their many programs. Last year she went to New Orleans with a group of women to open the first “Freedom School” and they have since endowed thirteen more community centers in the area.

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ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME – www.WalkOfFame.com
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame phone application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame is also celebrating a fabulous 50th birthday party in the grand ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 which will conclude the year-long celebration of the Walk of Fame 50th.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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