Reese Witherspoon© http://www.charloteweb.com/womenLaura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress who has won an Academy Award and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years.Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the movie The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996, Witherspoon's performance in Freeway established her as a rising star and led to roles in three major 1998 movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.