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| children = 3 | yearsactive = 1991–present | occupation = Actress, producer | awards = Full list }} Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (; born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Reese Witherspoon Biography (1976-) )〕 She began her career as a child actress, starring in ''The Man in the Moon'' in 1991. In 1996, she appeared in ''Freeway'' and starred in ''Pleasantville'' in 1998. In 2000, she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical nomination for ''Election''. Witherspoon's breakthrough role came in 2001 in ''Legally Blonde'' and in 2002 she starred in the romantic comedy ''Sweet Home Alabama'', which emerged as her biggest live-action commercial success. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in ''Walk the Line'', which earned her the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress. Her other films include ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' (2003), ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' (2009) and ''Water for Elephants'' (2011). In 2014, Witherspoon produced the thriller ''Gone Girl'' and received critical acclaim for portraying Cheryl Strayed in ''Wild'', for which she earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She married actor Ryan Phillippe in 1999. The couple would separate in 2006 and divorce in 2007. She married talent agent Jim Toth in 2011. Witherspoon owns a production company, Pacific Standard, and she is actively involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation. Witherspoon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 1, 2010. == Early life == Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, while her father, John Draper Witherspoon, was a student at Tulane University medical school.〔 Her father was born in Georgia and served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. He was in private practice as an otolaryngologist until 2012.〔(According to the papers, John is an ear-nose-and-throat specialist who recently was "let go" from the medical practice due to personal problems, which Betty claims also include depression that worsened when his mother died in 2003. )〕 Her mother, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (née Reese), is from Harriman, Tennessee, and earned a BS and master's degrees in Nursing, and a doctor of education;〔(College of Nursing Honors 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients )〕 she worked as a professor of nursing (child care and mental health)〔(UTHSC Connection - System - Error 404 )〕 at Vanderbilt University.〔〔("Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon" ) at Family Tree Maker〕 In 1988, her mother began nursing babies back to health in the neonatal intensive care unit of Vanderbilt University Hospital until she retired. Witherspoon has claimed descent from Scottish-born John Witherspoon, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence; this claim has not been verified by the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence genealogists. Her parents are still legally married, although they separated in 1996. Because Witherspoon's father worked for the U.S. military in Wiesbaden, Germany, she lived there for four years as a child.〔 After returning to the U.S., she spent her childhood in Nashville, Tennessee.〔〔 She was raised as an Episcopalian. Her older brother, John Jr. is a real estate agent. She received good grades in school;〔 she loved reading and considered herself "a big dork who read loads of books." On mentioning her love for books, she said, "I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything."〔 Witherspoon attended middle school at Harding Academy and graduated from the all-girls' Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, during which time she was a cheerleader.〔 She attended Stanford University as an English literature major. After completing one year of studies, she left Stanford to pursue an acting career. Witherspoon is proud of the "definitive Southern upbringing" which she received. She has said that it gave her "a sense of family and tradition" and taught her about "being conscientious about people's feelings, being polite, being responsible and never taking for granted what you have in your life."〔〔 Witherspoon is described as a "multi-achiever" and was given the nickname "Little Type A" by her parents. On discussing her early achievements, she told ''Interview'' magazine, "I just don't see any of it as that remarkable. Maybe that's the attitude I choose to have to keep me sane and keep my feet on the ground. I grew up in an environment where women accomplished a lot. And if they weren't able to, it was because they were limited by society."〔 At the age of seven, Witherspoon was selected as a model for a florist's television advertisements, which motivated her to take acting lessons. At age eleven, she took first place in the Ten-State Talent Fair.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reese Witherspoon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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