Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon. Born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans. American actress and producer.
Father is an otolaryngologist, graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine, was born in Georgia, served in the reserve forces American army with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mother - Betty (nee Reese), originally from the town of Harriman, Tennessee, has a Ph.D. medical sciences in nursing and teaches nursing at Vanderbilt University.
Reese is a descendant of Scotsman John Witherspoon, the sixth chancellor of Princeton University, who was one of the signers of the US Declaration of Independence (however, some question this fact).
Reese's father served in Wiesbaden, Germany, and she spent the first four years of her life in that city. Upon returning to the United States, the family settled in Nashville, Tennessee.
When Witherspoon was 7 years old, she was chosen to star in a commercial for a flower shop, and the girl decided to take lessons acting skills, and at 11, Reese won a talent competition among 10 states.
Visited high school at Harding Academy and graduated from the prestigious Harpeth Hall School for Girls, where she was a member of the cheerleading squad. In school, Reese got good grades, loved to read, and described herself as “a nerd who reads a lot of books.” “I go crazy in the bookstore. My heart beats very fast because I want to buy everything,” she said.
After graduating from high school, Reese entered Stanford University to major in English literature. However, after studying for a year, the girl left the university to pursue an acting career.
In 1990, Witherspoon and her friends attended an open audition for the film Man on the Moon, intending to try out for a minor role. However, circumstances were such that she received main role 14-year-old village girl Dani Trent, who falls in love with her 17-year-old neighbor. The film was released at the end of 1991. Variety magazine called Reese's performance "unforgettably moving." For this role, the girl received her first nomination for the Young Actor Award.
In the same 1990, Reese also appeared on television, starring in Diane Keaton's film Wild Flower along with Patricia Arquette.
In 1992, Witherspoon was seen in another TV movie called Unbearable Choices: Keeping the Baby, where she played a seriously ill girl named Cassie Robbins.
The following year, the actress starred in the CBS miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, and also played Nonnie Parker in the film Captivity of the Sands. The same year, Reese appeared in the supporting role of Karen Morris in the film Jack Bear, for which she was awarded a Young Actor Award.
In 1994, Witherspoon played the lead role of Wendy Pfister in Jeffrey Levy's film The Japanese Policeman.
In 1999, Witherspoon starred opposite Alessandro Nivola in the dramatic thriller " Best laid plans” as Lissa, a woman who plans to escape from a small dead-end town with her lover Nick. The same year, she starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the drama Cruel Intentions, based on the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons Dangerous.
Her breakthrough role was the role of Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy "Blonde in law". This work brought the actress a nomination for the Golden Globe Award.
Reese Witherspoon in the movie Legally Blonde
She starred alongside Mark Ruffalo in the romantic comedy Between Heaven and Earth. She plays Elizabeth Masterson, an ambitious young doctor who is in a coma after a serious car accident. Her soul returns to its old apartment, where she later finds true love.
In 2004, she was cast for the role of June Carter Cash, the second wife of country singer and composer Johnny Cash, in the film "Walk the Line". She could have met Carter Cash, but while Witherspoon was filming Vanity Fair, Carter Cash died. Witherspoon sang her own vocals in the film, as her songs were to be sung in front of a live audience.
When she learned that she was scheduled to perform in concert, Witherspoon was so worried that she asked her lawyer to break her contract to star in the film. "It was the most the hard part roles. I’ve never sung professionally,” she said later. She had to learn to sing for six months for this role.
Witherspoon as Carter Cash was well received by critics. She received several awards for this work, including a Screen Actors Guild Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In addition, For their starring roles in Walk the Line, Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix received the award for “Collaborative Discovery of the Year” from the CMT Music Awards.
Reese Witherspoon in the movie Walk the Line
In 2007, she took first place among the most highly paid actresses in the world.
Successful work was in the comedy Four Christmases, a story about a couple who have to spend their Christmas trying to visit all four of their divorced parents. The film was released in November 2008 and was a box office success, earning over $120 million in the United States and $157 million worldwide.
Voiced by Susan Murphy main character DreamWorks Animation's 3-D computer animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens."
In 2009, she also released a spin-off of the film Legally Blonde, called "Legally Blondes", featuring Camille "Millie" Rosso and Rebekah "Becky" Rosso.
The romantic comedy “Who Knows” by James L. Brooks, “Water for Elephants!” was successful for her. (Witherspoon underwent circus training for this role), “The Bucket List” and “Beauties on the Run.”
In the 2000s, she became actively involved in producing. Owns a production company under called Type A Films. She is also actively involved in various charitable organizations. She collaborates with the Children's Defense Fund, and in 2007 she became the face of Avon Products and the honorary chairman of the company of the same name. charitable foundation.
Reese Witherspoon's height: 156 centimeters.
Personal life of Reese Witherspoon:
She was married twice.
Her first husband is actor Ryan Phillippe. Married from 1999 to 2008. The couple had two children - daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe (born September 9, 1999) and son Deacon Reese Phillippe (born October 23, 2003).
Second husband is Hollywood agent Jim Toth. We got married on March 26, 2011. We dated for about a year before the wedding. To this marriage, a son, Tennessee James Toth, was born on September 27, 2012.
Known for her fight with the paparazzi.
So, together with, and she collected incriminating evidence on the behavior of photographers and presented it to the governor, after which a law was passed, starting January 1, 2006, limiting the rights of photographers and introducing a fine for photographing without consent.
Filmography of Reese Witherspoon:
1991 - Man in the moon - Daniel "Dani" Trent
1991 - Wildflower - Ellie Perkins
1992 - Desperate Choices: To Save My Child - Cassie Robbins
1993 - Captured by the Sands (A Far Off Place) - Nonnie Parker
1993 - Jack nicknamed "Bear" ( Jack the Bear - Karen Morris
1993 - Return to Lonesome Dove - Ferris Dunnigan
1994 - Japanese Policeman (S.F.W.) - Wendy Pfister
1996 - Highway (Freeway) - Vanessa Lutz
1996 - Fear - Nicole Walker
1998 - Twilight - Mel Ames
1998 - Overnight Delivery - Ivy Miller
1998 - Pleasantville - Jennifer
1999 - Cruel Intentions - Annette Hargrove
1999 - Upstart (Election) - Tracy Flick
1999 - Best Laid Plans - Lissa
2000 - American Psycho - Evelyn Williams
2000 - Friends - Jill Green
2000 - m/f King of the Hill - Debbie
2000 - Nicky, the Devil Jr. (Little Nicky) - Holly
2001 - m/f The Trumpet of the Swan - Serena
2001 - Legally Blonde - Elle Woods
2002 - m/f The Simpsons - Greta Wolfcastle
2002 - The Importance of Being Earnest - Cecily Cardew
2002 - Stylish Thing (Sweet Home Alabama) - Melanie Smooter
2003 - Freedom: Our History (Freedom: A History of Us) - a girl in a factory
2003 - Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde - Elle Woods
2004 - Vanity Fair - Becky Sharp
2005 - Walk the Line - June Carter
2005 - Between Heaven and Earth (Just Like Heaven) - Elizabeth Masterson
2006 - Penelope - Annie
2007 - Version (Rendition) - Isabel Fields El-Ibrahimi
2008 - Four Christmases - Kate
2009 - m/f Monsters vs Aliens - Susan Murphy / Gigantika
2009 - Our Family Trouble
2010 - How to know... (How Do You Know?) - Lisa
2011 - Showdown in Tokyo (Tokyo Suckerpunch) - Sarah
2011 - Water for elephants! (Water for Elephants) - Marlena
2012 - This Means War - Lauren
2012 - Devil's Knot - Pam Hobbs
2013 - Mud - Juniper
2013 - Wish List
2014 - Inherent Vice - Penny
2014 - Wild - Cheryl Strayed
2014 - The Good Lie - Carrie
2015 - Hot Pursuit - Rose Cooper
2017 - Big Little Lies - Madeleine Martha Mackenzie
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are a spectacular couple, whom journalists dubbed “America's sweethearts.” The whole world watched the development of the relationship between the young stars for several years, but the ending, unfortunately, was not happy. Why did Reese and Ryan break up, and what is known about the children born in this marriage?
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe: getting to know each other
The actors first met at a party that Reese threw in honor of her 21st birthday. Communication started with indecent joke Ryan, to which the girl responded with a counter barb. It might seem that Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe didn't immediately like each other. But in reality young man The fragile blonde with a sharp tongue made a huge impression. Just two days after the fateful meeting, he sent her a message containing an apology, according to e-mail. The message did not go unanswered.
For a month, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe called each other daily and exchanged messages. Then the actress went to where at that moment her chosen one was filming the film “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” By the time they returned to Los Angeles, they had already started dating. Reese jokingly referred to Ryan as her birthday present.
Development of a relationship
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were already dating when they were offered to play a couple in love in the film Cruel Intentions. It is not surprising that their on-screen romance looked so convincing. In the first months of the relationship, the actors practically did not appear in public, ignoring numerous invitations to pretentious Hollywood parties. The lovers preferred to spend time alone with each other. They walked in the park, went shopping together, or stayed at home, spending time watching videos.
Of course, from time to time the lovers told friends and the press about romantic moments, of which there were many at the beginning of the relationship. For example, it is known that they competed for the right to prepare breakfast, which was then served to the other half in bed. Ryan loved to pamper his beloved with flower bouquets, preferring to give yellow roses. Reese happily cooked spaghetti with marinated chicken for her boyfriend - a dish that Philip was crazy about.
Wedding
Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon got married in 1999. The love story says that the actor proposed to his girlfriend after learning about her pregnancy. He presented Reese not only with a white gold ring decorated with diamonds, but also with an adorable Chihuahua puppy. The doubts that Witherspoon had about whether it was too early for her to give birth to a child have dissipated.
Marriage star couple took place immediately after the premiere of Cruel Intentions. By Hollywood standards, the wedding celebration was modest, but Reese and Ryan did not want to make a performance out of their important ceremony for onlookers. In 1999, daughter Ava Elizabeth appeared in the family, and already in 2003, son Deacon. Later it turned out that conflicts in the family began even before the birth of the second child. The birth of a son did not help smooth out the situation; it continued to escalate.
Divorce
It seemed to those around that nothing could ruin the relationship of such a wonderful couple as Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon. The divorce came as a complete surprise even to close friends and relatives of the star couple. The actors decided to separate after seven years. life together, the presence of two small children did not become an obstacle for them.
The love of Reese and Ryan began beautifully, but, unfortunately, the young people were not able to part beautifully. The divorce process took about a year, during which the former lovers spoke very unflatteringly about each other, defending their own innocence. Of course, various rumors spread about the reason that led to the breakup. For example, journalists assumed that Reese decided to leave her husband after learning about his affair with the young actress
According to Philip, main reason The reason for the breakup was their youth, because he and Reese were in their early twenties when they started dating. He also accuses his ex-wife of being overly interested in her career and not wanting to pay enough attention to the family. Reese has her own point of view on the reason for her divorce from her ex-husband. She accuses Ryan of having a drug problem and being jealous of her successful career.
Children
During the divorce proceedings, the question of who the children would stay with was also raised. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe fought for the right to raise their son and daughter. As a result, the court decided on joint custody. The children remained with their mother, but their father was allowed to see Ava and Deacon regularly. This decision still does not suit the actress, who is trying to limit communication time ex-spouse with children, believing that he is a bad influence on them.
Ava has already turned into a 16-year-old blonde beauty who dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and acting in films. Deacon, who recently turned 13, has not yet decided on his future profession.
Just a few days ago we congratulated Reese Witherspoon on her birthday - the actress turned 39 years old. Today she has another reason for joy, and we have another opportunity to dedicate one of our materials to her. On March 26, 2011, Reese married her beloved Jim Toth. Four years have passed since then, but the couple’s feelings are as fresh as in the first moments of their romance. This is evidenced by joint photos and rare revelations of the actress in interviews. In honor of the marriage anniversary of Reese and Jim, albeit not a very big one, HELLO.RU decided to remember the couple’s love story and tell it to its readers.
Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth met in 2010, when the actress was 34 years old. At that moment, behind her shoulders was successful career, proving this are many successful and popular films and an Oscar statuette, marriage and several novels that ended unsuccessfully, two children and the fear of loneliness.
You can't even imagine how afraid I was of becoming a single mother. The stress and anxiety were simply enormous. I would say this is a real injury!
- Reese later recalled in an interview.
Her first serious relationship began shortly before filming Cruel Intentions. She met the actor who plays the main character, Ryan Phillippe, in 1997 while celebrating her birthday, and a little later they began an affair, which developed into marriage. In 1999, Reese and Ryan's first child, daughter Ava Elizabeth, was born, and in 2003, son Dick.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe in the movie "Cruel Intentions"
From the outside, the acting couple created the appearance of an ideal family with two children, but away from prying eyes, everything was not so ideal. In addition to constant quarrels, Ryan could not calmly react to career success wife: while she received one offer after another and won an Oscar, he was forced to continue to knock on the thresholds of film studios in the hope of some more or less significant role. It all ended with Ryan's betrayal and the couple's divorce, but despite this, Witherspoon and Philip continue to remain friends to this day.
Reese Witherspoon won her first Oscar, 2007
The next person who managed to win Reese's heart was her co-star in the film "Version", actor Jake Gyllenhaal. And again, from the outside it seemed that everything was going well - the lovers appeared together at high-profile ceremonies and events, hugged and kissed at concerts and basketball games. The idyll lasted two years, and then, to the disappointment of fans, went into oblivion. They said that the reason for the breakup was Jake's unpreparedness for serious relationship and reluctance to take responsibility for Reese's children.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon at the Oscars party, 2009
Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon at Coachella, 2009
It is not surprising that after such novels, Reese Witherspoon stopped hoping for a miracle and began to succumb to the fear of being alone. However, soon, just two months after the next breakup, a miracle still happened, and the actress burst into life real love in the person of Jim Toth, the actors' agent. Unlike Reese, not much is known about him. He was born in 1970, graduated from Loyola Marymount University and at the time of his acquaintance with Witherspoon was one of the heads of the acting agency Creative Artists Agency. His clients included such people as Matthew McConaughey and Marie Elizabeth Winstead. Besides beautiful appearance, there was something about Jim that set him apart from Reese’s former suitors. Jim was not jealous of his lover’s success and popularity, as Ryan Phillippe did, although he himself also tried to build a career in the film industry. Thoth did not have the main drawback of Jake Gyllenhaal - the agent had long wanted to create own family and loved children very much.
It's really great to be with someone who understands my career and isn't doing the same thing as me. He's a wonderful guy. Simply wonderful
- Reese admitted to Glamor magazine.
One of the first joint appearances of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, 2010
They had a lot of fun and laughed, chatting constantly. Their conversation continued throughout the entire dinner. Reese looked very happy. 
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, December 2012
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth jogging in Los Angeles
Their next public appearance happened in an expanded lineup - on July 4, Reese, Jim, Ava and Dick attended a party in Malibu. Then insiders shared:
Reese never tires of talking about how good it is for her to be close to Jim and how great it is to see his care and love for her children.
The fact that Jim Toth has become a full-fledged part of the Witherspoon family is eloquently proven by the following fact: the agent spent Easter in the company of the actress and her children.
She wants her daughter and son to get to know Jim well. She thinks he has a wonderful influence on them. He completely took over her world. He is a very family guy, and this is what Reese has always been looking for and waiting for. 
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, October 2013
In December 2010, it became clear that the relationship between the actress and the agent was not just another romance that would exhaust itself over time. At the beginning of the month, Jim supported Reese Witherspoon at an important event for her and her career - the actress was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He sat next to Reese's parents, Betty and John, and their children.
Reese Witherspoon with her children, receiving a star on the Walk of Fame, 2010
And at the end of December, almost on Christmas, Jim proposed marriage to his beloved. And on January 4, Reese appeared in front of photographers with a sparkling diamond ring on her ring finger.
Reese Witherspoon first appeared in public with wedding ring, January 2011
Reese and Jim did not delay the ceremony, unlike many of their colleagues. One can only envy their quick decision-making and organizational skills - everything was ready by March 26th. It was on this day that Witherspoon and Toth officially became husband and wife, and this joyful event was witnessed by 120 of the couple's closest relatives and friends, including Renee Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., Alice Milano and Salma Hayek.
As it turned out over time, the agent kept the words that Jim said to Reese during their first meeting and proved them with his actions. He really managed to surround the actress with care and love and give her a feeling of security. After the wedding, Reese spoke about her husband like this:
I now feel the endless support of my husband Jim. It’s such a dizzying feeling to be the one you need! The only one! And you are amazed how, after falls and dark days without hope, there is someone who is sure that he wants to be with you. 
Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 2015
Perhaps the most surprising and respectable thing in the relationship between the couple Reese and Jim is the fact that Toth managed to establish relationships not only with the star’s children from her first marriage, but also with her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe. Agree that you don’t see a scene in which a girl’s ex-husband cheers for her son at the edge of a football field with her new boyfriend very often.
Probably, few couples manage to establish such relationships between families. I consider myself lucky in life! When I talk to women who are in difficult life situation, for example, those going through a divorce, I tell them: “Everything bad will definitely end. I understand that it sounds too simple, but it’s really so. And you will become a different person, better than you are now.” But once they told me the same thing, and I didn’t believe it. You must look at yourself from the outside, at your behavior, at your whole life. Understand yourself, understand what kind of person you would like to be, who you see next to you. Sit down and write everything down point by point. And it will come true!
Reese says.
Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
In 2012, the actress gave Jim their first common child- son of Tennessee. The baby was named after the state in which Reese grew up.
Pregnant Reese Witherspoon, 2012
Jim Toth and pregnant Reese Witherspoon
Witherspoon decided to show the boy to the world only six months after his birth, but not completely - when going out with him, she covered his face from the annoying paparazzi for a long time. Reese published a full-length photo of her second son two years later on Instagram - in it, mother and baby were captured while walking around New Orleans.
The first published photo of Tennessee's son on the actress's page
As Reese admits, without Jim's support she would not have been able to combine her career and family so successfully.
I'm so grateful to have this amazing person. I wouldn't be where I am without his constant support and full cooperation. He changes diapers, fixes the car and always finds time to tell me the most important words. I almost forgot, he makes amazing lattes!
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth on a walk with their son Tennessee
Needless to say, Reese Witherspoon is incredibly lucky, she met “her man,” and we hope this anniversary will be just one of many in their life together. life path! Our congratulations!
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, February 27, 2015
Text: Bykova Anastasia and Ovchinnikova Valeria
Reese Witherspoon - fragile, gentle and very artistic Hollywood actress, born in New Orleans on March 22, 1976.
Childhood
Reese spent part of her childhood in Germany. Her father, a talented military surgeon, was assigned there shortly after the birth of his daughter. The girl's mother also had a higher education medical education, but did not work in a hospital, but taught nursing and other disciplines to students. It is not surprising that at first Reese was completely focused on a career as a doctor.
But it so happened that at the age of seven she found herself filming a small commercial, where the cute little girl was invited to play a tiny episode. The transformation in front of the camera turned out to be so interesting that she asked to study at a children's acting studio. The parents complied with their daughter's wishes.
The girl turned out to be very capable. She was often trusted to play leading roles in plays, and having taken part in a competition for young acting talents for the first time, Reese easily won it, although at that time she was only 11 years old. The girl was noticed by producers, and at the age of 15 she already made her debut on the big screen in the film “Man on the Moon.”
Career
After graduating from school, Reese did not decide to follow the acting path further. She, following the example of her parents, applied to a medical institute and easily passed the entrance exams - she always did well at school. But less than a year later, Reese realized that she missed the stage and would not be able to practice medicine all her life.
She leaves the institute and decides to concentrate entirely on cinema.
At first, everything didn’t work out the way I wanted. Despite the fact that Reese was extraordinarily talented and charming, she was given small supporting roles in low-budget and, frankly, uninteresting films. She agreed to these roles only because she understood that every experience of working in front of the camera was valuable for her.
After the films “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” Reese began to be recognized by sight. Quite often she starred in thrillers and horror films, where her acting abilities could not be revealed too much. And after the premiere of the youth thriller “Cruel Intentions,” she became a favorite of the youth audience. But she, of course, dreamed of something completely different.
The long-awaited fame of the actress was brought to her by the comedy film Legally Blonde. By the way, for it she received her first million-dollar fee, and at the same time the prestigious Golden Globe cinema award. Next meaningful work actress became “Stylish Little Thing”, which has already brought her several million. Since then, Reese has been on the list of the highest paid Hollywood actresses.
Personal life
Reese's personal life has never been too turbulent. She herself says that she has enough passion on film sets, but at home she wants peace and comfort. Therefore, after several short-term romances, in 1999 she married actor Ryan Phillippe and gave birth to her first child the same year.
But this did not stop her from returning to filming very quickly and continuing to actively build her career. In 2003, the couple had a daughter, but five years later they separated.
Reese had a hard time coping with the crash family relations even though Ryan continues to communicate with the children and takes an active part in their upbringing. Successful theatrical agent Jim Toth helped the actress find peace of mind, and a year after the start of their romance, they formalized their relationship. In the fall of 2012, their son Tennessee was born.
But Reese has interests besides career and family. The girl has been actively involved in charity work since her early youth. She organizes and takes part in programs that help raise funds for disadvantaged children and residents of third world countries.
With husband and children
Reese is sensitive to his personal life, carefully protecting its details from journalists. Those of them who behave too impudently are quickly tamed by the girl’s lawyers.
Together with friends Cameron Diaz and Halle Berry, she personally petitioned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pass a law prohibiting paparazzi from intruding on privacy stars And such a law was adopted in 2006.
— Reese, congratulations on your new film. “Beauties on the Run” is a film in which the action is carried out by two actresses, you and Sofia Vergara. Is it true that you two truly became friends?
- And not only us, but also our mothers! Sofia is a charming woman and very smart. We have similar feeling humor. She doesn't take herself too seriously - I really like that. I don’t even understand why Sofia is filmed so little. If I were the studio bosses, I would just bombard her with roles. She is an incredible beauty. I remember the first time I met Sofia in the hotel lobby, all men
turned around after her. It was funny to watch. I've been wanting to make a film with her for a long time. And when she agreed to work with me, she offered several ideas to choose from. We ended up with such a feminist project: a comedy without love story and without the main character - a man.— Weren’t you a little jealous of your partner? After all, in the comedy she is all a beauty in tight dresses, and you are in a police uniform.
“But I play a cop who is tasked with protecting the wife of a drug mafia leader as an important witness.” And Sofia and I are handcuffed to each other for half the movie! We were dying of laughter on set because we were endlessly joking with each other.
With Sofia Vergara (still from the movie “Beauties on the Run”)
- You are a happy woman. We successfully married a second time, gave birth to a baby...
— Every day I thank fate for my husband (Jim Toth, acting agent. — Note “TN”). I couldn’t have done it without him, without his constant moral support and confidence in my abilities. And what a wonderful father he is! Changes diapers for our son Tennessee, walks with him, plays. Tennessee is becoming more like his daddy every day. Just a miniature Jim. So cute! (Laughs.) My husband always finds time to chat with me and discuss my affairs. Jim knows how much I need this. And the kind of latte coffee he makes is absolutely fabulous! Without coffee, especially in the afternoon, I simply cannot function. So my husband tries to make me drink coffee with at least milk, since I can’t stop. Even Sofia, on the set of “Pretty Women...”, was surprised: “It seems that you are from Colombia, not me.”- Your husband takes care of you...
- Yes. He healed my soul. After all, after breaking up with Ryan (Ryan Phillip, actor, cheated on Reese after eight years of marriage. - TN note) I looked like scrambled eggs. Everything inside me was turned upside down.
— I wonder how you met Jim? Certainly not on the set, as usually happens...
- No. During one event. At the party. I was constantly pestered by some very tipsy guy there, and then Jim came up and said: “Please forgive my friend. The woman he loved just left him.” And he took him away. And then he came up again with an apology. That's how we started dating.
“Every day I thank fate for my husband. He healed my soul. I couldn’t do it without him, without his constant moral support. And what a wonderful father he is! With husband Jim Toth (New York). Photo: PA Photos/TASS
- I can not forget scandalous story, when you and your husband were arrested on the road in 2013. This is very uncharacteristic for you.
“First of all, this was unforgivable behavior on my part. Jim and I were returning from a visit where we drank far more wine than we should have. And when we were stopped by the traffic police, I panicked terribly, afraid for Jim, who was driving. And she began, as they say, to download her license. God, it's embarrassing to remember. She was rude to the officer! Among my close relatives there are police officers, and I
took it and showed such disrespect for their work. And she also lied, can you imagine? She said that I was pregnant. Nightmare! But there is, perhaps, one plus in this story. People finally realized that I'm not the perfect heroine, the flawless perfectionist and the like. Because very often we are perceived not as we are, but in the image that, as in my case, was imposed on me by the press. But I'm not like my characters. Yes, I had good grades, despite the fact that I have been acting since I was 14 years old. After closed private school for girls, I studied for some time at Stanford University, where I was accepted for free thanks to high marks. Yes, I have vanity, and I know how to get my way. But I a common person, with all the advantages and disadvantages! And I can make mistakes and mistakes, like all people. I won’t forget how one very famous director said about me: “She’s too sweet and expensive.”- Yes, you are right, people most often perceive you as a kind of lucky girl without any special problems - a pretty blonde.
- Exactly. It’s as if I don’t know misfortune, pain, grief and sadness. As if I had not experienced difficult, painful relationships, breakups, losses, the need to part with loved ones. And didn’t divorce play the same cruel joke on me as it does on many women, regardless of their status and type of activity? I mean when your head stops working and everything goes to hell. After all, this is exactly what happened to me and this is why my career has stalled, despite the presence of “” and huge fees. IN Lately I was practically not allowed to play in serious dramas. I could act in at least 20 films at the same time - there were enough offers - but absolutely without desire, without enthusiasm. Because I starred in films that were not very interesting to me.
In a word, the fact that I lost my unspoken title of “American favorite” did not particularly upset me.
“People finally realized that I’m not an ideal heroine, an impeccable perfectionist and the like. I'm not like my characters. Yes, I have vanity, and I know how to get my way. But I am an ordinary person, with all the advantages and disadvantages! Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
— So you don’t have a tendency towards perfectionism?
— My so-called perfectionism only manifests itself in situations when they no longer appreciate me or what I do with dignity. I'll get ready and start right away active work. There is no better motivator than resentment and defeat.
For example, in 2012, in The New Yorker magazine, I found myself on the list of actors who were published. Fortunately, I found myself in good company - along with Mel Gibson. That's when I experienced a huge feeling of resentment and frustration. I was very hurt. But this prompted me to take action: since I stopped receiving good roles, you have to create them for yourself. I decided to start from scratch. She invited the experienced producer Bruna Papandrea to be her companion, and we began to read books, scripts, everything we could. I bought the rights to the book Gone Girl, which had not yet made the bestseller list. And, of course, she intended to play in a film based on it. But when we managed to get David Fincher himself as director and he said that he needed a “special” actress, I didn’t mind. David chose to give this role to Rosamund Pike, and I, as a producer, understood perfectly well that only Fincher should decide who to shoot, and not me at all. (The film “Gone Girl” starring Rosamund Pike was nominated for an Oscar this year and earned more than $300 million at the box office with a budget of $61 million. — TN note.) At the same time, we managed to get the rights to Cheryl Strayed’s book “Wild.” " - about a woman who went to wander around the country when she decided that her life was completely ruined. This book also became, by the way, a bestseller. Well, who would allow me to play such a woman on a studio project? She tries drugs, has sex in inappropriate places, and does everything during her vital journey - getting out of the crisis. (The film “Wild” by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée was also nominated for an Oscar. - TN note.) However, when I began to delve deeply into the issues of drug addiction, I felt so unwell that I had to call a hypnotist to helped me film these episodes.
- Reese, but it’s still not by chance and not in vain that you are considered a strong woman.
- In my opinion, all women are strong. Wherever I have been, in any part of the world, I have never met the weak. You know, I am very grateful to my mother. She taught me a lot. Mom often repeated: “Your job is your insurance for life. No matter what happens". I try to instill the same in my children. I don't know if I will succeed or not. Ava is already 15 years old, very big. But I continue to take her and my brother to church, and they have so-called parental controls on their computers that allow them to block sites that I don’t want them to go to. Recently, my daughter admitted that she and her brother tried to watch the film “Cruel Intentions,” where I play with their father; we met just then. And in this film, Ryan's hero takes my heroine's virginity. And so Ava said that they couldn’t watch it and turned off the movie.
I wasn't so calm at all adolescence. For example, she was obsessed with boys. I loved going on dates. (Smiles.) This is also why my parents sent me to a girls’ school.
— Mom often repeated: “Your job is your insurance for life. No matter what happens". I try to instill the same thing in my children. I don't know if I will succeed or not. With children Ava, Deacon and Tennessee. Photo: East News
— Tell me, do you have any friends who are not actresses? It must be difficult to be friends when everyone is crazy busy and famous.
- And my friends are not actresses. And I value them very much. They saw me at my best different situations, including when I was sobbing and almost banging my head against the wall. And they fed me, dressed and undressed me, took the children to school. You know, after the divorce a lot became clearer. And I stopped communicating with a lot of people, because when I feel bad, it turns out that it makes them feel very good. I call my girlfriends
"Southern Mafia" I love receiving guests. This is how my mother raised me. And hers is her grandmother. She, unfortunately, died when my mother was only 20 years old. And my mother, I know, still hasn’t been able to recover from the death of my grandmother... Mom taught me how to run a house and dress beautifully. Always, and not just when going out. Grandma loved flowers and bright colors. I just recently started a company with Tennessee artists that will produce cute trinkets and items for the home. I named the company in honor of my grandparents. I so wanted to do something in memory of them and our southern traditions. I grew up in Tennessee, and we have a lot of our own characteristics.— There are rumors that you are not naturally blonde. It's right?
- I will not say! Yes, I don’t even remember when last time I saw my hair undyed. And anyway, I’m a Southerner, and we can’t stand our natural hair color.
Full name: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Family: husband - Jim Toth (45 years old), employee of an acting agency; daughter - Ava (15 years old); sons - Deacon (11 years old) and Tennessee (2 years old)
Education: studied English literature at Stanford University
Career: At the age of 14 she received the main role in the film “Man on the Moon”. She starred in more than 40 films, including: “Pleasantville”, “Cruel Intentions”, “Legally Blonde”, “Vanity Fair”, “Between Heaven and Earth”, “Water for Elephants!” Winner of an Oscar for his role in the film Walk the Line. Owner of a production company. Member of the Board of the Children's Defense Fund
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