Reese Witherspoon is the star of the 2001 comedy-drama film Legally Blonde. She is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur who has won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Witherspoon rose to fame with her performance in the film Election (1999) and has since starred in films such as Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Walk the Line (2005), and Big Little Lies (2017).