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Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her family lived in West Germany for several years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. As a child, Witherspoon worked as a model and appeared in commercials. At age 14, she got into her first feature film, The Man in the Moon (1991). Her first year out of high school, Witherspoon considered abandoning acting altogether to follow her parents into the medical field. But in 1996, her performance in the film Freeway earned her the Catalonian International Film Festival award for best actress. She briefly studied English literature at Stanford University before deciding to return to work. Other roles soon followed, including her first major box-office hit with the romantic comedy Legally Blonde (2001).

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Reese Witherspoon - Movies, Daughter & Husband

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Reese Witherspoon is an Academy Award-winning actress who is known for her roles in ‘Legally Blonde,’ ‘Walk the Line,’ ‘Wild’ and the TV series ‘Big Little Lies.’

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What’s Their Main Profession/Income Source

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What’s Their Main Profession/Income Source

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Her main income is television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine.

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Apart from her work in acting, she also operates a clothing brand called Draper James that was founded in 2015. "Founded by Reese Witherspoon, Draper James is classic American style, steeped in Southern charm, feminine and pretty".

-Since the launch of her Hello Sunshine production company, the actress has helped produce a number of critically acclaimed TV series and movies. Some of her latest projects include the rom-com flick Your Place or Mine, as well as two TV adaptions of best-selling books: Daisy Jones and the Six and The Last Thing He Told Me.

-Reese also has a Book Club under her media company Hello Sunshine, where she recommends her favorite books to readers. Founded in 2017, the club has gained a reputation for boosting the careers of female authors such as Delia Owens, Celeste Ng, and Megan Miranda. If you see Reese's book club logo on a book, you'll know its a favorite among her company.

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What are the Other Businesses They Own or Are They Shareholders?

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In 2000, Reese Witherspoon launched a production company called Type A Films, which merged with producer Bruna Papandrea's Make Movies company in 2012. This production produced blockbuster films like Gone Girl and Wild.

In 2016, Witherspoon became the sole owner of the company, and later that year, Hello Sunshine was founded. Hello Sunshine is a multimedia company that focuses on women's stories.

"We are storytellers, culture-shapers and change-makers that believe connection, creativity and humor can brighten the world while creating lasting change" It has produced various successful projects, including Apple TV's The Morning Show, the movie Where the Crawdads Sing, and Witherspoon's popular Reese's Book Club.

In 2021, Witherspoon sold Hello Sunshine to Candle Media, a company backed by the private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc., for a reported $900million. Yet, Witherspoon retains an estimated 18% ownership of the company.

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Learn more about Reese Witherspoon’s business venture

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RENOWNED actress Reese Witherspoon has been making a name for herself in the business space since the early 2000s. The Legally Blonde star has managed to turn her production company into a multimil…

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Her company, Hello Sunshine won 15 Emmys, got 63 empowering books on the NY Times Best Seller list, and has a community of 61M members.

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Reese Witherspoon is reportedly the richest self-made actress in the world, having a net worth of $440million, according to Forbes.

She continues to work in acting jobs, for example, making $20million for 10 episodes of The Morning Show.

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Video of Reese Witherspoon Talking About: Hello Sunshine

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Video of Reese Witherspoon Talking About: Hello Sunshine

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Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine | TIME 100 Companies