Reese Witherspoon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John and Betty Witherspoon. Her father was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army reserves and her mother was a nurse and college professor from Harriman, Tennessee. She claims to be the direct descendant of John Witherspoon who was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, the sixth president of Princeton University, and Presbyterian minister. Reese Witherspoon was raised ...





















Actress Reese Witherspoon is the November cover girl for Vogue magazine. In the issue Reese talks about her beau Jake, divorce and her upcoming role in Four Christmases. Here are some excerpts from the interview...
Reese on boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal: “He’s very supportive. Suffice it to say, I’m very happy in life, and I’m very lucky to have a lot of really supportive people around me who care very much for me, and, you know, that’s ...
Looks like things are getting super serious between Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal. The couple is reportedly house hunting in London.
Apparently they've been checking out a number of properties, both apartments and townhouses, in the Mayfair area.
A real estate source tells Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, "Reese was extremely concerned about security issues. She seemed to particularly like places where they could enter and exit not directly onto the street. That's not always an easy thing in ...
Reese Witherspoon has taken her star power to Brazil to fight for a cause close to her heart. She's touring the country as global ambassador of Speak Out Against Domestic Violence.
The initiative was launched in 2004 with Avon Cosmetics, which Reese is the face of. Reese hopes her attachment to the cause will help to eliminate the abuse of women.
She told reporters in Sao Paulo on Thursday, "There isn't a woman in the
world that doesn'...
Will Smith was revealed by Forbes as the highest paid actor yesterday, and today it's all about Cameron Diaz.
Believe it or not, she beat out Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston for top honors, banking $50 million in this past year alone.
That's a whole lot of cash for her only 2008 movie being What Happens In Vegas! Ok, Shrek came out in '07, we'll give her that…
Cam does have a lot on her plate for ...
A new study by the Hollywood Reporter is naming Reese Witherspoon the richest of all! Their "rich list" names Reese as the top paid actress in Hollywood.
She pulls in $15-$20 million per film, beating out Cameron Diaz
and Nicole Kidman. Who needs that much money?!
In other Reese news, Us Weekly is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal has moved in with Reese. Things are getting serious!
Doesn't it seem like forever ago when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe split up? The two have clearly moved on; Reese with Jake and Ryan with Abbie. But their divorce was only finalized yesterday!
Reese and Ryan share joint custody of their two children, and have settled all their finances. It's been so long since we've seen them together, but it's still sad to think they didn't work out.
They were so cute together back ...
Sorry ladies, he's off the market once again! Ryan Phillippe has finally stepped out with his girlfriend Abbie Cornish. The two have been together for some time now but none of them would admit it. Well, they don't need to admit anything anymore.
Ryan accompanied Abbie to the 2008 Australian in Film Breakthrough Awards last night. This was the first time the two attended any sort of Hollywood event together.
"They were adorable," a guest told People Magazine. "...
Jake Gyllenhaal is apparently desperate to settle down and have kids with his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon.
A source tells OK! magazine, "He knows he might be jumping the gun thinking of kids, but he knows that Reese is the one. He laughs and says he needs to propose and do this the right way. It really is first comes love, then comes marriage... (Reese) reminds him that it's more than just coming over to take the kids to the ...
Now this is what we call an A-list affair! Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are reportedly planning on officially announcing their engagement any day now.
The source told OK! magazine: "They've been talking marriage for a while. They'll be formally engaged any day now. They want to spend the rest of their lives together."
Despite denying rumors of an engagement back in January, Reese is now reportedly ready to take their relationship further for the sake of ...
Kirsten Dunst is really upset about ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal's
relationship with Reese Witherspoon. Kiki's friends say she always
thought the two would reunite, despite a couple different breakups.
Jake and Reese have been pictured lately with Reese's kids, and it
looks like the two are super in love. Reese has also been seen on the
set of her new movie "Four Christmasas" with an engagement ring, but
it looks like it's just a prop for ...
San Fransisco's gossip blog, The Daily Dish, is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are engaged!
That was fast… They say that Jake proposed to Reese way back when they had that much-publicized trip to Rome together, but that Reese said no because it was too soon after her divorce from Ryan Phillippe.
Jake was just seen with his sis Maggie picking trying to pick out a ring at Cartier for Reese, and ended up buying a ...
In non-Britney, non-scandal news, Reese Witherspoon has been voted the most likeable female celebrity in a new poll. Basically, if Hollywood was high school, she just became Prom Queen.
It was a close call though! Witherspoon beat out Jennifer Aniston with 74% to Aniston's 70% in the survey of 1,000 females.
Angelina Jolie came in third position with 53%, followed by Jennifer Lopez in fourth place with 52%. Katie Holmes also makes it into the top ...









