Reese Witherspoon: The Biography

Reese Witherspoon: The Biography by Brown, Lauren. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781560259886.

Shes an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And shes only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles Witherspoons participation in local talent shows, her Hollywood debut, and her Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown also highlights the actresss emphasis on maintaining her values in an industry that often has none. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was astonishingly ambitious from a young age. By seven, she appeared in commercials and was already taking adult acting classes. In 1990 she earned her first starring role in the film Man on the Moon, and suddenly Hollywood took notice. Brown delves into Witherspoons decision to put a hold on her acting career to pursue an education — a hold that couldnt last when the scripts kept rolling in — her work with her production company Type A, and, of course, her high-visibility relationship with Ryan Phillippe, whom she met at her 21st birthday party. The first-ever biography of the star, Reese Witherspoon gives fans a close-up look at Hollywoods golden girl.