Date of birth:
March 22, 1976

Hometown:
Nashville, Tennessee

Vital stats:
5'3"

Short circus:
“When you’re short, you have to have a big personality. I like making bold decisions and putting myself out to dangle in the wind.”

Where you’ve seen her:
In the movies Pleasantville, Cruel Intentions, Election, American Psycho, Little Nicky, Legally Blonde, and Sweet Home Alabama. She’s currently back in pink, trying to weave her fluffy magic on Capitol Hill in comedy sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.

Spot the difference:
Reese attended an all-girl high school while growing up in Nashville: “I really believe in single-sex education. There are no inhibitions. You can walk to school with your zit cream on and your hair in rollers, and nobody cares.”

Reese’s pieces:
“I believe in fate a lot. A certain amount of destiny brings you to the things that you’re supposed to do and puts you away from the things you’re not. I’d get really upset sometimes that I didn’t get a role, and then I’d watch the finished film and I’d thank God I didn’t do it.”

The moral of the story:
“The battles that we face in this business aren’t financial, but they are moral. And I certainly think that the longer you can keep your values and your morality intact, and keep your head on your shoulders about what is important at the end of the day, you can get the most out of this business and really emerge with something wonderful.”

By the book:
“I was always more interested in studying than in boys.”

Links:
Reese Witherspoon at IMDb.com