Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, born in 1976, is an American actress and film producer. In 1991 she debuted in the film The Man in the Moon, nominated Best Young actress, then began to be known for her role in Cruel Intentions where she met the co-star Ryan Phillippe, later married. Election, is the film which earned her first Golden Globe nomination, and in 2002 she starred in blockbuster movie Sweet Home Alabama. In 2005, Witherspoon for her role in Walk the Line, receives the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She divorced from Phillippe and in 2010 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2011 she married her actual husband, talent agent Jim Toth.