In March 2017, Witherspoon became the storyteller of Elizabeth Arden, Inc. There, she will help the company shape the brand`s narrative through advertising campaigns and marketing programs. Of her commitment, Witherspoon explains that she is „thrilled to partner with Elizabeth Arden`s team as a creative partner, produce content that celebrates the spirit of the brand, and showcase women-centric stories that exemplify the true life experiences of the women who unite us all.“ Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 at Southern Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, while his father, Dr. John Draper Witherspoon, was a student at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Witherspoon was born in Georgia and served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Until 2012, he worked as an otolaryngologist in his own practice. His mother, Mary Elizabeth „Betty“ (née Reese), was from Harriman, Tennessee. Betty has completed a total of five degrees, including a PhD in Pediatric Nursing. She became a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University. Witherspoon claimed descent from John Witherspoon, born in Scotland, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence; However, this claim has not been confirmed by the genealogists of the Society of descendants of the Signatories of the Declaration of Independence.
Her parents are still legally married, even though they separated in 1996. The „Delta Nu dance“ that Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) does in the living room with Libby Hauser (Dana Ivey) was used in the musical Legally Blonde. The film first ended at the courthouse shortly after Woods won the case, with Elle on the steps of the courthouse sharing a victory kiss with Emmett, and then a year into the future for her and a now blonde Vivian who created her own blonde legal defense club at law school. After the test audience revealed that they didn`t like this ending, McCullah Lutz and Smith consulted luketic, Platt, and other members of the production team while they were still in the movie lobby, and they all agreed that a new conclusion was needed. „It was just a weak ending,“ explained screenwriter McCullah Lutz. „The kiss didn`t feel good to me because it`s not a rom-com – it wasn`t about their relationship. So the test audience said, „We want to see what happens – we want her to pass.“ That`s why we rewrote for the diploma. [31] Ubach and Jessica Cauffiel claim that the original ending also included Elle and Vivian, who drank margaritas in Hawaii, with the implication that they were either now best friends or romantically involved, although Smith and McCullah never wrote such an ending. Other proposed endings for the film were a musical number in which Elle, the judge, the jury and everyone in the courthouse burst into song and dance.
In 2004, Witherspoon starred in Vanity Fair, based on the 19th century classic novel Vanity Fair and directed by Mira Nair.[13] Her character, Becky Sharp, is a poor woman with a ruthless determination to find happiness and establish a position in society. Witherspoon was carefully costumed to hide the fact that she was pregnant with her second child during filming. This pregnancy wasn`t an obstacle to her work, as Witherspoon thought pregnancy actually helped her portray Sharp`s character: „I love the brightness that pregnancy brings, I love the flesh, I love the voluptuous breast — it gave me a lot more to play,“ she said. The film and Witherspoon`s portrayal of Sharp received mixed reviews, as The Hollywood Reporter wrote: „Nair`s casting is great. Witherspoon lives up to the juicy role by giving the role more dynamism than wickedness. At the same time, the Charlotte Observer called her work „an excellent gentle feat on the edges,“ and the Los Angeles Times concluded that Becky „is a role reese Witherspoon was born to play.“ However, LA Weekly wrote: „[Witherspoon] conveys so little of what is both appalling and perversely appealing about Vanity Fair`s potential lover, explaining that it may have to do with Witherspoon`s vanity, `with the need for a young star without Oscar to be loved more than anyone could love the `real` Becky Sharp.“ Others said he had been occupied incorrectly. This phase of Witherspoon`s career began with the filming of the kidnapping thriller Rendition in November 2006. In the film, she plays Isabella El-Ibrahim, the pregnant wife of a suspect. The film was released in October 2007 and marked Witherspoon`s first theatrical appearance since the release of Walk the Line in 2005. The film received generally mixed reviews and was generally considered a disappointment at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Witherspoon`s performance was also criticized: „Reese Witherspoon is surprisingly lifeless,“ wrote Claudia Puig of USA Today. „Usually she brings energy and spirit into her parts, but here her performance feels moderate.“ The Legally Blonde soundtrack includes music by Vanessa Carlton, Samantha Mumba, Superchick and Hoku singing the opening song „Perfect Day“. [56] Despite her success with Election, Witherspoon noted in an interview that she struggled to find work after the film ended due to typing. Witherspoon analyzed the reasons for their difficulty finding work, commenting, „I think because the character I played was so extreme and sharp, people thought I was who I was instead of going in and creating a role. I was auditioning for things and I would always be the second choice – the studios never wanted to hire me and I lost the roles not to big box office actresses, but to the ones I think people thought differently about it. In 2000, Witherspoon played a supporting role in American Psycho as Patrick Bateman`s trophy girlfriend and made an appearance in Little Nicky as the mother of the Antichrist. She also made appearances in the sixth season of Friends as Rachel Green`s sister, Jill. Elle Woods, a fashion merchandising student and sorority daughter, is taken to an expensive restaurant by her boyfriend Warner Huntington III.
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