She's an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And she's only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles Witherspoon's participation in local talent shows, her Hollywood debut, and her Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown also highlights the actress's 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 Witherspoon's decision to put a hold on her acting career to pursue an education — a hold that couldn't 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 Hollywood's golden girl.
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Lauren Brown has been a pop culture fanatic from the day she started watching Entertainment Tonight religiously after school. She is the author of Lindsay Lohan – The “It” Girl Next Door (Simon & Schuster, 2004) and Emma Roberts: Simply Fabulous, (Simon & Schuster, 2007).
Her writing appears frequently in Seventeen and USA Weekend. She was most recently the Deputy Features Editor at Inside TV. Prior to that, she was a staff writer at US Weekly. She got her start as a college intern at Rolling Stone and began her professional journalism career as the Entertainment Editor at CosmoGIRL!.
Throughout her career, Lauren has interviewed a wide range of popular celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Jessica Simpson, Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Jack Black.
Her writing appears frequently in Seventeen and USA Weekend. She was most recently the Deputy Features Editor at Inside TV. Prior to that, she was a staff writer at US Weekly. She got her start as a college intern at Rolling Stone and began her professional journalism career as the Entertainment Editor at CosmoGIRL!.
Throughout her career, Lauren has interviewed a wide range of popular celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Jessica Simpson, Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Jack Black.
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Entertaining read on Reese.,
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Great book on Reese. Alot of chapters and information. If you're a fan of Reese, this book is highly recommended.
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Fun and inspiring read,
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Reading this well-researched bio made me want to watch all the Reese movies I missed, and it gave me a whole new appreciation for her career and character. I recommend it to anyone who's enjoyed her work.
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Good bio of a great person,
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I love Reese Witherspoon. More than that I respect her as a person. I have seen most of her movies and a number of TV appearances and bios. This book is interesting to read and seems to give a good account of her young life up to age 31. It includes some insights I had not seen before. It would have been better if Reese had wanted to share her thoughts and feelings and had given some extensive personal interviews to quote.
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