Best Reese Witherspoon Moments

Reese Witherspoon has become a media mogul in her 30 years in entertainment. Despite her own experiences with sexism going back decades, she’s built an empire that first and foremost empowers women in the business of storytelling.

Reese Witherspoon has become a media mogul in her 30 years in entertainment. Despite he... more

Curated bySilence Nogood, Hark Contributor

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Legally Blonde’s Elle was Inspired by Goldie Hawn

Reese Witherspoon talks with host of the Second Life podcast, Hillary Kerr, about the making of Legally Blonde was unapologetically feminine, but had her doubts at first. The two also discuss their surprise encounter while making Legally Blonde.

Legally Blonde’s Elle was Inspired by Goldie Hawn

Second Life

4 MINS

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Dealing with Sexism at 16

Reese Witherspoon talks to Jameela Jamil on her I Weigh podcast about her first experience dealing with sexism on set at age 16 and how she’s tried to make it better for other women since.

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

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Winning an Oscar & Starting Her Own Production Company

Reese Witherspoon talks to HFPA journalist Margaret Gardiner about the turning point in her career—winning an Oscar for ‘Walk the Line’ and starting a production company to empower women in entertainment and business.

Winning an Oscar & Starting Her Own Production Company

Golden Globes Around the World

5 MINS

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The Minute You Start a Business, Learn How “They” Make the Money

Reese Witherspoon takes us through how she learned to run a business as a woman in entertainment. From the podcast Sooo Many White Guys.

The Minute You Start a Business, Learn How “They” Make the Money

Sooo Many White Guys

3 MINS

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The No Women Locked in a Basement Rule

Reese Witherspoon talks to the Smartless guys about how her book club started from producing Gone Girl and Wild. She also gets into the types of films she’s looking to produce and what the one criticism a major studio exec had about Big Little Lies.

SmartLess

2 MINS

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Coming Out About Her Own Experience with Sexual Harassment in the Business

Reese Witherspoon talks to Oprah on Super Soul Conversations—opening up about her Me Too moment and how Oprah helped her realize her buried trauma.

Coming Out About Her Own Experience with Sexual Harassment in the Business

Oprah's Super Soul

6 MINS

Curated bySilence Nogood