Reese started her acting career in the early ‘90s, having previous experience as an advertising model when she was seven years old. Her official debut was in the film “Man in the Moon” (1991), followed by the co-lead role in the television movie “Wildflower”. She starred in several more films in the ‘90s, including the comedy crime-drama “Freeway” (1996), then the thriller drama “Fear” (1996), and “Election” (1999), in addition to “Cruel Intentions”.
She enjoyed her best years in the early 2000s, with the part of Elle Woods in the films “Legally Blonde”, and its sequel “Legally Blonde 2” in 2001 and 2003, and in 2005 with the role of June Carter in the biopic “Walk the Line”, for which she won the Academy Award. Her acting career declined in the next few years, but she has bounced back with the lead role in the film “Wild” (2014), and then with another main role, this time in the TV series “Big Little Lies”. Reese is also a producer and has her own production company Hello Sunshine.
Her wealth is estimated at $200 million, as of early 2020.
After divorcing Ryan, she started dating Jim Toth, whom she married in March 2011. Since then, the couple has welcomed a son, Tennessee James, born in September 2012.
