Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon, who was an active member in the Times Up movement, formed her own company, Hello Sunshine, in order to promote more representation in Hollywood for people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and women.

Witherspoon stated to Vogue in January 2019 that the intention of the story was to place women at the forefront. "I had become tired of playing the lone female lead in films. I was tired of reading scripts with one poorly written female role that every actress in town wanted because there wasn't anything else."

Kerry Washington, Witherspoon's co-star in Little Fires Everywhere, defended the actress and her activism, telling the publication that "there is a lot of pressure in the world about who is expected to care about politics, who is supposed to be in control, and who is supposed to be an activist." And Reese has given a very genteel, Southern, ladylike middle finger to all of it.” Reese Witherspoon will continue to be the stunning, blonde, polite Southern woman that she is while caring about intersectional feminism, who controls the country, and who has power.

Born: March 22, 1976

Nationality: American