Actress Reese Witherspoon took the law into her own hands when it came to her Hollywood career. The Legally Blonde star says she was written off and typecast as a bimbo in her early movie days, just like her dizzy blonde character Elle Woods in the smash hit comedy.
So, when she couldn’t get the roles she wanted, Reese wrote them herself – and went on to amass a £200million fortune. The 44-year-old, who broke into Hollywood 20 years ago, said: “I had to work very hard to get people to take me seriously.
And even after I’d had some success, I still couldn’t find the roles I was looking for. “I wanted to play dynamic women and be part of stories that would allow me to explore all the doubts and anxieties most women go through.” Reese
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