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Reese Witherspoon made EW's Power List | 145438__22witherspoon_l
Witherspoon as SUPERGIRL, able to break box office records in a single bound with hits like ''Sweet Home Alabama''
Reese Witherspon Illustration by Anitz Kunz

AGE 26

WHY HER Witherspoon drove ''Sweet Home Alabama'' to one honey of an opening weekend at $35.6 million, making MGM's decision to sign her to a ''Legally Blonde'' sequel (''Red, White & Blonde'') look that much smarter. One of the few actresses under 30 in the eight-figure club, she's proving to be both biz savvy (snagging a producing credit for ''Red, White & Blonde'') and image conscious (her next planned film will be ''Vanity Fair'' with indie director Mira Nair).


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Posted Oct 10, 2002 | Order Article Reprints