2001 was the turning point in her career with a breakout role as Elle Woods "in the blockbuster Legally Blonde, completed in 2002, she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.
In 2005, Witherspoon worldwide attention to the end of praise for his performance as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, end Screen Actors Guild Award for best actress in a leading role.
