Reese Witherspoon through the years

Follow her journey from child actress to 'Legally Blonde' bombshell

By Geoff Berkshire, Metromix

Reese Witherspoon's latest, "Water for Elephants," explores a love triangle in a circus during the Great Depression. Her co-stars are another Oscar winner, "Inglourious Basterds'" Christoph Waltz, and "Twilight" heartthrob Robert Pattinson.

Check out Witherspoon's journey from critics' darling to movie star to award winner.

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