One of the highest paid actress in Hollywood with a solid career going back about twenty years, Reese Witherspoon's net worth is the result of hard work, from the time she was a sweet ingénue in teen films until the well-respected performer she is today.

It was only a few months ago that the "Sweet Home Alabama" actress was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in "Wild," a film she produced as well as starring; in any case, Reese Witherspoon's net worth probably rose after that, as it's been often said that stars get more "expensive" the more recognition they have.

Ever since she first began acting in the early 90s, Reese Witherspoon's net worth has been constantly in the rise, being one of the child actresses who worked the most at the time; however, she didn't make it big in Hollywood until 1999, when she had major roles in the two films that'd make her a star: the modern retelling of "Dangerous Liaisons" called "Cruel Intentions" and the high school dark comedy "Election."

After that, Witherspoon made a name for herself in films by co-starring in a number of films, most notably a series of romantic comedies starring some of Hollywood's biggest names; it was then, the time of films like "Legally Blonde" and "Just Like Heaven," when Reese Witherspoon's net worth rose the most ... and then, she starred in the film that would give her an Oscar: "Walk the Line."

In it, she played June Carter Cash, the wife of legendary country singer Johnny Cash, who was played by Joaquin Phoenix in the movie.

According to Forbes, Reese Witherspoon's net worth is about to rise even further, as the actress has just joined forces with fellow Oscar winner Nicole Kidman for their own HBO limited series, "Big Little Lies," which the magazine says could be the stars' "very own 'True Detective.'"

Currently, Reese Witherspoon's net worth stands at $80 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.