2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.

2001 marked a significant turning point in Witherspoon's career, when she starred in the feature film Legally Blonde.

In 2009, she also produced a spin-off film of Legally Blonde called Legally Blondes, featuring Camilla " Milly " Rosso and Rebecca " Becky " Rosso.

In 2001, she had a supporting role in the hit film Legally Blonde opposite Reese Witherspoon.

Duff hosted the reality show Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods, which searched for the next actress to take over the lead role in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she was previously in the chorus.

The incident jump-started Ali Larter's acting career, and she went on to many TV shows, movies ( Legally Blonde, Final Destination ) and the role of Niki Sanders in NBC's Heroes.

Her other film work includes roles in Dead Man on Campus, Legally Blonde, Brokeback Mountain ( for which she was nominated for the ensemble Gotham and Screen Actors Guild awards ), and a starring role in the Happy Madison film Grandma's Boy as Samantha.

Legally, she was now obliged to marry the new king, Louis XII ; however, he was already married, to Joan, daughter of Louis XI and sister to Charles VIII.

Legally required to support his estranged wife, William Nichols paid her an allowance of five shillings a week until 1882, when he heard that she was working as a prostitute ; he was not required to support her if she was earning money through illicit means.

In later years, she did other acting work, appearing in a 2002 commercial for the insurance company GEICO and as " Bruiser's Mom " in the 2003 movie " Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde ".

Legally blind as a child, she learns to read before going to school, thus stoking up wrath in the Nuns / teachers at her Catholic school.

She starred as Mrs. Valentine on the teen drama Dawson's Creek in the 2000-2001 season, and she had supporting roles in the films Global Effect ( 2002 ), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ( 2003 ), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde ( 2003 ), Click ( 2006 ), The Heat Chamber ( 2003 ) and Cougar Club ( 2007 ).

In 2011, she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.

Smith was originally supposed to leave Legally Blonde on 23 October 2010, but she extended her run to 8 January 2011, when Susan McFadden took over the role.

She is best known for playing " Stifler's mom ," the consummate " MILF ," in the American Pie films, though she is also known for supporting parts in other films, including Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story ; Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde and its sequel ; " Hottie Police Officer " in A Night at the Roxbury ; and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots.

Since then, she has served as a policy advisor and counsel for Tom Campbell's U. S. Senate campaign in 2000, given speeches throughout California ( including keynote addresses for the Golden State Republican Women Leaders ' Forum, the California Federation of Republican Women's biennial conference, the San Diego County Federation of Republican Women's 76th Annual Convention, and the San Bernardino County Federation of Republican Women's Conference in 2003 ) assisted on a variety of free-lance projects, including providing advice on the script for Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and volunteered for organizations as diverse as the Junior League of Pasadena and Soldiers ’ Angels.

Legally speaking, the Council is a single entity, but it is in practice divided into several different council configurations ( or ‘( con ) formations ’).

" Legally, such a sentence is not regarded as punishment like a prison sentence, but as a special measure.

Legally, the term “ nuisance ” is traditionally used in three ways: ( 1 ) to describe an activity or condition that is harmful or annoying to others ( example-indecent conduct, a rubbish heap or a smoking chimney ); ( 2 ) to describe the harm caused by the before-mentioned activity or condition ( example-loud noises or objectionable odors ); and ( 3 ) to describe a legal liability ( responsibility ) that arises from the combination of the two.

Legally the term footpath is only used for paths that do not abut a carriageway.

Legally, it is based on the enactment ( Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573 ) of 1 September 1939 Verordnung über die Erneuerung des Eisernen Kreuzes ( Regulation for the Re-introduction of the Iron Cross ).

Legally, this defense had a very weak standing for him, since in cases of legal provocation providing for diminished capacity, it is required to have an immediate response.

Legally, the Magistratisches Bezirksamt ( district office ) is a local office of the municipality's administration.

The latter stereotype is a central plot element of The Paper Chase and appears in Legally Blonde.

Legally, a summons ( also known in England and Wales as a claim form, New South Wales as Court Attendance Notice ( CAN ) is a legal document issued by a court ( a judicial summons ) or by an administrative agency of government ( an administrative summons ) for various purposes.

Legally declared fathers have access to paternity testing services under the new regulations, provided the putative parental DNA being tested is their own.

Legally it is not necessary to be a member of the IStructE when working on structures in the UK, however industry practice, insurance and liabilities dictate that an appropriately qualified engineer be responsible for such work.

Legally, most states have time-based rules for the definition of " classic " for purposes such as antique vehicle registration ; for example, Most states define it as " A motor vehicle, but not a reproduction thereof, manufactured at least 20 years prior to the current year which has been maintained in or restored to a condition which is substantially in conformity with manufacturer specifications and appearance.

Legally, this is very similar to detached houses, but because of the intertwining of interests in the single architectural building, a homeowner's association is required.

Legally, a swaption is an agreement between the two counterparties to exchange the required payments.

* The film Legally Blonde was originally set at Stanford Law School, which is also the setting of the book it is based on.

Legally, I-182 is defined by the Revised Code of Washington § 47. 17. 372.

Legally, it is an international treaty.

Legally freed for the second and final time, Cinquè bids emotional farewells to his companions ; shaking Adams's hand, giving Joadson his lion tooth which is his only memento of Africa and thanking Baldwin in English and in Mende.

Legally, however, the term " salesperson " is still used in many states to describe a real estate agent.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde ( also referred to as just Legally Blonde 2 ) is the 2003 sequel to the 2001 film, Legally Blonde.

Legally the definition varied from state to state, and was more flexible in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries before the American Civil War.

Legally, therefore, power in Venice came from the numerous councils, not the figurehead.

Legally named Sean Morton Downey, Jr., he dropped " Sean " from his stage name, as his father, Morton Downey had.

Legally, the Seaway extends from Montreal, Quebec, to Lake Erie, and it included the Welland Canal.

Legally, Mozambique was as much a part of Portugal as Lisbon but as an overseas province enjoyed special derogations to account for its distance from Europe.

The original London production of Legally Blonde played from December 2009 to April 2012.

Fiddler On The Roof, starring Henry Goodman as Tevye, played at the theatre from May 2007 to February 2008 and has been followed mostly by other musicals, including Legally Blonde, which played from January 2010 to April 2012.

Speaking about Woods ' character, Witherspoon said " When I read Legally Blonde, I was like, ' She's from Beverly Hills, she's rich, she's in a sorority.

" In his opening monologue, Letterman said " Legally, I can continue to call myself Dave " but joked that he woke up that morning and next to him in bed was the head of a peacock ( while the orchestra played the theme from The Godfather ).

Hanson was the musical guest at the Tulsa stop of The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour starring Conan O ' Brien on May 15, 2010.

Scenes for the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith were filmed in San Marino, as were scenes from many other movies ( including Memoirs of a Geisha, The Holiday, Monster-in-Law, Anger Management, The Wedding Singer, The Wedding Planner, Starsky & Hutch, Intolerable Cruelty, Beverly Hills Ninja, One Hour Photo, Legally Blond, American Wedding, Mystery Men, S1m0ne, Enough, Men in Black II, Charlie's Angels, and The Sweetest Thing ).

Legally, Tobyhanna Township, was incorporated from Coolbaugh Township in 1830.

Legally speaking the only lack of independence a woman in Rome experienced in a marriage without Manus was from her father.

Legally speaking women were banned from politics.

In June 2010, Trey appeared as a surprise musical guest on Conan O ' Brien's " The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour " stop at the Tower Theater ( Upper Darby, Pennsylvania ).

Legally bound to Bang Records, Morrison was not only kept out of the studio, but he also found himself unable to find performing work in New York as most clubs refrained from booking him, fearing reprisals.

Legally, Mexican Americans could vote and hold elected office, though they were also constrained from voting in most places by literacy tests and poll taxes.

Legally, from the British perspective, the name Southern Rhodesia continued to be used until April 18, 1980, when the name Republic of Zimbabwe was formally proclaimed.

Legally, however, the Duchy remained separate from France proper ; the two titles were linked only by the marriage of the King and Queen, and in 1498 when Charles VIII died childless, the title Duke of Brittany remained with Anne, rather than passing to the heir of France, Louis XII.

On April 12, 2010 Spoon made a guest appearance on Conan O ' Brien's The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour in Eugene, Oregon where they performed the song ‘’ I Summon You ‘’ from their album Gimme Fiction.

Triumph appears in a prerecorded bit on O ' Brien's 2010 Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour mocking the town Conan is performing in, even though NBC supposedly retained Triumph's rights in the settlement that allowed O ' Brien to leave NBC.

Legally, Parliament at any point in future could reverse legislation approved by referendum because the concept of parliamentary sovereignty means no Parliament can prevent a future Parliament from amending / repealing legislation.