Reese as Annie Credit: Summit Entertainment

In the modern fairy tale romance Penelope, Reese Witherspoon not only serves as producer but portrays an edgy, eccentric biker chick who befriends the runaway Penelope (played by Christina Ricci). Without her character's aid, poor Penelope might never have survived in the outside world.

Reese's production company Type A Productions found the script and nurtured it through filming so the actress has a big stake in making the movie the best it can be. Reese has always believed in girl power and wanted to champion a movie about an independent and "different" young woman who learns to love herself despite what society thinks of her. We wanted to know the history of the project and what's coming up for Reese.

Picture the blonde actress in a cute multi-colored print dress by Etro, silver open-toed heels and hoop earrings. In a hotel in Westwood, Ca. across from the UCLA campus, we dished everything from Reese's producing duties to her being too height-challenged to ride a Vespa scooter.

TeenHollywood: Reese, was this the first film your company has done? Or is it the first indie film?

Reese: This is the first independent film. We produced Legally Blonde 2 and then this was the first film that we found the script, found the director, and did all the heavy lifting.