Blonde AMBITION
SISTER PROFILE
Behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable characters sits alumna Karen McCullah
Karen behind the scenes of “Legally Blonde” with actresses Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair and Meredith Scott Lynn. Photo courtesy of K. McCullah.
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wenty years ago, the beloved comedy "Legally Blonde" hit theaters and Reese Witherspoon transformed into everyone’s favorite sorority woman, Elle Woods. Eventually dubbed a feminist classic, the 2001 film also solidified the career of Karen McCullah, Gamma Mu–James Madison University. “It was very under the radar when we filmed it—it was just a fun little comedy and then it became this big thing,” Karen told MetroUK earlier this year. “I thought other people would like it, but I didn’t know what it 24 Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly
would become. Twenty years later, it’s something people are still talking about every day.” In case you somehow missed it, Legally Blonde is the story of a sorority Chapter President who sets her sights on attending Harvard Law School to win back her boyfriend after he broke up with her for not being serious enough (what, like it's hard?). In the end, she ends up discovering her passion for law, ditching the ex-boyfriend and triumphing with unflappable self-confidence.
