Reese Witherspoon (Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon) was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans.

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Reese Witherspoon spent the first 4 years of her life in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, where her father served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army reserves.

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Shortly after, the family moved back to the USA & settled in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Reese Witherspoon was introduced to the entertainment industry at age 7.

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At age 7 she began modeling, this led to appearances on several local television commercials.

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At age 11, she placed first in a Ten-State Talent Fair.

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In 1990, she landed her first major acting role in Robert Mulligan's The Man in the Moon.

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Her breakthrough role came as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy, Legally Blonde.

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Spouse

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Jim Toth (26 March 2011 - present)  (1 child) Ryan Phillippe (5 June 1999 - 5 October 2007)  (divorced)  (2 children)

Children

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Ava Phillippe Deacon Phillippe Tennessee Toth

Parents

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Betty Witherspoon Witherspoon, Dr John Draper