Reese Witherspoon’s family was very important in her life, providing her with love and support throughout her career in the entertainment industry. Reese was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a multicultural household.
Her father, John Draper Witherspoon, was a Tulane University medical student originally from Georgia and a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. Her mother, Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Reese Witherspoon, was a nursing professor at Vanderbilt University with a Ph.D. in pediatric nursing and was from Harriman, Tennessee.
Reese’s ancestors also featured a link to a famous historical person, John Witherspoon, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
However, genealogists from the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence have not confirmed the truth of this connection. Reese’s parents divorced in 1996 but stayed legally married.
She also had a relationship with her ex-husband, actor Ryan Phillippe, whom she met at her 21st birthday party in March 1997. On June 5, 1999, their love culminated in marriage, and they had two children together.
Reese Witherspoon husband
Reese Witherspoon has been married to Jim Toth, and they were together from 2011 to 2023, as well as previously married to actor Ryan Phillippe from 1999 to 2008
Reese Witherspoon children
Reese Witherspoon is a loving mother to her two children, Ava Elizabeth Phillippe and Deacon Reese Phillippe.
Reese Witherspoon parents
Reese Witherspoon’s parents are John Witherspoon and Betty Reese.
Reese Witherspoon siblings
Reese Witherspoon has a sibling named John D. Witherspoon.
