Reese Witherspoon: Everything You Need To Know About The Legally Blonde Actress

One of our favourite actresses, Reese Witherspoon rose to fame for her perfect comic timing before she achieve Oscar recognition for her 2005 film Walk the Line, co-starring Joaquin Phoenix as country singer Johnny Cash. Born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, the actress spent four years in Germany as a child before returning to the US, landing her first acting job at age seven. A few years later, Reese was cast in her breakout role in Man in the Moon, and never looked back. Like her Legally Blonde character, Reese is a keen businesswoman; her first production company was named Type A Productions after the childhood nickname given to the driven and precocious young Reese by her mother. Reese was married to Cruel Intentions co-star Ryan Phillippe from 1999 to 2006, with the then-power couple becoming proud parents to lookalike daughter Ava, 17, and a son Deacon, 13. After their split, Reese had a relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal before meeting and marrying talent agent Jim Toth, with whom she has her youngest son Tennessee, four.