Reese Witherspoons Kids: Everything to Know About Ava, Deacon, & Tennessee
Reese Witherspoon has built an impressive career both in front of and behind the camera.The Oscar-winning actress, known for films such as Walk the Line and Legally Blonde, is also the founder of Draper James and co-founder of Hello Sunshine, the media company behind hit projects including Big Little Lies, The Morning Show and Little Fires Everywhere.
But away from Hollywood, Reese has often said that her most important role is being a mom.The actress shares daughter Ava Phillippe and son Deacon Phillippe with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and son Tennessee Toth with ex-husband Jim Toth.
Over the years, fans have watched Reese’s children grow up in the spotlight, with Ava pursuing modeling and creative projects, Deacon launching a music career and Tennessee occasionally joining his family at public events.Learn more about Reese’s three children below.
Ava Phillippe Ava is Reese’s eldest child with her first husband, actor Ryan Phillippe.She was born on September 9, 1999 — just three months after the couple tied the knot in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 5, 1999.
Reese, who split from Ryan in 2006, later revealed in a 2008 interview with Jay Leno that Ava was named after Hollywood icon Ava Gardner.“To me, she was the only woman who could break Sinatra,” Reese said.
“So the idea of that name to me is very classy and strong.” Ava graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied social welfare.Reese was candid about how emotional it was to send her eldest child off to college.
During a 2019 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actress admitted she struggled with becoming an empty nester.“It’s weird when your children go away to college.
It’s hard,” Reese said.“I might have gone into her empty room, laid down on her bed, and cried.” Ava has since built a career of her own in modeling, fashion and entertainment.
She has appeared in campaigns for brands including Ivy Park, Pat McGrath Labs and Vince Camu...