Little Known Facts About Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans. Since her father was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army, the family- mother Betty, brother John Junior and her, spent her first four birthdays living in Wiesbaden, Germany. The Witherspoons then moved to Nashville. John Sr. and Betty had met at the University of Tennessee. He graduated with honors from Yale and went onto become a surgeon. Betty attained five degrees and became a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University. The bar was set high for young Laura Jean to succeed. She attended the prestigious Harpeth Hall School For Girls where she excelled. Her parents nicknamed her "Little Miss Type A" in reference to her being highly driven. Read this informative article and learn some more little known facts about Reese Witherspoon that will make you say, "Really? I didn't know that!"

The Early Years
Reese Witherspoon was all set to follow in her parents' successful footsteps. But, then, something happened that would wipe out those plans completely. Friends of her parents chose the seven-year-old Reese as a model for their flower shop advertisement. The girl loved doing the gig so much, that she started taking acting lessons.

Teenaged Years
By the time Reese was thirteen, she was doing television ads for companies like Ames and Opryland. Director Robert Mulligan was preparing to shoot The Man in the Moon, locally, and the girl went to an audition. She ended up co-starring in the movie with Jason London in 1991, using her current name. A little known fact about Reese Witherspoon is that "Reese" is her mother's maiden name.

Her Career
Another little known fact about Reese Witherspoon is that her career was influenced by Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon and Holly Hunter. It seems to show in her movie choices. She went onto act in movies like Wildflower (1991), Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992), A Far Off Place (1993), Jack The Bear (1993) and the miniseries Return To Lonesome Dove (1993) before she graduated from high school in 1994.