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I was all of these women. I've been a young mom I've been a divorcée I've been a single mom. I've been the working mom versus the nonworking mom.

Reese Witherspoon

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Reese Witherspoon
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: March 22
Actor
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Television Actor
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
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I traveled all over the South looking for factories - to keep production in the South. I wanted to give back to the place and people that raised me.
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