'My baby is 17!' Reese Witherspoon celebrates daughter Ava's birthday...and proves they really are identical with throwback snap
With her blue eyes, long blonde hair, and girl next door beauty, she is a double of her famous mother.
And Reese Witherspoon couldn't be prouder of her lookalike daughter Ava, sharing a picture of her oldest child to her Instagram on Friday.
'Can't believe my baby is 17 today!' the mother-of-three wrote, as she marked Ava's birthday.
Tribute: Reese Witherspoon couldn't be prouder of her lookalike daughter Ava, sharing a picture of her oldest child to her Instagram on Friday
Spot the difference: Reese at 15, left in a throwback picture from the premiere of her first film The Man In The Moon, and Ava today at 17, right
'I love you, Ava Phillippe. Your gorgeous heart and loving spirit never cease to amaze me! I'm so lucky the universe let me be your mother.'
She tagged her post 'Dancing queen'.
Showing just how alike she and her daughter are, Reese also shared a throwback picture of herself at just 15.
Showing the young actress on the red carpet, she and Ava could have been the same person.
'Always rockin’ the cowboy boots,' wrote Reese, with the picture of herself at the premiere of her first movie The Man In The Moon premiere in 1991
'Always rockin’ the cowboy boots,' wrote Reese, with the picture of herself at the premiere of her first movie The Man In The Moon premiere in 1991.
Oscar winner Reese snagged her first role when she auditioned for a walk-on part, and instead was cast as the lead.
More than 25 years later and Reese is still very much in demand.
Still in demand: Oscar winner Reese snagged her first role when she auditioned for a walk-on part, and instead was cast as the lead
Working hard: Reese and Mindy Kaling are in talks to join Oprah Winfrey in A Wrinkle In Time
Indeed, she and Mindy Kaling are in talks to join Oprah Winfrey in A Wrinkle In Time.
The 40-year-old actress and 37-year-old star of The Mindy Project are being eyed by Disney to take on the roles of Mrs Whatsit and Mrs Who respectively - with Winfrey already attached to play Mrs. Which - in the movie adaptation of the popular science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle.
Change: Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea have decided to part ways
Meanwhile, Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea have decided to part ways.
The pair co-founded the Pacific Standard production company in 2012 and had huge success with their first project 2014's 'Gone Girl'.
The company also produced 'Wild' which starred Reese in the lead role as a woman undertaking an epic hike on a voyage of self-discovery.
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