Reese Witherspoon's 3 Kids Are Her Twins in New Holiday Photos

Reese Witherspoon shared a sweet glimpse into how her family is spending the holiday season, including rare photos with kids Ava, Deacon, and Tennessee.

By Sasha Wayman Dec 22, 2025 2:30 PM
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Watch: Reese Witherspoon's 3 Kids Are Her Twins in New Holiday Photos

What, like it’s hard for Reese Witherspoon to get into the holiday spirit? 

Indeed, the Oscar winner recently showed off her jolly side, sharing a glimpse into her family’s holiday festivities alongside rare photos with all three of her lookalike kids. 

In the adorable snaps posted to her Instagram Dec. 21, Reese—who is mom to Ava Philippe, 26, and Deacon Philippe, 22, with ex Ryan Philippe, as well as Tennessee Toth, 13, with ex Jim Toth—can be seen soaking up all the holiday cheer. 

In the first picture of her photo dump, Reese and Ava are absolute twins as they posed for the camera in matching black and metallic outfits. In another photo, her oldest son Deacon towered over the Legally Blonde star as the pair took a mirror selfie. Meanwhile, in a separate sweet snap, Reese, 49, also shared a Facetime screenshot of her and Tennessee looking surprised while out in the snow.

As she captioned the post alongside a red heart and Christmas tree emoji, “Making Merry.”

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But the joy didn’t stop there. Also sprinkled throughout the post were photos of an expertly decorated Christmas tree, a gorgeous gingerbread house, and even a snap of Reese with pal and Big Little Lies costar Laura Dern

And while Reese is notoriously private about her family life, she’s been candid about the hardships of motherhood, especially when it came to raising her little ones as a working actress

“Someone asked me what raising three kids and building a career in Hollywood looked like,” Reese wrote in an Aug. 14 Instagram post featuring throwback pics with her kids. “It looked like spending a lot of time in trailers together. It looked like always being on the road together.”

And as the The Morning Show star noted, raising kids in the limelight also came with a nonstop schedule. 

“It looked really hard sometimes I’d cry working 14 to 17 hours, sometimes all night long and still woke up early for carpool,” she wrote over a selfie with Ava and Deacon. “I was deliriously tired.”

“It looked like trying to say something positive about work when I got home at night,” she continued, “so my kids would know that my work was meaningful to me and could be fun!”

But even with its many hurdles, the Reese’s Book Club founder wouldn’t have changed a thing. 

“In conclusion, even though it was challenging at times, having kids gave me perspective about what was important in life,” she added. “Nothing was better than getting to come home and hug them and hear about their day.”

For a look at more stars and their mini-me kids, read on…

Jodie Sweetin & Zoie Herpin

The Full House alum appears with her look-alike eldest daughter (left) and daughter Beatrix during a trip to Jamaica in 2023.

Yolanda Hadid & Gigi Hadid

Like mother like daughter. After becoming a household name on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the former supermodel Yolanda Hadid's daughter Gigi Hadid broke into the fashion industry as a teen and has been rocking runways ever since.

Clint Eastwood & Scott Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's fifth child, son Scott Eastwood, has followed in his movie star footsteps by starring in films like Suicide Squad, Snowden, The Fate of the Furious and Pacific Rim.

Jon Bon Jovi & Jake Bongiovi

The Bon Jovi singer and his third child is his mini-me. Pictured: The two appear on either sides of with the musician's wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, and their youngest son Romeo Bongiovi at the Jefferson Awards Foundation' 2017 DC National Ceremony at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. in 2017.

Katie Holmes & Suri Cruise

The look-alike duo is all smiles while attending a 2016 performance of Finding Neverland in the Big Apple. 

James Marsden & Jack Marsden

Woah, the Marsden men's resemblance was uncanny at the 2017 SAG Awards.

Sienna Miller & Marlowe Sturridge

The Alfie star’s daughter, whom she shares with ex Tom Sturridge, joined her mom for a rare public outing in London in April 2025.

Kim Zolciak & Brielle Bierman

Double take! The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum's  daughter looks like her younger sister!

Cristiano Ronaldo & Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.

The soccer star has the cutest plus-one ever at the London premiere of Ronaldo.

Christie Brinkley & Sailor Brinkley-Cook

Sailor is taking after her mom in the modeling industry.

Kate Moss & Lila Moss

And Kate's daughter is also following in her mom's famous footsteps.

Reese Witherspoon & Ava Phillippe

Here posing for an Instagram snap before the Hot Pursuit premiere in Los Angeles, mom and her daughter have never looked more alike!

Lisa Bonet & Zoë Kravitz

Like mother, like daughter. The two attend the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2015.

Rumer Willis & Demi Moore

With their matching jumpsuits, sleek hair and glasses, the two look more like twins than mother and daughter! "That moment when you realize you actually are becoming your mother #twinning #imnotmad," Willis joked on Instagram.

Madonna & Lourdes Leon

Pictured here in 2010, the pop icon's daughter is a fashionista just like her mama!

David Beckham & Brooklyn Beckham

You'll get a kick out of how much the soccer star and his son look alike.

Kelly Ripa & Lola Consuelos

The spunky morning show host celebrated her daughter's 14th birthday with this adorable pic. Look at that resemblance!

Uma Thurman & Maya Hawke

Once upon a time in Hollywood...the Kill Bill actress twinned with her daughter on the red carpet.

Jay Z & Blue Ivy Carter

Little Blue stole the show at the 2017 Grammys, and she's totally #twinning with her pops!

Alison Sweeney & Megan Sanov

The Days of Our Lives star and her daughter get in the holiday spirit at Disney On Ice Presents Frozen at the Staples Center. 

Lily-Rose Depp & Vanessa Paradis

The mother-daughter pair looked like virtual twinsies (especially with those matching bobs) at the Chanel fall-winter Haute Couture show in Paris.

Julianne Moore & Liv Freundlich

The Oscar-winner and her daughter both rock the red hair.

Robin Wright & Dylan Penn

The nearly identical stunning stars even dress the same!

Lori Loughlin & Olivia Giannulli

The Fuller House star and her daughter are practically twins at the Summer TCA Press Tour. 

Daniel Day-Lewis & Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis

The Last of the Mohicans and Lincoln star's young adult son, whose mother is French actress Isabelle Adjani, made his big runway debut at 2015 Paris Fashion Week, walking into the Chanel show with Julianne Moore.

Gillian Anderson & Piper Maru Klotz

The two stunned on the red carpet at the Olivier Awards in London.

Kaia Gerber & Cindy Crawford

If you didn't know better, you might've guessed they were sisters!

Tom Hanks & Colin Hanks

This apple certainly doesn't fall far from the tree!

Mamie, Grace and Louisa Gummer & Meryl Streep

Mammia Mia! You can certainly see the family resemblance.

John Legend & Luna Legend

The EGOT winner posted this baby photo of himself, looking exactly like baby Luna on Oct. 6, 2017

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