Abby James Witherspoon Parents And Relationship With Actress Reese Witherspoon

Abby James Witherspoon parents are John Witherspoon and Jennie Witherspoon. John is an estate agent and Jennie is a professional sales specialist.

The American actress Abby James is best known for her appearance in Secret Headquarters (2022).

She made her acting debut in 2015 portraying the younger version of her aunt Reese Witherspoon’s character Rose Cooper in Hot Pursuit.

Witherspoon has amassed eight acting credits on her IMDb profile since her debut. She has appeared on four episodes of the television series I Would Have Kissed You. Abby will portray Sammy in her upcoming adventure-fantasy film Boys of Summer set to release later this year.

A Unicorn for Christmas actress is already a household name in Nashville, Tennessee. Other celebrities from Nashville include radio host Amy Brown and HGTV personality Dave Wilson, among others.

Here is everything to know about her father, mother, and the rest of the family.

Abby James Mom and Dad Come From Nashville

Abby James Witherspoon parents John Witherspoon and Jennie Witherspoon are from Tennessee. John is a real estate agent and Jennie is in medical sales.

John Witherspoon

Abby James’ father John Witherspoon is a real estate agent based in Nashville, Tennessee.

John is the older brother of actress Reese Witherspoon and her only sibling. Abby’s father is 50 years old and he was born on October 15, 1972, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the United States of America to his parents Dr. John Witherspoon and Betty Witherspoon.

He spent four years of his childhood in Wiesbaden, Germany, as his father was a military surgeon serving in Germany. The family later moved back to the United States of America to settle in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a direct descendant of John Witherspoon, one of the people to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Abby’s father also tried to follow his younger sister and mother into the entertainment industry but later dropped the idea to focus on his busting career as a real estate agent. He has one credit for an additional crew on his IMDb profile for the 2002 film Sweet Home Alabama.

John was sentenced to two years of probation in 2003 after pleading guilty to trespassing. He entered the home of his neighbor a year earlier without announcing and was involved in unsocial behavior.

Jennie Witherspoon

Abby James’s mother Jennie Witherspoon is a professional sales specialist working in the medical industry.

Jennie started her career as a Merchandise Manager for Retail Management in 1998 but switched her profession four years later and started working for American Heart Association as a Health Initiatives Manager, a position she held for two years.

She then worked for King Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Pain Specialist for nearly 7 years before switching to AstraZeneca as a Professional Sales Representative in February 2011. 

Jennie worked for Sanofi Pasteur for over a decade as a Vaccine Specialist in the Greater Nashville Area and she is currently working for Indivior as a Senior Clinical Specialist. She is the only one in the Witherspoon family without any tries in the entertainment industry.

Abby’s mother also played a mammoth role in establishing the young actress in the entertainment industry. Although she required some talking initially, she was very supportive in the later days and arranged an agent for Abby to secure a role in acting.

Jennie is found on Instagram with her username @jenniewitherspoon. She has shared over 837 posts with her 859 followers but only her followers can view what she shares on the picture-sharing social media account as she has kept it private at the moment.

Reese and Abby James Relationship

Reese Witherspoon niece Abby James is very close to the actress. Reese is the main source of encouragement for Abby to pursue acting.

Abby spoke with Parade about the advice that she received from Reese which has helped her get success in her career. She revealed that Reese taught her to get prepared for her shooting beforehand and learn the names of the cast and crew she will be working with as well.

The elder Witherspoon also taught her to be respectful of her job and career and understand everyone’s job is super important on the set and that everyone must be respectful to everyone while filming.

Apart from acting and reel life, Reese Witherspoon and  Abby James Witherspoon are also very close as a family. They often hang out together and have dinner while they are together in town.

Moreover, Abby and Reese have also worked together in the past. Abby modeled for Reese’s clothing retail store Draper James. Abby also interned for Hello Sunshine, a production company founded by Reese that aims to change the narrative of women’s voices in the entertainment industry.

Reese Witherspoon kids Ava Elizabeth Phillippe, Deacon Reese Phillippe, and Tennessee James Toth, are also very close with Abby. They all are often seen hanging out together at family dinners and getaways.

Reese and Abby were seen wearing matching print dresses at a family dinner on May 30, 2021, Abby was visiting Reese for the dinner. The elder Witherspoon shared the image on her Instagram account to mark the occasion.

Reese and Her Brother’s Relationship

Reese Witherspoon brother John Witherspoon often volunteers to drive his sister around the town when she visits Nashville.

Reese and John Witherspoon have an age difference of three years. Reese is 47 years old, born on March 22, 1976, and her brother is 50 years old, born on October 15, 1972.

Both siblings were born in Louisiana and later moved to Nashville with their father and mother.

The actress does not miss an opportunity to wish her elder sibling on his birthday every year. She shared an image of the pair having a quiet and fancy dinner to wish John his 50th birthday last October.

They were raised in the suburbs of Nashville. Although John also joined his parents while they lived in Germany for four years according to his IMDb profile, it is unclear if Reese also went to Germany at that time. 

The actress shared a Facebook post on October 13, 2019, where she shared an image of her brother driving while she took a selfie from the passenger seat. She captioned the post revealing her brother volunteers to chauffer her around the town every time she visits Nashville.

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