Reese Witherspoon was born in a city.
New Orleans ( [ nuː_ˈɔːrlᵻnz , _ - ˈɔːrli.ənz , _ - ɔːrˈliːnz ] , or [ ˈnɔːrlᵻnz ] La Nouvelle-Orléans [ la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃ ] ) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana . Reese Witherspoon . Born in New Orleans and raised in Tennessee , she began her career as a child actress , making her professional screen debut in The Man in the Moon ( 1991 ) , for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award .