Reese Witherspoon’s daughter Ava Phillippe stars in Ella Langley ‘Choosin’ Texas’
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Ava Phillippe is following in her well-known mother and father’ footsteps with a starring position in a brand new music video.
The 26-year-old rising star made an look in nation star Ella Langley’s newest music video for “Choosin’ Texas,” which dropped on Wednesday, April 1.
In the music video, which additionally stars Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes and Kaitlin Butts, Ava performs a lady at a bar who catches the attention of Langley’s boyfriend in the video, performed by Grimes.
It is then revealed in a collection of flashbacks that Grimes and Ava’s characters have a historical past and have been beforehand linked romantically. After Langley notices Grimes cannot maintain her eyes off of Ava, she seeks out Lambert’s assist, with the 2 in the end taking off collectively, leaving Grimes’ character exterior the bar on her personal.
Ava Phillippe is following in her well-known mother and father’ footsteps as she stars in Ella Langley’s newest music video for “Choosin’ Texas.” (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“This was such a fun shoot & I couldn’t be more grateful to be included in this stellar cast,” Ava wrote on instagram. “She is a true storyteller & getting to witness her creativity up close has me even more excited to see what she does next.”
Ava isn’t any stranger to the glitz and glam that comes with being on a set, as she grew up with actress, Reese Witherspoon, and actor, Ryan Phillippe, as her mother and pop.
Witherspoon spoke about Ava discovering her jogging in the appearing world throughout an interview with Extra in March 2024, telling the outlet that her daughter was nonetheless “getting her feet wet“While attempting to determine precisely what it’s she needs to do.”
“That’s what all the time annoys me about this complete nepotism discuss with the trade,” I explained. “You know, so many individuals develop up and find yourself doing what their mother and father do, you understand, to some extent or one other…. To me, I all the time get offended for the youngsters of actors and entertainers when folks convey that up as a result of, yeah, in fact, that is what they’ve grown up round.”
Her parents are known for their work together in “Cruel Intentions,” as well as Witherspoon’s roles in “Legally Blonde,” “Big Little Lies” and “Walk the Line,” for which she won an Academy Award.
Witherspoon won an Academy Award in 2006 for playing June Carter Cash in the movie, “Walk the Line.” (Ian West – PA Images/PA Images through Getty Images)
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Prior to starring in Langley’s music video, Ava appeared in one episode of each “Ransom Canyon” and “Doctor Odyssey.”
Langley initially released “Choosin’ Texas” in October 2025, and it went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in February. After getting dethroned by Bad Bunny’s “DTMF” and later Taylor Swift‘s “Opalite,” Langley found her way back on top in early March.
The song continued to drop down in placement and find its way back to the top, climbing back to No. 1 for a fourth time on March 28, making Langley the artist who has been at the top spot the most so far in 2026, with four appearances.
Her fourth appearance at the top of the list officially dethroned Swift, who went No. 1 three times so far this year, for her songs, “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Opalite.”
Taylor Swift arrives at the stadium prior to the AFC Championship game between the Buffalo Bills and the Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
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Lambert not only appeared in the music video for the song, she also co-wrote the hit with Langley.
When speaking with Country Countdown USA in March, Langley shared that both she and Lambert were “baffled” by the success of the song.
“We have been speaking on FaceTime the opposite evening. We’ve made historical past with this music, each simply baffled and grateful. We cherished the music, however by no means thought it could do that. There’s no approach you’ll be able to predict it,” she said. “She stated to me, ‘You are extra essential than this job.’ She made me look after myself. Having somebody like that made me really feel like I’m OK.”
Langley and Lambert worked together as co-writers on the song, and were both “baffled” by its success. (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
