Ava Phillippe Makes Her Acting Debut in ‘Doctor Odyssey’ — and She’s Channeling Mom Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods Vibes

Clad in a pink bikini à la Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods, Ava Phillippe seemed to be channeling her mom, Reese Witherspoon, in a guest spot on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey. “Hi y’all, it’s Ava Phillippe, playing Veronica on the spring break episode of Doctor Odyssey,” she said in a promo clip for the show. “Tune in!”

The 25-year-old, whose dad is Reese’s first husband, Ryan Phillippe, plays one of three college “vixens” vying for the attention of the show’s star, Joshua Jackson. She wasn’t the only nepo baby on set. The other two babes in swimsuits: Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, and Charlotte Lawrence, whose parents are Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence!

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The part is Ava’s first acting role, following her 21-year-old younger brother Deacon Phillippe’s turn on Never Have I Ever in 2022. Proud mom Reese, who also shares Tennessee, 12, with ex Jim Toth, has joked that while her kids may have acting aspirations, they definitely don’t look up to her. “My children actively avoid my work,” the 49-year-old admitted, adding that they “did not know I made a living being funny.”