It’s Reese Witherspoon’s 40th Birthday — See Her Best Red Carpet Gowns Through the Years!
Happy 40th Birthday, Reese Witherspoon!
To celebrate the Legally Blonde actress' special day, click through the gallery below to see her best red carpet gowns through the years!
![Reese witherspoon](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon.jpg?fit=341%2C827&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon feb 2015](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-feb-2015.jpg?fit=800%2C1202&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon jan 2015](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-jan-2015.jpg?fit=800%2C1204&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon jan 14 copy](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-jan-14-copy.jpg?fit=800%2C1177&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon feb 2013](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-feb-2013.jpg?fit=800%2C1166&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon jan 2012](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-jan-2012.jpg?fit=800%2C1120&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon feb 2011](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-feb-2011.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon feb 2007](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-feb-2007.jpg?fit=800%2C1126&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon march 2006](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-march-2006.jpg?fit=800%2C1236&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon jan 2006](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-jan-2006.jpg?fit=800%2C1199&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon march 2002](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-march-2002.jpg?fit=800%2C1359&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Reese witherspoon jan 2002](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reese-witherspoon-jan-2002.jpg?fit=800%2C1349&quality=86&strip=all)
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