Claim: Reese Witherspoon began her career as a child actress in the film industry.
Evidence: 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 -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
The Man in the Moon is a 1991 American coming of age drama film directed by Robert Mulligan -LRB- in his final film -RRB- and is also Reese Witherspoon 's film debut.