There are so many actresses and actors that are from southern states. Every time a movie is set somewhere in the south, the director tries to get people with real southern accents for the movie paired with real southern sayings. Here are some actors and actresses that are from the southern part of the United States.

Dolly Parton

She is from Tennessee and played roles in classics like Steel Magnolias. She is a classic country singer too. Dolly's singing caught the attention of Porter Wagoner. He hired Dolly to appear on his program, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). Dolly stayed with the show for 7 years, their duets became famous, and she appeared with his group at the Grand Ole Opry. She also toured and sold records. "My music is what took me everywhere I've been and everywhere I will go. It's my greatest love. I can't abandon it. I'll always keep making records".

Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 at Southern Baptist Hospital (now Memorial Medical Center) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reese spent the first four years of her life in Wiesbaden, Germany, where her father served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves. Shortly after, John moved the family back to the States, settling in Nashville, Tennessee. Reese was introduced to the entertainment industry at a very early age. At age 7, she began modeling. This led to appearances on several local television commercials. At age 11, she placed first in a Ten-State Talent Fair.

Lucas Black

Without any formal acting lessons, Lucas made his film debut with a small part in the Kevin Costner film The War (1994) at the age of 11. The small role helped him land his next job in the series American Gothic(1995). When the series went to North Carolina to cast its primary roles, the casting people in Wilmington remembered Lucas, and suggested him for the role of "Caleb Temple." Although the series didn't last too long, Lucas's film career did. He was next seen in the sleeper hit Sling Blade (1996) and then in another dark film Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). A good student, Lucas graduated from Speake High School, class of 2001, where he played football, basketball and a little bit of golf. He plans on studying fish biology, which is probable since he is a highly active bass fisherman. After a small break, he was seen alongside Hollywood stars Jude Law and Natalie Portman in the drama Cold Mountain (2003).

There are many more actors with real southern accents, but these three are my favorite. What are your favorite southern actors?