Name: Ashley Judd
Birth Name: Ashley Tyler Ciminella
Birthdate: April 19. 1968
Birthplace: Granada Hills, Calif.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR ASHLEY JUDD
Some call her sophisticated, others call her haughty, but not up for
debate is the success of her career. Ashley Judd grew up on the road
with singing duo mom Naomi and sister Wynona. After graduation from the
University of Kentucky she moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and immediately
set out on the road to discovery by hostessing at industry hotspot the
Ivy. She landed her first major role in
Ruby in Paradise in 1993, and almost overnight landed on Hollywood's A-list with parts in movies including
Heat, the 1996 TV movie
Norma Jean & Marilyn and a number of thrillers (
Kiss the Girls, Eye of the Beholder and
High Crimes), which she's balanced out with chick flicks like
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
5 Things:
1. She attended 13 schools in 12 years, and says she practically raised herself.
2. Has undergone treatment for depression.
3. She is an avowed Christian and feminist.
4. Has admitted to having a crush on k.d. lang when she was 18.
5. Splits time between a farmhouse in Tennessee and her husband's native Scotland
Quote:
"I thank God for sex every day. I am a very active Christian, yes. I
know that conjures certain ideas about political affiliations,
predilections for proselytizing. But that's not what it's all about for
me. It's the paradigm through which I access my spirituality." —
Esquire 1997
Family:
Husband: Dario Franchitti, race car driver, married Dec. 12, 2001
Awards:
2006: Golden Globe: nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, De-Lovely
1997: Golden Globe: nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, Norma Jean & Marilyn
FILMS
Crossing Over - (2007 ) - Actor
Bug - (2007) - Actor
Come Early Morning - (2006) - Actor
Twisted - (2004) - Actor
De-Lovely - (2004) - Actor
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - (2002) - Actor
Frida - (2002) - Actor
High Crimes - (2002) - Actor
Someone Like You - (2001) - Actor
Where the Heart Is - (2000) - Actor
Double Jeopardy - (1999) - Actor
Eye of the Beholder - (1999) - Actor
Simon Birch - (1998) - Actor
Our Friend, Martin - (1998) - Voice
Kiss the Girls - (1997) - Actor
The Locusts - (1997) - Actor
Norma Jean and Marilyn - (1996) - Actor
The Passion of Darkly Noon - (1996) - Actor
Normal Life - (1996) - Actor
A Time to Kill - (1996) - Actor
Smoke - (1995) - Actor
Heat - (1995) - Actor
Ruby in Paradise - (1993) - Actor
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode 102 - (1991) - Actor
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode 106 - (1991) - Actor
