Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California) is an American actress. Her father is Michael Ciminella & her mother & sister come country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd, respectively. Her birth title is Ashley Tyler Ciminella.

Early years
Her early years were while forgoing the comforts of what may be considered a bare necessities, like heading a lake, electricity, or even a telephone. [http://www.askmen.com/women/actress/7_ashley_judd.html]

She attended Twelve schools around Long dozen years prior to college. She Left a University of Kentucky a semester short of a bachelor's degree around French around 1990. [http://www.famousnetwork.com/ashley_judd_bio.htm]

Actress
Her television appearances include a role of Lieutenant Robin Lefler, a Starfleet officer, in both 1991 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the a portion of Swoosie Kurtz's daughter on the 1st year of the NBC drama Sisters.

Her film debut was a little a share inside Kuffs (1992) and her number 1 major role was around Ruby in Paradise (1993), a hit independent drama. She got the role inside Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film.

She obtained farther critical eclat inside Smoke (1995) and publicity inside Heat (1995).

Per prevent of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame & profits as an actress. As a respected actor, she began to become offered leading roles around films that were attached to become successful at a box office, but however needed acting skills, such as Double Jeopardy (1999) and Someone Like You (2001).

Personal life
If her schedule allows, she regularly attends UK basketball games, frequently sitting next to Donna Smith (married woman of UK Coach Tubby Smith), or in the student subdivision. She allowed her alma mater to release a calendar of her photos to help raise money for the sports software. She is oftentimes sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games (good deal prefer Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks).

She married Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti at Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland in 2001.

Filmography

Norma Jean & Marilyn by HBO. She played Norma Jean. De-Lovely (2004) The Heart of America Tour (2004) (short subject) Twisted (2004) Frida (2002) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) High Crimes (2002) Someone Like You... (2001) Where the Heart Is (2000) Double Jeopardy (1999) Eye of the Beholder (1999) Junket Whore (1998) (documentary) Simon Birch (1998) Kiss the Girls (1997) The Locusts (1997) Normal Life (1996) A Time to Kill (1996) Heat (1995) Smoke (1995) The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) Natural Born Killers (1994) (scenes deleted) Ruby in Paradise (1993) Kuffs (1992)