Ashley Judd

Ashley Tyler Ciminella, known professionally as Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968), is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna Judd. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Judd made her television debut in 1991 with a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation and her film debut in 1992's Kuffs.

Infobox

Born

Ashley Tyler Ciminella (1968-04-19) April 19, 1968 (age 57)Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Education

University of Kentucky (BA)Harvard University (MPA)

Occupations

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Years active

1991–present

Political party

Democratic

Spouse

mw- Dario Franchitti (m. 2001; div. 2013)

Mother

Naomi Judd

Relatives

Wynonna Judd (half-sister)

Tables

· Filmography › Film

1992

Kuffs

Role(s)

Paint store owner's wife

1993

Ruby in Paradise

Role(s)

Ruby Lee Gissing

1995

Heat

Role(s)

Charlene Shiherlis

Smoke

Role(s)

Felicity

The Passion of Darkly Noon

Role(s)

Callie

1996

A Time to Kill

Role(s)

Carla Brigance

Normal Life

Role(s)

Pam Anderson

1997

Kiss the Girls

Role(s)

Dr. Kate McTiernan

The Locusts

Role(s)

Kitty

1998

Simon Birch

Role(s)

Rebecca Wenteworth

1999

Double Jeopardy

Role(s)

Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons

Eye of the Beholder

Role(s)

Joanna Eris

2000

Where the Heart Is

Role(s)

Lexie Coop

2001

Someone Like You

Role(s)

Jane Goodale

Notes

Released as Animal Attraction in the United Kingdom

2002

Frida

Role(s)

Tina Modotti

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Role(s)

Younger Vivi Abbott Walker

High Crimes

Role(s)

Claire Kubik

2004

De-Lovely

Role(s)

Linda Porter

Twisted

Role(s)

Jessica Shepard

2006

Come Early Morning

Role(s)

Lucy Fowler

Bug

Role(s)

Agnes White

2009

Helen

Role(s)

Helen Leonard

Crossing Over

Role(s)

Denise Frankel

2010

Tooth Fairy

Role(s)

Carly Harris-Thompson

2011

Dolphin Tale

Role(s)

Lorraine Nelson

Flypaper

Role(s)

Kaitlin

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

Role(s)

First Lady Margaret Asher

2014

Divergent

Role(s)

Natalie Prior

The Identical

Role(s)

Louise Wade

Dolphin Tale 2

Role(s)

Lorraine Nelson

Big Stone Gap

Role(s)

Ave Maria Mulligan

2015

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Role(s)

Natalie Prior

2016

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

Barry

Role(s)

Ann Dunham

Good Kids

Role(s)

Gabby

2017

Trafficked

Role(s)

Diane

2019

A Dog's Way Home

Role(s)

Terri

2022

She Said

Role(s)

Herself

My Name is Andrea

Role(s)

Andrea Dworkin

2024

Lazareth

Role(s)

Lee

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Kuffs	Paint store owner's wife
1993	Ruby in Paradise	Ruby Lee Gissing
1995	Heat	Charlene Shiherlis
	Smoke	Felicity
	The Passion of Darkly Noon	Callie
1996	A Time to Kill	Carla Brigance
1996	Normal Life	Pam Anderson
1997	Kiss the Girls	Dr. Kate McTiernan
1997	The Locusts	Kitty
1998	Simon Birch	Rebecca Wenteworth
1999	Double Jeopardy	Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons
1999	Eye of the Beholder	Joanna Eris
2000	Where the Heart Is	Lexie Coop
2001	Someone Like You	Jane Goodale	Released as Animal Attraction in the United Kingdom
2002	Frida	Tina Modotti
	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	Younger Vivi Abbott Walker
	High Crimes	Claire Kubik
2004	De-Lovely	Linda Porter
2004	Twisted	Jessica Shepard
2006	Come Early Morning	Lucy Fowler
2006	Bug	Agnes White
2009	Helen	Helen Leonard
2009	Crossing Over	Denise Frankel
2010	Tooth Fairy	Carly Harris-Thompson
2011	Dolphin Tale	Lorraine Nelson
2011	Flypaper	Kaitlin
2013	Olympus Has Fallen	First Lady Margaret Asher
2014	Divergent	Natalie Prior
	The Identical	Louise Wade
	Dolphin Tale 2	Lorraine Nelson
	Big Stone Gap	Ave Maria Mulligan
2015	The Divergent Series: Insurgent	Natalie Prior
2016	The Divergent Series: Allegiant	Natalie Prior
	Barry	Ann Dunham
	Good Kids	Gabby
2017	Trafficked	Diane
2019	A Dog's Way Home	Terri
2022	She Said	Herself
2022	My Name is Andrea	Andrea Dworkin
2024	Lazareth	Lee

· Filmography › Television

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Role(s)

Ensign Robin Lefler

Notes

Episodes: "Darmok", "The Game"

1991–1994

Role(s)

Sisters

Notes

Reed Halsey

1994

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Role(s)

Herself

Notes

Television film; Voice role

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Role(s)

Episode: "Elevator"

1996

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Role(s)

Norma Jean

Notes

Television film

2012

Missing

Role(s)

Becca Winstone

Notes

Main role

2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Role(s)

Unknown

Notes

Directed "Maggie" segment

2017

Twin Peaks

Role(s)

Beverly Paige

Notes

4 episodes

2017–2019

Role(s)

Berlin Station

Notes

B.B. Yates

2022

Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration

Role(s)

Herself

Notes

Naomi's memorial

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Ensign Robin Lefler	Episodes: "Darmok", "The Game"
1991–1994	Sisters	Reed Halsey	Recurring role (season 2–4), 32 episodes
1994	Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge	Herself	Television film; Voice role
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Herself	Episode: "Elevator"
1996	Norma Jean & Marilyn	Norma Jean	Television film
2012	Missing	Becca Winstone	Main role
2013	Call Me Crazy: A Five Film	Unknown	Directed "Maggie" segment
2017	Twin Peaks	Beverly Paige	4 episodes
2017–2019	Berlin Station	Yates	Main role (season 2); Recurring role (season 3)
2022	Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration	Herself	Naomi's memorial

· Filmography › Documentaries

2007

India's Hidden Plague

Role(s)

Herself

2014

Love Is a Verb

Role(s)

Narrator

2025

The Judds: Truth Be Told

Role(s)

Herself

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	India's Hidden Plague	Herself
2014	Love Is a Verb	Narrator
2025	The Judds: Truth Be Told	Herself

· Accolades › Awards and nominations

1993

Ruby in Paradise

Role(s)

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

Notes

Most Promising Actress

Independent Spirit Award

Role(s)

Best Lead Female

Notes

Won

National Society of Film Critics Award

Role(s)

Best Actress

Notes

Nominated

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Role(s)

Best Actress

Notes

Nominated

1995

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Role(s)

Golden Globe Award

Notes

Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

1996

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Role(s)

Primetime Emmy Award

Notes

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

1998

Kiss the Girls

Role(s)

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

Notes

Favorite Actress – Video

Favorite Actress – Suspense

Role(s)

Nominated

Satellite Award

Role(s)

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Notes

Nominated

2000

Double Jeopardy

Role(s)

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

Notes

Favorite Actress – Suspense

MTV Movie Award

Role(s)

Best Female Performance

Notes

Nominated

2004

De-Lovely

Role(s)

Golden Globe Award

Notes

Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

2007

Bug

Role(s)

Saturn Award

Notes

Best Actress

2012

Missing

Role(s)

Primetime Emmy Award

Notes

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
1993	Ruby in Paradise	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Most Promising Actress	Won
		Independent Spirit Award	Best Lead Female	Won
		National Society of Film Critics Award	Best Actress	Nominated
		New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
1995	Norma Jean & Marilyn	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated
1996	Norma Jean & Marilyn	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
1998	Kiss the Girls	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress – Video	Nominated
		Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress – Suspense	Nominated
		Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Nominated
2000	Double Jeopardy	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress – Suspense	Won
2000	Double Jeopardy	MTV Movie Award	Best Female Performance	Nominated
2004	De-Lovely	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Nominated
2007	Bug	Saturn Award	Best Actress	Nominated
2012	Missing	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated

References

Film based on The Judds' life. Megan Ward portrays Ashley in the film.
The Judds: A Biography
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ad-iz7se16kC&dq=ashley+tyler+ciminella&pg=PA20
All That Is Bitter & Sweet: A Memoir
https://books.google.com/books?id=BATd_O0z-r0C
"Ashley Judd details 'bitter and sweet' in memoir"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120602072336/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/04/6408786-ashley-judd-details-bitter-and-sweet-in-memoir
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http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/7_ashley_judd.html
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"Ashley Judd voting record shows not a property owner in Williamson County"
http://www2.nationalreview.com/pdf/20130225_judd.pdf
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https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ruby-in-paradise-1993
Tampa Bay Times
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The Morning Call
https://www.mcall.com/2002/06/01/ashley-judd-gets-her-ya-yas-out-making-divine-secrets/
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/11/03/hot-tin-roof-with-three-slips-showing/78a1eaa5-9c29-4437-af2a-3b82a706331e/
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rt_10th_anniversary_launch_guide/news/1747789/7/moldy_tomatoes_the_10_worst_movies_of_the_last_10_years
Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/flypaper_2011
"Missing TV show cancelled; no season two"
http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/missing-canceled-season-two-22978
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arzu-kaya-uranli/yes-love-is-a-verb-turkey_b_5490691.html
"Eye Openers: Bears needed defense, but did the White thing"
https://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/eye-openers-bears-needed-defense-but-did-the-white-thing/article_a5bca4d8-25bb-52c0-95d2-d8cc3769c734.html
"Ashley Judd to be first woman to narrate opening of Kentucky Derby"
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ashley-judd-to-be-first-woman-to-narrate-opening-of-kentucky-derby/
cosmeticsdesign.com
https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2004/06/24/Ashley-Judd-becomes-face-of-American-Beauty
WWD
https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/more-judd-for-goody-s-1611388/
Us Weekly
https://web.archive.org/web/20130331034625/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623233,00.html
Sunday Mail
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ASHLEY%3A+I+REFUSE+TOHAVE+A+BABY%3B+Star+says+%27breeding%27+is+out+while...-a0141402638
"At Home with Dario Franchitti"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182338/http://www.wthr.com/story/25457689/2014/05/07/at-home-with-dario-franchitti
Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2023/07/27/bonobo-sisterhood-ashley-judd-diane-rosenfeld/
Tampa Bay Times
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/03/ashley-judd-fought-for-role-in-kiss-the-girls/
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/abcs-missing-mother-kicks-best-in-this-trite-tv-drama/2012/03/13/gIQAJKDjCS_story.html
Mental Floss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86779/sweat-equity-how-tae-bo-conquered-fitness-world
Ashley Judd | Judd Lashes Out At Eating Disorder Claims. Contactmusic. Retrieved on April 11, 2011.
http://www.contactmusic.com/news/judd-lashes-out-at-eating-disorder-claims_1001805
The Star Online eCentral – Movies – Malaysia Entertainment. Star-ecentral.com (July 7, 2006). Retrieved on April 11, 201
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"Coming soon: Ashley Judd's memoir, All That is Bitter and Sweet"
https://web.archive.org/web/20130623100914/http://ballantine.atrandom.com/2011/01/24/coming-soon-ashley-judds-memoir-all-that-is-bitter-and-sweet/
People
https://people.com/health/ashley-judd-shares-photos-from-rescue-in-the-congo/
Think Christian
https://thinkchristian.net/the-christian-conviction-of-she-said
Lexington Herald-Leader
https://web.archive.org/web/20070516205302/http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/65676.html
USA Today
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/ashley-judd-gets-her-harvard-degree/1
SFGate
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ashley-Judd-to-earn-PhD-at-UC-Berkeley-beginning-9145674.php
"Ashley Judd withdraws from school"
https://www.facebook.com/AshleyJuddOfficial/posts/my-friendsits-been-a-long-time-since-i-posted-life-has-taken-a-turn-having-been-/1079120472205489/
Sports Illustrated
https://www.si.com/vault/2004/05/03/368995/wild-cats-fan-the-actresss-love-for-uk-basketball-epitomizes-a-statewide-passion
Motor Sports
https://archive.today/20130616035919/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20681686/
"NewsLibrary.com – newspaper archive, clipping service – newspapers and other news sources"
https://web.archive.org/web/20130518050046/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11BEFAD16BBF8238&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/harvey-weinstein-accused-sexual-harassment-ashley-judd-article-1.3543520
U.S
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-ashley-judd-weinstein/american-actress-ashley-judd-sues-harvey-weinstein-for-defamation-sexual-harassment-idUSKBN1I12GQ
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/19/entertainment/ashley-judd-harvey-weinstein-lawsuit/index.html
BBC News Online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46819044
Ashley Judd: 'I would have had to co-parent with my rapist', Megan Palin, News.com.au, April 13, 2019
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/ashley-judd-i-would-have-had-to-coparent-with-my-rapist/news-story/98c6ee1bb2735e4ae34e679c897847ee
UNFPA Jordan
https://jordan.unfpa.org/en/news/unfpa-goodwill-ambassador-ashley-judd-visits-refugees-jordan
People
https://people.com/movies/ashley-judd-reports-back-from-her-humanitarian-trip-to-ukraine/
Ashley Judd visits Rohingya refugees - CNN Video
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/02/26/exp-ashley-judd-on-rohingya-crisis.cnn
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ashley-judd-gets-kiss-humanitarian-award/articleshow/57076704.cms
"'I'm here as a global citizen, not as an American'- Ashley Judd | the Sunday Times Sri Lanka"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180705202404/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180211/plus/im-here-as-a-global-citizen-not-as-an-american-ashley-judd-281184.html
"Ashley Judd's Faces of Philanthropy profile page"
https://web.archive.org/web/20101230012433/http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/ashley-judd/
"Actor Ashley Judd Joins ICRW Leadership Council"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120322082022/http://www.icrw.org/media/news/actor-ashley-judd-joins-icrw-leadership-council
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The Raw Story
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Judd_goes_after_Palin_over_aerial_0203.html
"Palin takes on Ashley Judd's 'extreme fringe group'"
https://archive.today/20120717125629/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/04/palin-takes-on-ashley-judd%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98extreme-fringe-group%E2%80%99/
Animal Legal Defense Fund: Ashley Judd Petitions Kentucky Governor to Help Homeless Animals Archived July 22, 2011, at t
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"Ashley Judd confronts Africa's deadly mineral issue"
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/02/judd.congo.conflict.minerals/
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/30/ashley.judd.africa
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-judd/post_1312_b_786835.html
Courier-Journal
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121108/NEWS01/311080073/Ashley-Judd-doesn-t-rule-out-challenge-U-S-Sen-Mitch-McConnell
ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/ashley-judd-takes-jabs-from-conservative-super-pac
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/us/politics/kentuckians-dont-rule-out-ashley-judd-as-potential-senator.html
The Hill
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/146015-ashley-judd-wont-run-for-senate/
"Ashley Judd 'Ready to Fight' Beside Alison Lundergan Grimes in Race Against Mitch McConnell – 89.3 WFPL"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140905230730/http://wfpl.org/post/ashley-judd-ready-fight-beside-alison-lundergan-grimes-race-against-mitch-mcconnell
USA Today
https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/07/03/ashley-judd-lundergan-grimes-kentucky-senate/2485943/
NBC4 Washington
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/celebrities-join-push-for-dc-statehood/59317/
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-ashley-judd-2020.html
"Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race"
https://apnews.com/article/ashley-judd-biden-democrats-1538d530d0de492af281fe0b003c7919
The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ashley-judd-joe-biden-donald-trump-b2578799.html
"Ashley Judd Joins Epix's 'Berlin Station' Season 2"
https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/ashley-judd-berlin-station-epix-season-2-1202013309/
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/15/naomi-judd-cmt-tribute-wynonna-ashley/
"Colonels website"
https://web.archive.org/web/20071012142629/http://kycolonels.org/index.cgi?id=54
Union College News Release 02–25–09: Ashley Judd Announced as 2009 Commencement Speaker. Unionky.edu (February 25, 2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20090304065944/http://www.unionky.edu/News/09/022509_Judd_Commencement.asp
The Courier-Journal
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/2017/12/06/ashley-judd-cover-time/926283001/