Ashley Judd

Name:
Ashley Judd
Age:
55
Date of Birth:
Apr 19, 1968
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation:
Actress, Activist
Parents:
Michael Ciminella,Naomi Judd
Spouse:
Dario Franchitti (m. 2001; Div. 2013)
Years active:
1991–present
Education:
University Of Kentucky (BA),Harvard University (MC/MPA),University Of California, Berkeley
Political party:
Democratic

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Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella; April 19, 1968) is an American actress and political activist. She grew up in a family of successful performing artists. She is the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of Wynonna Judd. While she is best known for an ongoing acting career spanning more than two decades, she has increasingly become involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism.

Judd has had leading roles in films including Ruby in Paradise (1993), Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Double Jeopardy (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), High Crimes (2002), De-Lovely (2004), Bug (2006), Dolphin Tale (2011), Divergent (2014), Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), and The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015). She starred as Rebecca Winstone in the 2012 television series Missing, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. In 2010, she earned a one-year mid-career master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She is a well-known Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball fan, being present at most games.



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