Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Ashley is the youngest daughter of Naomi Judd and Michael Ciminella. She now resides in Malibu, California. Ashley graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin Tennessee in 1986. She then attended the University of Kentucky where she majored in French and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1990. In 1996, she was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People In The World".

Ashley Judd considered her birth "an accident". She is, she proudly notes, an "eighth-generation Kentuckian." The fact that she was born in Los Angeles, where her parents just happened to be living when her mother, country singer Naomi Judd, gave birth to her youngest daughter.

The Judd family did not always have an easy life; they grew up dirt poor in Kentucky while mother Naomi and daughter Wynonna attempted to make it as singers. They moved around the State often, never remaining in the same home for long. The family made ends meet by growing their own vegetables and making their own soap and they seldom had any running water or electricity. However, when mom and sis finally got their break, it opened up whole new doors for young Ashley.

Judd had always been a sensitive and intelligent child with an active imagination (which she needed to get by). When the family finally had some cash, Ashley was able to attend the University of Kentucky, where she studied French and graduated with honors in 1990. Even today, Ashley has the reputation of an intelligent and verbose celebrity with just the right dash of southern charm.

When school was done, Ashley flirted with the idea of becoming a Peace Corps volunteer, but instead took Wynona’s advice and headed to Hollywood. Although she was new on the scene, it didn’t take her long to find work. She impressed casting agents with her charm and radiant confidence. The first role she was offered was in Christian Slater's’s Kuffs, but she surprisingly turned it down due to the required nude scene. The producers were impressed with her moxy and offered another minor role instead so that she could get her SAG card. Since then, Ashley has continued to impress, taking roles selectively and carefully managing her career. Shortly afterward, Judd landed a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation; she also won the part of Swoosie Kurtz's daughter ("the biggest loser on network TV," according to Judd) on the dramedy Sisters. She escaped the dreariness of her TV assignments with a starring role in Ruby in Paradise, a coming-of-age film that won the Grand Jury Prize (along with Public Access) at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival; Judd also garnered an Independent Spirit Award for her portrayal of the title character.

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