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Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills,
California) is an United States|American
Actor|actress. Her mother and sister are country
music|country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna
Judd, respectively.  Her birth name is Ashley
Tyler Ciminella.

==Early years==
Her early years were without the comforts of what
can be considered the bare necessities, such as
running water, electricity, or a telephone.
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She attended 12 schools in 13 years before
college. She graduated with honors in 1990 from
the University of Kentucky.
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==Actress==
Her television appearances include the role of
Lieutenant Robin Lefler, a Starfleet  officer, in
two 1991 episodes of Star Trek: The Next
Generation.  

Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs (1992)
and her first major role was in Ruby in Paradise
(1993), a hit independent drama. She had a role in
Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers,
but all the scenes she played in were cut from the
final version of the film.

She found further critical acclaim in Smoke (1995)
and publicity in Heat (movie)|Heat (1995).

By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve
significant fame and success as an actress. As a
respected actor, she began to be offered leading
roles in films that were bound to be successful at
the box office, but still required acting skills,
like Double Jeopardy (movie)|Double Jeopardy
(1999) and Someone Like You (2001).

==Personal life==
Whenever her schedule allows, she regularly
attends University of Kentucky|UK basketball
games, frequently sitting next to Donna Smith
(wife of UK Coach Tubby Smith), or in the student
section.  She allowed her alma mater to release a
calendar of her photos to help raise money for the
sports programs.  She is frequently sought out for
celebrity camera shots during televised games
(much like Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles
Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks).

She married Scotland|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)
*The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
*High Crimes (2002)
*Someone Like You... (2001)
*Where the Heart Is (2000)
*Double Jeopardy (movie)|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 (movie)|Heat (1995)
*Smoke (movie)|Smoke (1995)
*The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
*Natural Born Killers (1994) (scenes deleted)
*Ruby in Paradise (1993)
*Kuffs (1992)

== External links and references ==

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