Ashley Judd is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early 2000s thrillers, including Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes.

Judd began acting on television, and appeared as Ensign Robin Lefler, a Starfleet officer, in a 1991 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. From 1991 to 1994 she had a reoccurring role as Reed, on the NBC drama Sisters. She made her feature film debut in 1992's Kuffs, and had the starring role in 1993's independent film, Ruby in Paradise, for which she received good reviews. She also had a role in the 1994 Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers. She gained further critical acclaim for her role in 1995's Smoke and Heat. She also played the role of Callie in Philip Ridley's dark, adult fairy-tale The Passion Of Darkly Noon.
By the end of the 1990s, Judd had managed to achieve significant fame and success as a leading actress, after leading roles in several thrillers that performed well at the box office, including Kiss the Girls in 1997 and 1999's Double Jeopardy. Several of her early 2000s films, including 2001's Someone Like You and 2002's High Crimes, received only moderate reviews and mixed box office, although she did receive positive notices for her performance in the 2004 biography of Cole Porter, De-Lovely, opposite Kevin Kline.

Public Name: Ashley Judd
Birth Name: Ashley Tyler Ciminella
Date of Birth: April 19, 1968
Place of Birth: Granada Hills, California

Filmography

• Bug, 2006
• Come Early Morning, 2006
• De-Lovely, 2004
• Twisted, 2004
• Frida, 2002
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, 2002
• High Crimes, 2002
• Someone Like You..., 2001
• The Ryan Interview, 2000 (TV)
• Where the Heart Is, 2000
• Double Jeopardy, 1999
• Eye of the Beholder, 1999
• Our Friend, Martin, 1999 (V) (voice)
• Simon Birch, 1998
• Kiss the Girls, 1997
• The Locusts, 1997
• Normal Life, 1996
• Dick Richards, 1996
• A Time to Kill, 1996
• Norma Jean & Marilyn, 1996 (TV)
• Heat, 1995
• Smoke, 1995
• The Passion of Darkly Noon, 1995
• "Sisters", 1991-1994 TV Episode
• Ruby in Paradise, 1993
• Till Death Us Do Part, 1992 (TV)
• Kuffs, 1992 "Star Trek: The Next Generation", 1991 TV Episode

Awards

• Independent Spirit Award Best Actress "Ruby In Paradise" 1993