ashley judd

began life on the move, literally attended 12 schools in 13 years, living, by times, in dirt poor Kentucky back-woods surroundings with her single mother and half-sister. ashley judd turned to reading and the rest of ashley judd family, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, turned to singing.

They rocketed to fame as the country duo, The Judds, and little sister Ashley was afforded the chance to attended the University of Kentucky, from which ashley judd graduated with honours in 1990 Judd, then, on ashley judd singer-sisters advice, went directly to Los Angeles at age 23, where ashley judd impressive self-assurance got ashley judd an immediate agency contract.

ashley judd netted a movie part at ashley judd first audition, in Kuffs (1992). ashley judd refusal to do a nude scene for that film didnt hurt ashley judd career at all -- ashley judd went on to the title role in Ruby in Paradise (1993), for which ashley judd received a New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress and a Sundance Film Festival Independent Spirit award. In the meantime, ashley judd accepted recurring roles in the quality television shows Star Trek: The Next Generation (episodes 102 and 106, 1991), and Sisters (1991 - 1994), and a part in the TV movie Til Death Do Us Part (1992). Judds next performance, in the movie Natural Born Killers(1994), was too good -- it was cut for being too intense for a general audience. Judd, as the only character left alive in the scene, was the sole reason for that intensity.

Further quality films followed for the actor, deemed an intellectual pin-up moke (1995), Heat (1995),The Passion of Darkly Noon(1995), A Time To Kill (1996), and Normal Life(1996).ashley judd received both an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for ashley judd portrayal of Marilyn Monroein Norma Jean and Marilyn Judd star status has been since cemented with Kiss The Girls(1997), The Simon Birch 1998), Double Jeopardy (1999), andEye of the Beholder(2000). The popular actor shuns the celebrity side of stardom for ashley judd confessed... fear of fans and fear of intrusiveness... stalker incident in September, 1999, further reinforced those fears. Scary or not, though, ashley judd fan base continues to grow with each role, and includes not only audiences, but critics and industry peers as well.

Coming up for the actor are the movies Dexterity, Where The Heart Is, Animal Husbandry and The Notebook Judd inherited beauty, brains and talent, and ashley judd own unique rural-urban sophistication have taken this rags-to-riches fairy-tale heroine to the heights of the acting profession. ashley judd poised for Hollywood greatness.

(April 2000) Publicly announced ashley judd engagement to racer Dario Franchitti; they have been engaged since December 1999. ashley judd is a vegetarian. Turned down a larger role in Kuffs (1992) because ashley judd was asked to do nude scenes. ashley judd responded, "My mother worked too hard for me to take my clothes off in my first movie." ashley judd once worked cleaning ashley judd mom's and sister's tour bus for $10 a day. Hobbies: running, rock climbing, mountain hiking.

(1990) Graduated from the University of Kentucky. ashley judd majored in French,ashely judd's Mother and sister are country singers Naomi Judd & Wynonna Judd.

ashley judd father, Michael Ciminella, a marketing specialist in the horseracing industry, divorced Naomi Judd in 1972. (1996) Was named one of "The 50 Most Beautful People In The World" by People Magazine. Attended the University of Kentucky. Known to be a avid fan of UK basketball. Dated Robert De Niro, ashely judd Dated Matthew McConaughey

(October 1999) Dating Team Kool Green CART Driver Dario Franchitti. ashley judd mother, Naomi Judd, has publicly objected to many of Ashley's movies because they contain either sex or violence.

ashley judd attended 12 schools in 13 years. ashely judd was named after Ashland, KY. Replaced Jodie Foster for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999). ashely judd Is fluent in French. Could have had Pamela Anderson's role on "Home Improvement" (1991), but wanted to concentrate on making it in the movies instead. ashley judd later starred in Where the Heart Is (2000), which was directed by Matt Williams (II), the producer who wanted ashley judd on the sitcom. ashley judd had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), but it was left on the cutting room floor. ashely judd dated Michael Bolton (II). (23 November 1993) Fractured ashley judd right ankle when ashley judd was thrown from a horse's saddle in Franklin, Tennessee. Judd was hospitalized for two days. (1999) Named one of the "25 Most Intriguing People" by People magazine.

{2000) Voted one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine. ashely judd is A self-proclaimed feminist ashley judd is an etymologist who was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002. Ranked #20 in FHM Magazine's 100 "Sexiest Women in the World." (2002) Worked as a waitress while attending acting school. Announced that ashley judd will be playing the title role in an upcoming Catwoman movie. (June 2002, The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno

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