Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd
Judd at the premiere of Divergent in 2014
Born	Ashley Tyler Ciminella (1968-04-19) April 19, 1968 (age 48) Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Kentucky
Occupation	Actress, activist
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Dario Franchitti (m. 2001; div. 2013)
Parent(s)	Naomi Judd
Relatives	Wynonna Judd (sister)

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 as the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the 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 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.