Occupation: Actress
Real Name: Ashley Judd
Date of Birth:  April 19, 1968
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Sign: Aries
Relations: mother: Naomi Judd (singer); sister: Wynonna (singer); fiancé: Dario Franchitti (racecar driver)
Education: University of Kentucky (graduated Phi Beta Kappa)

 

Personal quotes:

(April 2000) Publicly announced her engagement to racer Dario Franchitti; they have been engaged since December 1999.

Is a vegetarian.

Turned down a larger role in Kuffs (1992) because she was asked to do nude scenes. She responded, "My mother worked too hard for me to take my clothes off in my first movie."

Mother and sister are country singers Naomi Judd & Wynonna Judd.

She once worked cleaning her mom's and sister's tour bus for $10 a day.

Hobbies: running, rock climbing, mountain hiking.

(1990) Graduated from the University of Kentucky. She majored in French.

Her 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 Ine The World" by People Magazine.

Attended the University of Kentucky. Known to be a avid fan of UK basketball.

Dated Robert De Niro.

Dated Matthew McConaughey.

(October 1999) Dating Team Kool Green CART Driver Dario Franchitti.

Her mother has publicly objected to many of Ashley's movies for the fact that they contain either sex or violence.

Attended 12 schools in 13 years.

Was named after Ashland, KY.

Replaced Jodie Foster for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999).

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. She later starred in Where the Heart Is (2000), which was directed by Matt Williams, the producer who wanted her on the sitcom.

She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), but it was left on the cutting room floor.

Dated Michael Bolton.

(23 November 1993) Fractured her right ankle when she was thrown from a 

A self-proclaimed feminist.

She is an etymologist.

Worked as a waitress while attending acting school.

"Men have always swarmed around Ashley like honeybees. I can't pretend this speaks for Bob [De Niro], because he and I haven't discussed it, [but] I would be willing to bet my farm that one of the reasons he is enamored of Ashley is that she is so genuine. She's an intellectual pinup, and I think that is one of the most startling attractions to the Robert De Niro caliber of male."

- Naomi Judd on her daughter's appeal