Actress Ashley Judd was born Ashley Tyler Ciminella, on April 19, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. Her father, sports broadcasting producer Michael Ciminella, left the family before she was four years old; Ashley moved with her mother, Naomi Judd, and older sister, Wynonna Judd, to her parents’ native state of Kentucky soon after. Ashley Judd was 15 years old when her mother Naomi and sister Wynnona signed a record deal as The Judds. As their music career took off, Ashley attended school, then turned to acting. After a recurring role on TV drama Sisters, she made her film breakthrough in 1993’s Ruby in Paradise. Judd soon proved her box office value with hit movies Kiss the Girls (1997) and Double Jeopardy (1999).
Body Stats:
Height: 5’5″/165 cm
Weight: 135 lbs/61 kg
Shoe size: 8.5
Dress size: 2
Bra size: 34B
Measurements: 34-24-35/86-61-89 cm
Ethnicity: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Bio:
Name: Ashley Tyler Ciminella
Nickname: Ash, Sweet Pea
Date of Birth: 19 April, 1968
Place of Birth: Granada Hills, California, USA
Place of Residence: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Education: University of Kentucky
Social Networks:
- Twitter: ashleyjudd
- Facebook: AshleyJudd
- Instagram: ashley_judd
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Ashley Judd is married to Dario Franchitti (2001-now)
- Michael Bolton (1996-1997)
- Josh Charles (1996)
- Matthew McConaughey (1996)
- Michael English(1995-1996)
- Lyle Lovett (1991-1992)
Children: –
Awards and Honors:
- 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Award, Best Supporting Actress, Won
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Actress – Suspense, Won
- 2003 Prism Award, Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film, Nominated
- 2003 PFCS Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Nominated
- 2005 Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Nominated
- 2008 Saturn Award, Best Actress, Nominated
- 2012 Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries, Nominated
- 2013 Gold Derby Award, TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress, Nominated
Hobbies and Interests: Cooking and gardening, running, rock climbing, yoga
Favorite Color: White
Favorite Food: Fish and chips, homemade pie
Favorite Music: One Republic
Favorite Actress: Salma Hayek. Ellen Burstyn
Favorite Perfume: Estée Lauder Beyond Paradise
Favorite Book: Essential Feminist Reader
Favorite Sports: Basketball, Football
Interesting Facts:
- Mother and sister are country singers Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd. She once worked cleaning her mother’s and sister’s tour bus for $10 a day.
- Named one of “The 50 Most Beautful People in the World” by People magazine.
- Her father, Michael Ciminella, a marketing specialist in the horseracing industry, divorced Naomi Judd in 1972.
- Speaks French fluently.
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Named one of the “25 Most Intriguing People” by People magazine.
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A self-proclaimed feminist.
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She is an entomologist.
- Worked as a waitress at the trendy ‘Ivy’ restaurant while studying the Sanford Meisner technique of acting at Playhouse West in Los Angeles.
- Bakes chocolate chip cookies as a means to relieve stress.
- Good friends with Salma Hayek and Joey Lauren Adams.
- The global ambassador for YouthAIDS, an international health initiative to raise awareness and combat the spread of H.I.V./AIDS.
- She had co-starred with Morgan Freeman in four films.
- She was treated for depression and insomnia in February 2006.
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