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Ashley Judd

Actor

Born: 19 April 1968
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Best known as: The acting member of the famous Judd family
A winsome actress with an earthy vitality, Ashley Judd made a splash in the 1993 independent film Ruby in Paradise. She went on to star in action dramas like Heat (1995, with Robert DeNiro), A Time to Kill (1996, with Sandra Bullock), and Double Jeopardy (1999, with Tommy Lee Jones), along with feel-good flicks like Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002, again with Bullock) and the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely (2004). Judd is from a celebrity family: her mother Naomi and older sister Wynonna were the country music combo The Judds, and Wynonna went on to a successful solo career. Ashley Judd married Scottish auto racer Dario Franchitti in December of 2001.
Extra credit: Judd graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky, and is a famous fan of the school's basketball team.

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