Ashley Judd: Biography
Actress Ashley Judd was born on 19 April 1968 to country and western singer Naomi Watts, and marketer Michael Ciminella. She attended 12 schools in 13 years, and went on to major in French at the Univeristy of Kentucky, from which she graduated in 1990. Following this she moved into acting, achieving her first role in the 1992 movie Kuffs, where her part was cut down because she refused to do nude scenes in her first movie.
Since Kuffs Ashley has turned out at least one movie every year, including the acclaimed crime movie Heat, alongside Robert De Niro, whom she dated. Following Heat came A Time To Kill, a drama set in a racist Southern town that earned actor Matthew McConaughey an Oscar nomination. Her two biggest roles to date have been in the crime thrillers Kiss The Girls and Double Jeopardy, and she has recently announced that she will be taking the lead role in the upcoming Catwoman movie, a spin-off of the Batman franchise.