Editing Ashley Judd

{{short description|American actress (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name               = Ashley Judd
|image              = Ashley Judd 2023.jpg
|caption            = Judd in 2023
|birth_name         = Ashley Tyler Ciminella<ref name=judds>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/The_Judds/Ad-iz7se16kC?gbpv=1&dq=ashley+tyler+ciminella&pg=PA20&printsec=frontcover|page=11|title=The Judds: A Biography |first= Bob |last=Millard|publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]|year=1988|isbn=978-0385244411}}</ref>
|birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1968|4|19}}
|birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|death_date         = 
|death_place        = 
|occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|activist}}
|years_active       = 1991–present
|party              = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse             = {{marriage|[[Dario Franchitti]]|2001|2013|end=div}}
|mother             = [[Naomi Judd]]
|relatives          = [[Wynonna Judd]] (half-sister)
|education          = [[University of Kentucky]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
}}
'''Ashley Judd''' (born April 19, 1968)<ref name=Newsvine/> is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer [[Naomi Judd]] and the half-sister of country music singer [[Wynonna Judd]]. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Judd made her television debut in 1991 with a guest role on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and her film debut in 1992's ''[[Kuffs]]''.

== Early life ==

[[File:Ashley Judd - 2014.jpg|thumb|right|Judd in 2014]]
Judd was born Ashley Tyler Ciminella,<ref name=judds/> in 1968 in [[Granada Hills, Los Angeles]]. Her parents are [[Naomi Judd]], who later became a [[country music]] singer and motivational speaker, and Michael Charles Ciminella, a marketing analyst for the [[horse racing]] industry.<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB741024EF9652F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM MICHAEL CIMINELLA, 83, JUDD GRANDFATHER, DIES] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025015221/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB741024EF9652F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 25, 2012 }}, Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) – May 9, 1997</ref><ref name=Newsvine>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/04/6408786-ashley-judd-details-bitter-and-sweet-in-memoir |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120602072336/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/04/6408786-ashley-judd-details-bitter-and-sweet-in-memoir |archive-date= June 2, 2012 |title=Ashley Judd details 'bitter and sweet' in memoir |publisher=Newsvine |date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2012}}</ref> Ashley's elder half-sister, [[Wynonna Judd]], is also a country music singer.

Ashley's paternal grandfather was of [[Sicilians|Sicilian]] (Italian) descent, and her paternal grandmother <!-- name? -->was a descendant of Mayflower pilgrim [[William Brewster (pilgrim)|William Brewster]].<ref>[http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979203540Ashley Judd's Ancestors are found on ''Who Do You Think You Are?''|Entertainment.gather.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013253/http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979203540Ashley |date=December 3, 2013 }} (November 9, 2010). Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref>

When Judd was born, her mother was a homemaker. Judd's parents divorced in 1972 when she was four. The following year, Judd's mother Naomi returned with Ashley to [[Kentucky]], where Judd lived for most of her childhood.<ref>[http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/7_ashley_judd.html Actress of the Week] ''AskMen.com'' (2006)</ref> Judd has stated that even if she professionally uses her mother's maiden name, her legal surname is still the Ciminella of her father, as "I loved both my last names and the branches of the family they represented", and the one time she tried to legally change it the judge refused it.<ref>{{cite book |last=Judd |first=Ashley with Maryanne Vollers |date=2011 |title=All That Is Bitter & Sweet: A Memoir |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-52361-7|page=191|url=https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/All_That_Is_Bitter_and_Sweet/BATd_O0z-r0C}}</ref>

Judd attended 13 schools before college, including the [[Sayre School]] ([[Lexington, Kentucky]]), [[Paul G. Blazer High School]] ([[Ashland, Kentucky]]), and [[Franklin High School (Tennessee)|Franklin High School]] in Tennessee. She briefly tried modeling in Japan during a school break. At the [[University of Kentucky]], she majored in French and minored in anthropology, art history, theater, and [[women's studies]]. She joined the sorority [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]]. Judd spent a semester studying in France as part of her major. She graduated from the University of Kentucky Honors Program and was nominated to [[Phi Beta Kappa]].<ref>Newman, Judith. "We are Family", ''Ladies' Home Journal'' (March 1998, pp. 152–55, 213–14)</ref>

After college Judd moved to Hollywood, where she studied with acting teacher Robert Carnegie at [[Playhouse West]]. During this time, she worked as a hostess at [[The Ivy (Los Angeles)|The Ivy]] restaurant and lived in a [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] rental house. Around that time, she returned East to [[Williamson County, Tennessee]], where she lived near her mother and sister.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www2.nationalreview.com/pdf/20130225_judd.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www2.nationalreview.com/pdf/20130225_judd.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Ashley Judd voting record shows not a property owner in Williamson County |publisher=nationalreview.com |access-date=April 21, 2013}}{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>

== Career ==

[[File:Ashley Judd 2012.jpg|thumb|Judd at an ABC ''[[Missing (2012 TV series)|Missing]]'' event at The Paley Center in April 2012]]
Starting in 1991, Judd appeared as [[Ensign (Star Trek)|Ensign]] [[Robin Lefler]], a [[Starfleet]] officer, in two episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', "[[Darmok]]" and "[[The Game (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Game]]". From 1991 to 1994, she had a recurring role as Reed, the daughter of Alex ([[Swoosie Kurtz]]), on the NBC drama ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]''.

She made her feature film debut with a small role in 1992's ''[[Kuffs]]''. In 1993, she was cast in her first starring role playing the title character in [[Victor Nuñez]]'s ''[[Ruby in Paradise]]''. This won the [[Sundance Film Festival]] Grand Jury Prize. Believing that this role would shape the rest of her career, Judd was extremely nervous before the audition, nearly getting into a car accident en route. "From the first three sentences, I knew it was written for me", she told the ''San Jose Mercury News''.<ref>Lovell, Glenn. ''San Jose Mercury News,'' November 8, 1993</ref> She received rave reviews in her role as Ruby Lee Gissing, a young woman trying to make a new life for herself.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Nuñez told biographer James L. Dickerson that Judd created the resonance of this character: "The resonance, those moments, was not contrived. It was just a matter of creating the scene and trusting that it was worth telling."<ref>Dickerson, James L. ''Ashley Judd: Crying on the Inside,'' Schirmer Trade Books, 2002, p. 75</ref>

[[Oliver Stone]], who had seen Judd in Nuñez's film, cast her in ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994), but her scenes were cut from the version of the film released theatrically. The following year, she gained critical acclaim for her role as [[Harvey Keitel]]'s estranged daughter in [[Wayne Wang]]'s ''[[Smoke (film)|Smoke]]'' and as [[Val Kilmer]]'s wife in [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]]'s ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]''. That same year she played the role of Callie in [[Philip Ridley]]'s dark adult fairy tale ''[[The Passion of Darkly Noon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thehooksite.com/ashley-judds-transformation-from-22-to-54/ |title=Ashley Judd's Transformation From 22 To 54 - Her Life Behind The Camera |website= Hook |date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>

In 1996, she co-starred with [[Mira Sorvino]] as [[Marilyn Monroe]] in ''[[Norma Jean and Marilyn]]'', where she recreated the photo shoot for the centerfold for the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]''. The same year she had a supporting role in the thriller film ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]''. It received positive reviews and was a major box office success. By the end of the 1990s, Judd had achieved considerable success as a leading actress, having lead roles in additional thrillers that performed well at the box office, including ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]'' (1997) and ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' (1999).{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In the early 2000s she starred in ''[[Where the Heart Is (2000 film)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (2000), ''[[Someone like You (2001 film)|Someone Like You]]'' (2001), and ''[[High Crimes]]'' (2002). These were moderate box office successes.<ref>Susman, Gary. (February 27, 2004) [http://www.ew.com/article/2004/02/27/ashley-judd-can-you-tell-her-movies-apart|7273||0_0_,00.html You Be the Judd | Movies]. EW.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095428/http://www.ew.com/article/2004/02/27/ashley-judd-can-you-tell-her-movies-apart |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> In 2002, Judd starred in [[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'']], which performed well, and acted in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2002/06/01/ashley-judd-gets-her-ya-yas-out-making-divine-secrets/|title=Ashley Judd gets her ya-ya's out making “Divine Secrets'|work=The Morning Call|date=1 June 2002|accessdate=13 January 2023}}</ref>

Judd played the role of Maggie the Cat in the 2003 Broadway revival of [[Tennessee Williams]]'s ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-26 |title='Hot Tin Roof,' With Three Slips Showing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/11/03/hot-tin-roof-with-three-slips-showing/78a1eaa5-9c29-4437-af2a-3b82a706331e/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 2004 she received praise and a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Best Actress, for her performance in ''[[De-Lovely]]'', opposite [[Kevin Kline]], who played [[Cole Porter]]. She also starred in ''[[Twisted (2004 film)|Twisted]]'' (2004). This was widely panned.<ref>{{cite web |last=Giles|first=Jeff |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rt_10th_anniversary_launch_guide/news/1747789/7/moldy_tomatoes_the_10_worst_movies_of_the_last_10_years |title=Moldy Tomatoes: The 10 Worst Movies of the Last 10 Years – Page 7 |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=August 7, 2008 |access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, Judd was [[Janet Tamaro]]'s original choice for the role of Detective Jane Rizzoli in the TV series ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'' but she declined. [[Angie Harmon]] took the role. In 2011, she co-starred in the family film ''[[Dolphin Tale]]'' and its 2014 sequel, ''[[Dolphin Tale 2]]''. Also in 2011, Judd co-starred with [[Patrick Dempsey]] in the film ''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/flypaper_2011 |title=Flypaper |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, she starred as Rebecca Winstone on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Missing (2012 TV series)|Missing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/missing-canceled-season-two-22978 |title=Missing TV show cancelled; no season two |publisher=TV Series Finale |date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, Judd played [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] Margaret Asher in the action thriller ''[[Olympus Has Fallen]]''. In 2014, she appeared as [[List of Divergent characters#Natalie Prior|Natalie Prior]] in ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'', which she reprised in the 2015 sequel ''[[The Divergent Series: Insurgent]]'' and the 2016 penultimate film of the series ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]''.

In 2014, Judd was the narrator of the documentary film about Turkish preacher [[Fethullah Gülen]], ''[[Love Is a Verb]]'', directed by Terry Spencer Hesser.<ref name="HP">{{cite web|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arzu-kaya-uranli/yes-love-is-a-verb-turkey_b_5490691.html|author=Uranli, Arzu Kaya|title=Yes, Love Is a Verb!|date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> The following year she became the first woman to narrate the opening for the telecast of the [[Kentucky Derby]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Don Doxsie|url=http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/eye-openers-bears-needed-defense-but-did-the-white-thing/article_a5bca4d8-25bb-52c0-95d2-d8cc3769c734.html |title=Eye Openers: Bears needed defense, but did the White thing |date=May 2, 2015 |publisher=Qctimes.com |access-date=May 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ashley-judd-to-be-first-woman-to-narrate-opening-of-kentucky-derby/ |title=Ashley Judd to be first woman to narrate opening of Kentucky Derby |publisher=Fox News |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504220400/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/05/02/ashley-judd-first-woman-to-narrate-opening-kentucky-derby/ |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sponsorships===

Starting in 2004, Judd was the advertising "face" of American Beauty,<ref>{{cite web|last=cosmeticsdesign.com|title=Ashley Judd becomes face of American Beauty|url=https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2004/06/24/Ashley-Judd-becomes-face-of-American-Beauty|access-date=November 22, 2020|website=cosmeticsdesign.com|date=June 23, 2004 |language=en-GB}}</ref> an [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]] cosmetic brand sold at [[Kohl's]] department stores, and of [[Hans Stern|H. Stern]] jewelers. In June 2007, [[Goody's Family Clothing]] launched three fashion clothing lines with Judd in the fall to be called "AJ", "Love Ashley", and "Ashley Judd". In 2008 they added an "Ashley Judd Plus" line.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beckett|first=Whitney|date=July 3, 2008|title=More Judd for Goody's|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/more-judd-for-goody-s-1611388/|access-date=November 22, 2020|website=WWD|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

[[File:Ashley Judd 2009 Indy 500 Second Qual Day.JPG|thumb|Judd at the second day of qualifications for the [[2009 Indianapolis 500]]]]
In December 1999, Judd became engaged to [[Dario Franchitti]], a Scottish racing driver who competed in [[Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART). They married in December 2001 at [[Skibo Castle]] in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623233,00.html |work=[[Us Weekly]] |title=Week in Review: Winona Busted; Ashley Gets Married |first=C. |last=Young |date=December 14, 2001 |access-date=January 30, 2013 |archive-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331034625/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623233,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=nokids/> They did not have any children, as she is known to have said: "It's unconscionable to breed with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries."<ref name="nokids">{{cite web |last=McDonald|first=Toby |title=ASHLEY: I REFUSE TO HAVE A BABY; Star says 'breeding' is out while kids starve |url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ASHLEY%3A+I+REFUSE+TOHAVE+A+BABY%3B+Star+says+%27breeding%27+is+out+while...-a0141402638 |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |access-date=December 5, 2012 |date=January 29, 2006}}</ref> They divorced in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=At Home with Dario Franchitti |url=http://www.wthr.com/story/25457689/2014/05/07/at-home-with-dario-franchitti |access-date=May 23, 2014 |date=May 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182338/http://www.wthr.com/story/25457689/2014/05/07/at-home-with-dario-franchitti |archive-date=May 13, 2014 }}</ref>

Judd is an avid martial arts practitioner:<ref name="Baker 2023 m745">{{cite web | last=Baker | first=Carrie N. | title=The Bonobo Sisterhood: The Ms. Q&A With Ashley Judd and Diane Rosenfeld | website=Ms. Magazine | date=July 27, 2023 | url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/07/27/bonobo-sisterhood-ashley-judd-diane-rosenfeld/ | access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> She has practiced [[kickboxing]],<ref name="Tampa Bay Times 2005 x098">{{cite news |last=Vincent |first=Mal | title=Ashley Judd fought for role in "Kiss the Girls' | website=Tampa Bay Times | date=October 2, 2005 | url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/03/ashley-judd-fought-for-role-in-kiss-the-girls/ | access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> judo,<ref name="Stuever 2012 x483">{{cite news | last=Stuever | first=Hank | title=ABC's 'Missing': Mother kicks best in this trite TV drama | newspaper=Washington Post | date=March 14, 2012 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/abcs-missing-mother-kicks-best-in-this-trite-tv-drama/2012/03/13/gIQAJKDjCS_story.html | access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> and [[Tae Bo]].<ref name="Rossen 2016 g443">{{cite web | last=Rossen | first=Jake | title=Sweat Equity: How Tae Bo Conquered the Fitness World | website=Mental Floss | date=September 29, 2016 | url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86779/sweat-equity-how-tae-bo-conquered-fitness-world | access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>

In February 2006, she entered a program at Shades of Hope Treatment Center in [[Buffalo Gap, Texas]] and stayed for 47 days.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/judd-lashes-out-at-eating-disorder-claims_1001805 Ashley Judd | Judd Lashes Out At Eating Disorder Claims]. Contactmusic. Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref> She was there for treatment of depression, insomnia, and [[codependency]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20081219010504/http://www.star-ecentral.com/movies/buzz/buzz.asp?file=archives/buzz/2006/7/7AshleyJudd&date=7/7/2006 The Star Online eCentral – Movies – Malaysia Entertainment]. Star-ecentral.com (July 7, 2006). Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref>

In 2011, Judd released her memoir ''All That is Bitter and Sweet'', in which she discusses her life from adolescence to adulthood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coming soon: Ashley Judd's memoir, All That is Bitter and Sweet|url=http://ballantine.atrandom.com/2011/01/24/coming-soon-ashley-judds-memoir-all-that-is-bitter-and-sweet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623100914/http://ballantine.atrandom.com/2011/01/24/coming-soon-ashley-judds-memoir-all-that-is-bitter-and-sweet/|archive-date=June 23, 2013|access-date=March 10, 2013|publisher=Ballantine Books}}</ref> The memoir concentrates on her humanitarian work as an adult.

In February 2021, while hiking in the jungle in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Judd shattered her leg. Porters transported her for 55 hours to reach a hospital for surgery in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashley Judd Shares Photos from Her 'Grueling 55-Hour' Rescue After Shattering Her Leg in the Congo|url=https://people.com/health/ashley-judd-shares-photos-from-rescue-in-the-congo/|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref>

Judd is a Christian and cited her faith as why she went public against [[Harvey Weinstein]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The Christian Conviction of She Said | website=Think Christian | url=https://thinkchristian.net/the-christian-conviction-of-she-said | access-date=April 3, 2023}}</ref>

===Education===

In May 2007, Judd received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in French at the [[University of Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516205302/http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/65676.html|archive-date=May 16, 2007 |date=May 10, 2007|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|author=Blackford, Linda|url=http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/65676.html|title=Ashley Judd is finally a UK graduate}}</ref> She was awarded an Honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]] degree from [[Union College (Kentucky)|Union College]] in Barbourville, Kentucky, on May 9, 2009. Judd undertook postgraduate study, earning a mid-career [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]] degree from [[Harvard Kennedy School]] in 2010.<ref name="USATodayHarvard">{{Cite news |title=Ashley Judd gets her Harvard degree |url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/ashley-judd-gets-her-harvard-degree/1 |date=May 28, 2010 |first=Ann|last=Oldenburg |work=[[USA Today]]|mode=cs2|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref>

In August 2016, Judd enrolled at [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] to pursue a PhD in Public Policy at the [[Goldman School of Public Policy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ashley-Judd-to-earn-PhD-at-UC-Berkeley-beginning-9145674.php|title=Ashley Judd to earn Ph.D. at UC Berkeley beginning this fall|work=SFGate|access-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> She took a medical leave of absence two months later because she was suffering from siege [[migraine]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/AshleyJuddOfficial/posts/my-friendsits-been-a-long-time-since-i-posted-life-has-taken-a-turn-having-been-/1079120472205489/|title=Ashley Judd withdraws from school|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Interests===

Judd follows sports at her alma mater, and has attended many [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky basketball]] games.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Judd |first=Ashley |date=May 3, 2004 |title=Wild Cats Fan The actress's love for UK basketball epitomizes a statewide passion |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2004/05/03/368995/wild-cats-fan-the-actresss-love-for-uk-basketball-epitomizes-a-statewide-passion |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref>

During the 2007 [[2007 IndyCar Series season|IndyCar]] season, Judd criticized allowing rookie [[Milka Duno]] to race. After the final race, Judd said to reporters "I know this is not very sportsmanlike, but they've got to get the 23 car (Duno) off the track. It's very dangerous. I'm tired of holding my tongue. She shouldn't be out there. When a car is 10 miles [an hour] off the pace, it's not appropriate to be racing. People's lives are at stake."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20681686/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616035919/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20681686/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Actress Judd praises husband, rips other driver--Franchitti's wife says rookie should be taken off track |date=September 9, 2007 |work=Motor Sports |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=April 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11BEFAD16BBF8238&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsLibrary.com – newspaper archive, clipping service – newspapers and other news sources |date=September 10, 2007 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=NewsLibrary.com |access-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518050046/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11BEFAD16BBF8238&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Sexual harassment and assault===

In October 2015, Judd told ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that she had been sexually harassed by a studio mogul but did not name the person. In October 2017, she said the person was [[Harvey Weinstein]], co-founder of [[Miramax]], and said that the sexual harassment occurred during the filming of ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite news| last=Niemietz | first=Brian |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/harvey-weinstein-accused-sexual-harassment-ashley-judd-article-1.3543520 |title=Harvey Weinstein admits his behavior has caused women pain after Ashley Judd, others accuse him of harassment |work=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=October 5, 2017 |date=October 5, 2017}}</ref>

On April 30, 2018, Judd filed a [[defamation]] and [[sexual harassment]] lawsuit against Weinstein, stating that he hurt her career by spreading lies about her after she rejected his sexual advances.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-ashley-judd-weinstein/american-actress-ashley-judd-sues-harvey-weinstein-for-defamation-sexual-harassment-idUSKBN1I12GQ|title=American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation,...|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|work=U.S.|access-date=May 8, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Weinstein filed a motion to dismiss in July.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=Harvey Weinstein files motion to dismiss Ashley Judd suit |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/19/entertainment/ashley-judd-harvey-weinstein-lawsuit/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, a federal judge in California dismissed Judd's claim of sexual harassment against Weinstein but allowed Judd to pursue her defamation claim that Weinstein sabotaged her career.<ref>{{cite news | title = Ashley Judd's sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein dismissed | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date = January 10, 2019 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46819044 | access-date = January 12, 2019}}</ref>

At the [[Women in the World]] summit in April 2019, Judd addressed [[Six-week abortion ban#Georgia|Georgia's six-week abortion ban]], which had been passed in March 2019. She said that she had been raped three times, and became pregnant once. She said, "As everyone knows, and I'm very open about it, I'm a three-time rape survivor. One of the times that I was raped there was conception and I'm very thankful I was able to access safe and legal abortion. Because the rapist, who is a Kentuckian, as am I, and I reside in Tennessee, has paternity rights in Kentucky and Tennessee, I would've had to co-parent with my rapist."<ref name="2019-04-13_News">[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/ashley-judd-i-would-have-had-to-coparent-with-my-rapist/news-story/98c6ee1bb2735e4ae34e679c897847ee Ashley Judd: 'I would have had to co-parent with my rapist'], Megan Palin, News.com.au, April 13, 2019</ref>

== Humanitarian work ==

[[File:Ms. magazine Cover - Spring 2003.jpg|thumbnail|Judd (upper left) on the cover of ''[[Ms. (magazine)|Ms. magazine]]''{{'}}s "This is what a feminist looks like" 2003 issue]]
Judd has conducted humanitarian work that focuses on gender equality, pro abortion causes and the rights of women and girls. In 2016, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for [[UNFPA]], the United Nations agency with responsibilities including sexual and reproductive health. As of May 2018, she had visited UNFPA's projects for women and girls affected by humanitarian crises in Jordan,<ref>{{cite web|date=April 21, 2016|title=UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd Visits Refugees in Jordan|url=https://jordan.unfpa.org/en/news/unfpa-goodwill-ambassador-ashley-judd-visits-refugees-jordan|access-date=March 8, 2021|website=UNFPA Jordan|language=en}}</ref> Turkey, Ukraine,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/ashley-judd-reports-back-from-her-humanitarian-trip-to-ukraine/|title=Ashley Judd Reports Back from Her Humanitarian Trip to Ukraine: 'Human Rights Abuses Abound'|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> and Bangladesh,<ref>{{Citation|title=Ashley Judd visits Rohingya refugees - CNN Video|date=February 26, 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/02/26/exp-ashley-judd-on-rohingya-crisis.cnn|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> and its development work in India<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ashley-judd-gets-kiss-humanitarian-award/articleshow/57076704.cms|title=Ashley Judd: Ashley Judd gets KISS Humanitarian Award &#124; Bhubaneswar News - Times of India|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref> and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180211/plus/im-here-as-a-global-citizen-not-as-an-american-ashley-judd-281184.html/ |title='I'm here as a global citizen, not as an American'- Ashley Judd &#124; the Sunday Times Sri Lanka |access-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705202404/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180211/plus/im-here-as-a-global-citizen-not-as-an-american-ashley-judd-281184.html |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Judd has travelled with [[YouthAIDS]] to places affected by illness and poverty, such as Cambodia, Kenya, and Rwanda.<ref name="FOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/ashley-judd/|title=Ashley Judd's Faces of Philanthropy profile page|publisher=Faces of Philanthropy|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230012433/http://www.facesofphilanthropy.com/ashley-judd/|archive-date=December 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has become an advocate for preventing poverty and promoting awareness internationally. She has met with political and religious leaders on behalf of the deprived about political and social change.<ref name="FOP"/> Judd has narrated three documentaries for YouthAIDS that aired on the [[Discovery Channel]], in [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]], and on [[VH1]].

In 2011, she joined the Leadership Council of the [[International Center for Research on Women]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gaynair |first=Gillian |url=http://www.icrw.org/media/news/actor-ashley-judd-joins-icrw-leadership-council |title=Actor Ashley Judd Joins ICRW Leadership Council |publisher=ICRW |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=March 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322082022/http://www.icrw.org/media/news/actor-ashley-judd-joins-icrw-leadership-council |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other organizations Judd has been involved with include [[Women for Women International]] and [[Equality Now]].<ref name="FOP"/> She is a member of the advisory board for Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an organization fighting sex-trafficking and inter-generational prostitution in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apneaap.org/about-us/our-board/|title=List of advisory board members at apneaap.org|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521120621/https://apneaap.org/about-us/our-board/|archive-date=May 21, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Judd is active on the speakers' circuit, giving speeches about gender equality, abuse and humanitarian topics.<ref>[http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Ashley-Judd "Ashley Judd"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201104106/http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Ashley-Judd |date=February 1, 2014 }}. All American Speakers. Retrieved January 17, 2014.</ref>

== Political activities ==

In 2008, Judd supported [[Barack Obama]]'s presidential campaign. In 2009, she appeared in a one-minute video advertisement for the [[Defenders of Wildlife|Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund]], in which Judd condemned [[Governor of Alaska|Alaska Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]] for supporting aerial [[wolf hunting]].<ref>{{cite web |website=[[The Raw Story]]|url= http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Judd_goes_after_Palin_over_aerial_0203.html |title=Actress Judd goes after Palin over aerial wolf killing |date=February 3, 2009 |author=David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster}}</ref> In response, Palin stated the reason these wolves are killed is to protect the [[caribou]] population in Alaska. Palin called the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund an "extreme fringe group".<ref>{{cite news |url= http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/04/palin-takes-on-ashley-judd%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98extreme-fringe-group%E2%80%99/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120717125629/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/04/palin-takes-on-ashley-judd%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98extreme-fringe-group%E2%80%99/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 17, 2012 |title=Palin takes on Ashley Judd's 'extreme fringe group' |date=February 4, 2009 |first=Peter |last=Hamby | publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2010, Judd signed the [[Animal Legal Defense Fund]]'s petition to urge [[Kentucky Governor]] [[Steve Beshear]] to protect that state's homeless animals through tough enforcement of Kentucky's Humane Shelter Law.<ref>[http://aldf.org/article.php?id=1350 Animal Legal Defense Fund: Ashley Judd Petitions Kentucky Governor to Help Homeless Animals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722211925/http://aldf.org/article.php?id=1350 |date=July 22, 2011 }}. Aldf.org (May 11, 2010). Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref>
[[File:Richard Lugar and Ashley Judd.jpg|thumb|right|Judd meeting with Senator [[Richard Lugar]] in 2005]]
She was appointed Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, an education and prevention program of the international NGO Population Services International (PSI), promoting AIDS prevention and treatment. Judd was honored November 10, 2009, as the recipient of the fourth annual ''USA&nbsp;Today'' Hollywood Hero, awarded for her work with PSI.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/marketing/media_kit/pressroom/2009/releases/091609_hollywood_hero_2009.html Hero Award honors Ashley Judd for her work with Global Health Organization PSI] September 16, 2009. ''USA Today''. Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref> On October 29, 2006, Judd appeared at a "Women for Ford" event for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Tennessee [[United States Senate|Senate]] candidate [[Harold Ford Jr.]] She has also campaigned extensively both locally and nationally for a variety of Democratic candidates, including President Barack Obama in critical swing states.

On September 8, 2010, [[CNN]] interviewed Judd about her second humanitarian mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/02/judd.congo.conflict.minerals/ |title=Ashley Judd confronts Africa's deadly mineral issue |date=September 8, 2009 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> Judd traveled with the [[Enough Project]], a project to end genocide and crimes against humanity. In the interview, Judd discussed her efforts to raise awareness about how [[conflict minerals]] fuel sexual violence in Congo. During her trip, Judd visited hospitals for victims of sexual violence, camps for displaced persons, mines, and civil society organizations. On September 30, 2010, CNN published an op-ed titled "Ashley Judd: Electronics fuel unspeakable violence"<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/30/ashley.judd.africa |title=Ashley Judd: Electronics fuel unspeakable violence |date=September 30, 2010 |author=Ashley Judd and John Prendergast |work=CNN}}</ref> by Judd and Enough Project co-founder [[John Prendergast (activist)|John Prendergast]] regarding the continued violence in Congo. On November 26, 2010, she published a subsequent op-ed, "Costs of Convenience",<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-judd/post_1312_b_786835.html |title=Ashley Judd: "Costs of Convenience" |date=November 26, 2010 |author=Ashley Judd |work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> excerpted from her trip diary from eastern Congo. These pieces discussed the recent provision in the [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act|Dodd-Frank Reform bill]] that requires companies to prove where their minerals originated, and the link between modern electronics (which rely on those minerals) and mining camps plagued by such violence.

Judd represented Tennessee as a delegate to the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]]. She also considered [[United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2014|returning to Kentucky and challenging]] Senator [[Mitch McConnell]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121108/NEWS01/311080073/Ashley-Judd-doesn-t-rule-out-challenge-U-S-Sen-Mitch-McConnell |title=Ashley Judd doesn't rule out challenge to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell |work=Courier-Journal |date=November 8, 2012 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> In response, the conservative Super PAC [[American Crossroads]] released an [[attack ad]] against Judd in Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/ashley-judd-takes-jabs-from-conservative-super-pac |title=Ashley Judd Takes Jabs From Conservative Super PAC |work=ABC News |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=February 26, 2013}}</ref>

In February 2013, she invited her Twitter followers to join a mailing list, hinting that she might ultimately announce a run for the Senate to those on the list.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/us/politics/kentuckians-dont-rule-out-ashley-judd-as-potential-senator.html |title=Kentuckians don't rule out a star as a potential senator |first=Trip |last=Gabriel |work=The New York Times |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=February 16, 2013}}</ref> However, she announced on March 27, 2013, that she would not run, citing her need to be focused on her family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashley Judd won't run for Senate in Kentucky |url= https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/146015-ashley-judd-wont-run-for-senate/ |work=The Hill |date= March 27, 2013 |access-date=March 27, 2013 |last1= Jaffe |first1= Alexandra }}</ref> Judd later endorsed [[Secretary of State of Kentucky|Kentucky Secretary of State]] [[Alison Lundergan Grimes]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=http://wfpl.org/post/ashley-judd-ready-fight-beside-alison-lundergan-grimes-race-against-mitch-mcconnell |title=Ashley Judd 'Ready to Fight' Beside Alison Lundergan Grimes in Race Against Mitch McConnell – 89.3 WFPL |publisher=Wfpl.org |date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905230730/http://wfpl.org/post/ashley-judd-ready-fight-beside-alison-lundergan-grimes-race-against-mitch-mcconnell |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/07/03/ashley-judd-lundergan-grimes-kentucky-senate/2485943/ |title=Ashley Judd backs Grimes for Senate |date=July 3, 2013 |work=[[USA Today]] |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>

On July 26, 2016, Judd attended a [[Creative Coalition]] luncheon in support of [[Statehood movement in the District of Columbia|DC Statehood]] that took place during the [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrities Join Push for DC Statehood|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/celebrities-join-push-for-dc-statehood/59317/|access-date=May 15, 2021|website=NBC4 Washington|date=July 26, 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref> The event, hosted by Washington, DC Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] and [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|Del.]] [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]], also included actors [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Tim Daly]], [[Josh Gad]], [[William Baldwin]], and [[David Schwimmer]].

In January 2020, Judd endorsed Democratic Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in her run for the [[2020 United States presidential election|presidency]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-ashley-judd-2020.html|title=Ashley Judd Wants the Next Women's March to Be a 'Victory March'|last=Buckley|first=Cara|date=January 25, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 2, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On July 12, 2024, Judd wrote an op-ed for ''[[USA Today]]'' calling on President [[Joe Biden]] to suspend his [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|2024 reelection campaign]]. She wrote Biden was "incapable of countering Trump, while he, unchecked, gushed a firehose of galling lies" at the [[2024 United States presidential debates#June 27 presidential debate (Atlanta)|first presidential debate of the cycle]] in late June, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kinnard |first1=Meg |title=Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race |url=https://apnews.com/article/ashley-judd-biden-democrats-1538d530d0de492af281fe0b003c7919 |access-date=July 12, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' called it "a deeply personal and heartfelt op-ed".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kilander |first1=Gustaf |title=Ashley Judd pens deeply personal op-ed calling on Biden to step aside: 'We can't risk a Trump presidency' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ashley-judd-joe-biden-donald-trump-b2578799.html |access-date=July 12, 2024 |work=The Independent |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Kuffs]]'' || Paint store owner's wife ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Ruby in Paradise]]'' || Ruby Lee Gissing ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1995 || ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' || Charlene Shiherlis ||
|-
| ''[[Smoke (film)|Smoke]]'' || Felicity ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Passion of Darkly Noon}}'' || Callie ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1996 || ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' || Carla Brigance ||
|-
| ''[[Normal Life]]'' || Pam Anderson ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1997 || ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]'' || Dr. Kate McTiernan ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Locusts|dab=film}}'' || Kitty ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Simon Birch]]'' || Rebecca Wenteworth ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1999 || ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' || Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons ||
|-
| ''[[Eye of the Beholder (film)|Eye of the Beholder]]'' || Joanna Eris ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Where the Heart Is (2000 film)|Where the Heart Is]]'' || Lexie Coop ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Someone like You (2001 film)|Someone Like You]]'' || Jane Goodale || Released as ''Animal Attraction'' in the United Kingdom
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2002 || ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' || [[Tina Modotti]] ||
|-
| ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' || Younger Vivi Abbott Walker ||
|-
| ''[[High Crimes]]'' || Claire Kubik ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004 || ''[[De-Lovely]]'' || [[Linda Lee Thomas|Linda Porter]] ||
|-
| ''[[Twisted (2004 film)|Twisted]]'' || Jessica Shepard ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006 || ''[[Come Early Morning]]'' || Lucy Fowler ||
|-
| ''[[Bug (2006 film)|Bug]]'' || Agnes White ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''[[Helen (2009 film)|Helen]]'' || Helen Leonard ||
|-
| ''[[Crossing Over (film)|Crossing Over]]'' || Denise Frankel ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'' || Carly Harris-Thompson ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''[[Dolphin Tale]]'' || Lorraine Nelson ||
|-
| ''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]'' || Kaitlin ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Olympus Has Fallen]]'' || First Lady Margaret Asher ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'' || [[List of Divergent characters#Natalie Prior|Natalie Prior]] ||
|-
| ''[[The Identical]]'' || Louise Wade ||
|-
| ''[[Dolphin Tale 2]]'' || Lorraine Nelson ||
|-
| ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]'' || Ave Maria Mulligan ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Divergent Series: Insurgent]]'' || rowspan="2" | Natalie Prior ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''[[The Divergent Series: Allegiant]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Barry (2016 film)|Barry]]'' || [[Ann Dunham]] ||
|-
| ''[[Good Kids]]'' || Gabby ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Trafficked]]'' || Diane ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[A Dog's Way Home]]'' || Terri ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[She Said (film)|She Said]]'' || Herself ||
|-
| ''[[My Name is Andrea]]'' || [[Andrea Dworkin]]||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Lazareth]]'' || Lee ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' || [[Ensign Robin Lefler]] || Episodes: "[[Darmok]]", "[[The Game (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Game]]"
|-
| 1991–1994 || ''[[Sisters (American TV series)|Sisters]]'' || Reed Halsey || Recurring role (season 2–4), 32 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1994 || ''[[Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge]]'' || rowspan="2" | Herself || Television film;<ref group="note">Film based on [[The Judds]]' life. [[Megan Ward]] portrays Ashley in the film.</ref> Voice role
|-
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' || Episode: "Elevator"
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Norma Jean & Marilyn]]'' || [[Marilyn Monroe|Norma Jean]] || Television film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Missing (2012 TV series)|Missing]]''
| Becca Winstone
| Main role
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Call Me Crazy: A Five Film]]''
| Unknown
| Directed "Maggie" segment
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks]]''
| Beverly Paige
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[Berlin Station (TV series)|Berlin Station]]''
| B.B. Yates
| Main role (season 2);<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashley Judd Joins Epix's 'Berlin Station' Season 2 |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/ashley-judd-berlin-station-epix-season-2-1202013309/|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Recurring role (season 3)
|-
|2022
| ''Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration''
| Herself
| Naomi's memorial<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/15/naomi-judd-cmt-tribute-wynonna-ashley/ |title=Naomi Judd CMT tribute includes speeches from Wynonna, Ashley Judd |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 2022 |accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Documentaries ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''India's Hidden Plague'' || Herself ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Love Is a Verb]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[The Judds: Truth Be Told]]'' || Herself ||
|}

== Book ==
* {{cite book |last=Judd |first=Ashley with Maryanne Vollers |date=2011 |title=All That Is Bitter & Sweet: A Memoir |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-52361-7}}

== Accolades ==

=== Awards and nominations ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Nominated work
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
| rowspan=4| 1993
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Ruby in Paradise]]''
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award|Most Promising Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female|Best Lead Female]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1995
| style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Norma Jean & Marilyn]]''
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align: center;" | ''Norma Jean & Marilyn''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3| 1998
| rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]''
| rowspan=2| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award]]
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award|Favorite Actress – Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award|Favorite Actress – Suspense]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2000
| rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]''
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award]]
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award|Favorite Actress – Suspense]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Performance|Best Female Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2004
| style="text-align: center;" | ''[[De-Lovely]]''
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2007
| style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Bug (2006 film)|Bug]]''
| [[Saturn Award]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Missing (2012 TV series)|Missing]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| {{nom}}
|}

=== Honors ===

* [[Kentucky Colonel]]<ref name="HOOKC">{{cite web |url= http://kycolonels.org/index.cgi?id=54 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071012142629/http://kycolonels.org/index.cgi?id=54 |archive-date= October 12, 2007 |title=Colonels website |access-date=December 21, 2009 |publisher=Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels |last=Kentucky Colonels |first=Honorable Order of}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304065944/http://www.unionky.edu/News/09/022509_Judd_Commencement.asp Union College News Release 02–25–09: Ashley Judd Announced as 2009 Commencement Speaker]. Unionky.edu (February 25, 2009). Retrieved on April 11, 2011.</ref>
* 2017 [[Time Person of the Year|''Time'' Person of the Year]], as part of the "Silence Breakers"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Riley |first1=Taylor M. |title=Ashley Judd on cover of Time as a 'Person of the Year' for being a harassment silence breaker |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/2017/12/06/ashley-judd-cover-time/926283001/ |website=[[The Courier-Journal]] |access-date=December 7, 2021 |language=en |date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140821133542/http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/capetown050129.html YouthAid's Ambassador Ashley Judd launches US-funded Newstart Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre (VCT) for HIV/AIDS in Cape Town]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFdijgMytUA "Sarah Palin's Ongoing Wolf Slaughter"] – Judd's video for Defenders of Wildlife <!-- Note this YouTube video is not a copyvio because it was posted by Defenders -->

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