Ashley Judd

Ashley played Linda Porter in the film De-Lovely.

Ashley played the role of Lucy Fowler in the 2006 film Come Early Morning. She had great difficulty filming the scene where she spears frogs because it challenged her value system.

Ashley was nominated for the 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special' award at the 1996 Emmy Awards for her role as Norma Jean in the mini-series Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996).

Ashley frequently attends basketball games of her alma mater, the University of Kentucky.

Ashley married race car driver Dario Franchitti on December 12, 2001.

Ashley once dated Matthew McConaughey, her co-star in the 1996 film A Time to Kill.

Ashley is a spokesmodel for Estée Lauder's cosmetics brand American Beauty.

As a teenager, Ashley wore braces and had terrible acne.

In 1999, Ashley replaced Jodie Foster for the lead role in Double Jeopardy.

Ashley attended 12 schools in 13 years.

Ashley was named after Ashland, Kentucky where her mother was raised.

Ashley can speak fluent French.

Ashley onced dated singer Michael Bolton.

Ashley proclaims herself to be a feminist.

Ashley once worked as a waitress at celebrity hotspot, "The Ivy" restaurant in Los Angeles.

Ashley says she likes to bake chocolate chip cookies to relieve stress.

In 1986, Ashley graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, Tennessee.

Ashley was Kappa Kappa Gamma while at the University of Kentucky.

Ashley's first screen kiss was with Wil Wheaton on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Ashley played both a teenager and a 30 year old woman in the 2002 film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

In 1997, Ashley decided to become a vegetarian.

Ashley loves the breed of dog known as the "cockapoo" which is a cross-bred cocker spaniel and poodle. She owns one named Buttermilk, given to her by her mom Naomi after the filming of Double Jeopardy in 1999.

Ashley was once considered the lead for the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby for which Hilary Swank won an Oscar.

On June 22nd 2005, Ashley was named as spokesperson for Youth AIDS International.

Ashley is good friends with fellow actress, Salma Hayek.

Ashley was named one of "The 50 Most Beautful People In The World" by People Magazine. (1996, 2000 & 2002)

Her hobbies are: running, rock climbing, mountain hiking, yoga, gardening, and cooking.

She turned down a larger role in Kuffs 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."

On Thursday, December 15, 2005 Ashley Judd was Today's Girl on Maxim Online.