Described by her own mother as "an intellectual pin-up", Ashley Judd portrayed a wide array of characters... (Learn more)
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Ashley Judd’s Milestones
| Played Reed Halsey on the NBC drama series "Sisters" for three seasons; left to pursue film career | |
| While growing up, moved frequently between California, Kentucky and Tennessee | |
| 1972 | Was living in L.A. when father left family |
| 1974 | Mother took Judd and her older sister and moved back to rural Kentucky |
| 1989 | First TV appearance (in a non-acting role), "The Judds: Across the Heartland", a variety special starring her mother and sister |
| 1990 | Moved to Los Angeles |
| 1990 - 1991 | Worked as a hostess at the Ivy, a popular L.A. restaurant |
| 1991 | Appeared in the L.A. stage production "Welcome Home, Soldier" |
| 1991 | TV debut with recurring role on syndicated series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" |
| 1992 | Feature acting debut in small role in "Kuffs" |
| 1992 | First role in a TV-movie, "Till Death Us Do Part" (NBC) |
| 1993 | Breakthrough feature role, the lead in the independent "Ruby in Paradise" |
| 1994 | Had role in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" as a witness recounting a slumber-party massacre perpetrated by serial killers Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis); part cut as the Motion Picture Association of America deemed the scene (shown in flashbacks) too "disturbing" and violent; Stone restored it for the 1996 video release of the director's cut |
| 1994 | Made Broadway debut in a revival of William Inge's play "Picnic" |
| 1995 | Cast in cameo role as a vituperative junkie in "Smoke"; appeared in the music video of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" sung on the soundtrack by Jerry Garcia |
| 1995 | Played Val Kilmer's straying wife in "Heat" |
| 1996 | Played the frustrated wife of a Southern lawyer in "A Time to Kill" |
| 1996 | Shared the title role with Mira Sorvino in the HBO drama "Norma Jean & Marilyn," portraying Norma Jean; received Emmy nomination |
| 1996 | Starred opposite Luke Perry as his self-indulgent wife in "Normal Life"; film sold to HBO |
| 1997 | Portrayed a kidnap victim who manages to escape from her captor in the thriller "Kiss the Girls" |
| 1998 | Had small but important part as the single mother in in "Simon Birch" |
| 1999 | Played a woman mistakenly sent to prison for murdering her husband in "Double Jeopardy" |
| 2000 | Co-starred as a woman who befriends a pregnant teenager in "Home Is Where the Heart Is" |
| 2000 | Played a serial killer in "Eye of the Beholder", directed by Stephan Elliot |
| 2001 | Had lead role in the romantic comedy "Someone Like You" |
| 2002 | Cast as photographer Tina Modotti in "Frida" |
| 2002 | Portrayed a Young Vivi Walker in "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" based on the best-selling novel by Rebecca Wells |
| 2002 | Reteamed with Morgan Freeman for "High Crimes" |
| 2003 | Broadway debut as Maggie in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof"; scheduling conflict led her to abandon plans to star in "Catwoman" |
| 2004 | Co-starred with Kevin Kline in "De-lovely," a film about Cole Porter, the legendary American composer; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actress (Musical or Comedy) |
| 2004 | Starred with Samual L. Jackson and Andy Garcia in the thriller "Twister" |
| 2006 | Starred in Joey Lauren Adams' screenwriting and directing debut, "Come Early Morning" |
| 2007 | Co-starred in the psychological thriller, "Bug" |
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