Ashley Judd is an American actress and political activist. She has appeared in a number of films and television series, including the Oscar-winning film Norma Rae (1979) and the popular television series Sisters (1991–1996). Judd was born in Granada Hills, California, on April 19, 1968. Her mother is country music singer Naomi Judd. Ashley Judd began her acting career in 1985 with a small role in Star Trek: The Next Generation. She made her film debut the following year in Kuffel & Babbitt.
Judd's first major film role was in the 1991 thriller Kiss the Girls, opposite Morgan Freeman. She subsequently starred in such films as Ruby in Paradise (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Heat (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Someone Like You... (2001), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), De-Lovely (2004) and Bug (2006). On television, she had a recurring role as Rebecca Winstone on the NBC drama series Sisters from 1991 to 1996. In 2009, Judd appeared as Christina Crawford, mother of Joan Crawford, in Ryan Murphy's Emmy Award-winning miniseries Feud: Bette and Joan.
Judd is also active in humanitarian causes. In 2010, she founded Ashoka's Witness Protection Program which helps at-risk girls who have been forced intoWitness Protection relocate and rebuild their lives. As of 2012, Judd serves on the board of directors for both Population Services International and ourworld international . She is also a global ambassador for PSI's Child Survival Campaign .
In terms of weight , Ashley Judd weighs around 145 pounds or 65 kilograms .