The star’s first acting project was her role in the famous television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She only starred in two episodes of the series, but she has surely managed to make a good impression. For no less than 3 years, Ashley has starred in Sisters, an NBC drama series. Only a year after her acting debut, the famous star has released her first movie. So, she debuted in movie acting in 1992, although with a small role in Kuffs. Her first starring role came in 1993, when the actress was cast in Ruby in Paradise. At the end of the 1990s, Ashley already was a famous actress and a true Hollywood star. There is no wonder that the series of successful acting projects continued for this beautiful and talented actress. Until 2000, the star was cast in no less than 14 movies and television series. Some of the most popular ones include Double Jeopardy, Kiss the Gil, Normal Life, A Time to Kill, but also The Passion of Darkly Noon.

In 2000, Ashley Judd was cast in two more movies, Where the Heart Is and Eye of the Beholder. Someone Like You, Frida, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, High Crimes, De-Lovely, Twisted and Come Early Morning are other movies in which the star got a part and which brought Ashley numerous award nominations, too. Other movies released by the beautiful actress include Bug, Helen, Crossing Over and Tooth Fairy. In 2011 the actress achieved an impressive performance in Dolphin Tale, as well as in Flypaper. Most of the movies in which the actress starred throughout the years have received great reviews, making her one of the most appreciated Hollywood stars. There is no wonder that Ashley has millions of fans all around the world.

Although Ashley Judd is best known for an ongoing acting career spanning on more than two decades, Ashley Judd has increasingly become involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Ashley Judd has played the lead role in films including Ruby In Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is, and High Crimes. Although her acting career was not extraordinarily successful, Ashley Judd got involved in many charity and philanthropist projects. She has become a global ambassador for Youth AIDS, a prevention program under the Population Services International. While in Youth AIDS,Ashley Judd travelled to places affected by illness such as Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and many others.

Ashley Judd was inspired by her travels allowing her to witness life of the poor and uneducated. Henceforth, Ashley Judd became and advocate for preventing poverty and promoting educational awareness internationally. Ashley Judd donated her time and also met with political and religious leaders, heads of states, diplomats, and leaders on behalf of the deprived to convey the message to those who have the power to bring about both social and political change. Ashley Judd also took part in filming documentaries for Discovery Channel, National Geographic and VH1. The documentaries were related to her involvement in Youth AIDS. She is a very empowered advocate of human rights and global health. Moreover, with the help of the organisations she is working for and with, Ashley Judd tries  to prevent social atrocities.

Aside from Youth AIDS, Ashley Judd is also involved in other philanthropic projects, such as Women for Women International, and Equality Now. The purpose of all these organisations is to bring attention to social, educational, health, economic, cultural and financial funding of people of poor condition. Ashley Judd is very involved in philanthropy, and she does not imagine herself doing anything else.

While her career has always been in the spotlight, there are still many interesting facts that people do not know about Ashley Judd. For example, few people know that Ashley Judd attended 12 schools in 13 years before going off to college. She was then accepted to the University of Kentucky, where she studied French, cultural anthropology, theater, art history, and women’s studies. Right before graduating, Ashley Judd quit college, as she decided that she wanted to pursue an acting career. During college, she was part of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma and she was an avid fan of the university’s basketball team. A particularly funny thing related to her support for the team is that Ashley Judd did not shower once, as she thought it would jinx them. Ashley Judd is also an avid feminist and an etymologist.

Hobbies that Ashley Judd enjoys are yoga, running, mountain hiking, rock climbing, gardening, and cooking. She even stated that baking chocolate chip cookies helps her relieve stress. Ashley Judd is also incredibly beautiful. She was even ranked as one of the most beautiful and sexiest women in the world for many years, and by many publications worldwide, including FHM magazine. However, her mother did not approve of many of her movies, the reason behind her objection being the fact that they contain nudity, sex, violence, or profanity. This did not stand in her way, though, as Ashley Judd became one of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood.

Another television series in which she acted was called Sisters. Ashley Judd became more famous than she already was by acting in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Most of her roles were strong and independent women, which were very well portrayed by Ashley Judd. The actress worked a lot to become so famous and she acted in many other films such Crossing Over or Tooth Fairy. Ashley Judd is also very acclaimed for her charity works. She is the ambassador of the YouthAIDS foundation and a member of many other organisations such as Eracism Foundation, Creative Coalition, Five & Alive, Listen Campaign, Defenders of Wildlife, Population Services International, Children’s Medical Research Institute and many others.

Although she is not the first that involved in this type of projects, Ashley Judd is appreciated for her great commitment. Throughout her career, Ashley Judd acted in films with famous actors such as Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman or Robert De Niro. Ashley Judd declared that she accepts only roles that inspire people and are great role models. The actress travelled to many countries for her charity works, fighting for many good causes. With so many qualities, Ashley Judd is one of the most appreciated actresses at Hollywood and she wants to act in more and more films. This way, she will prove that really is a very talented actress that can portray difficult and different roles. She is ambitious, talented and wants to work a lot to become a big name in Hollywood film industry. One of the awards she has already received are a proof that she will become one of the best Hollywood actresses.

Some of her nominations so far have included acknowledgements of the career Ashley Judd started. In 1993, Ashley Judd came in the second place for the Best Actress award of the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The following year, she was a first runner up again, in the same category, but this time at the National Society of Film Critics Awards. Also in 1994, she won the Best Female Lead category, for her role in Ruby in Paradise, at the Independent Spirit Awards. The same year brought her the trophy for the Most Promising Actress, at the Chicago Film Critics Association. The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special categories of the Emmy Awards counted Ashley Judd as one of the nominees, in 1996. 1997 came with her first nomination for the Golden Globes, at the Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, for her contribution to Norma Jean and Marilyn. In 1998, the Golden Satellite Awards placed her among the names up for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama, for the film Kiss the Girls.

Ever since the year 2000, even more nominations and awards came the way of Ashley Judd. Thus, Ashley Judd was nominated for: Best Female Performance (MTV Movie Awards, 2000), Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film (Prism Award, 2003), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, 2003), Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Golden Globe, 2005) and Best Actress (Saturn Award, 2008). Ashley Judd won the category for Favourite Actress – Suspense (Blockbuster Entertainment Award, 2000).

Ashley Judd is the ambassador of the YouthAIDS program, which helps prevention and raises awareness of the disease in third world countries. Ashley Judd’s involvement has managed to get the attention of other celebrities, in terms of contributions to the foundation and support for young people in underprivileged countries in Africa. This program has also lead to her involvement in actions concerning poverty in the countries and locations where she has been with YouthAIDS. Following the actions taken by Ashley Judd in the Democratic Republic of Congo, other actions took place to form international organizations that help and protect abused women, such as Equality Now and Women for Women International, but also other supported charities and foundations have managed to grow with the help of Ashley Judd and contributions she has brought in from celebrities. Some of these organizations are: Defenders of Wildlife, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Five & Alive, Listen Campaign, Population Services International, Malaria No More, Jeans for Genes, Eracism Foundation, Creative Coalition and so on.

Ashley Judd has been very involved in community and humanitarian experiences. Her dedication has prompted and encouraged many people to take action and help people in need, like women that suffer at home or young people, who are ill or underprivileged. Aside from her important roles and her vast film career, Ashley Judd likes to give back to the world from what she has and to enable people to get a better life and to fulfill their dreams, no matter what these may be.

Many celebrities show their implication in different charity projects, but Ashley Judd has constantly tried to bring a positive contribution when it comes to developing different campaigns against sexual violence against women. Well, Ashley Judd is also famous for her work in television and in fact her first important roles were the ones in popular television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, after her debut in Star Trek, Ashley Judd starred in another television series, being popular for her appearance in Sisters.

Anyway, since those days Ashley Judd has been part of many other Hollywood projects, including the Tooth Fairy and Crossing Over. Still, many of her roles were the ones in which Ashley Judd had to interpret characters which represented very powerful or independent women and the star had managed to do a great job with her performances. And thanks to her talent, commitment and hard work, Ashley Judd had managed to create a name in the movie industry and also the status of a Hollywood celebrity. Many of her roles were inspiring for women all over the world and through her work Ashley Judd has also managed to make a statement. Working with YouthAIDS is only one part of her charity work. Well, if you are an Ashley Judd fan, you should know that the star has some new projects to promote and you should stay focused to find out new information about Dolphin Tale and Missing, two of her most recent projects.

During her early career she was best known for her work on the series “Sisters”. However, over the course of her career, she has left behind much of the television work and has concentrated her efforts on finding quality roles that inspire people, especially women. It seems as though she is very interested in psychological suspense and thrillers as well as dramas that leave you on the edge of your seat and allow you to connect with the character. This has led to her being a star in such blockbusters as “High Crimes”, “Crossing Over”, and “Double Jeopardy”.

Nevertheless, her fame has never gone to her head and she is still very active in causes that she believes in. Aside from her work with YouthAIDS, she is also an animal rights advocate (not over the top though) and she even promoted Barrack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaigns and other democratic candidates through the years. In addition to her other projects in 2008, she also traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help shed light on the political climate there and to help bring publicity to the genocide that takes place in countries like that with the help of the Enough Project.

Getting her start in the film industry at twenty-three years of age, she first appeared in a “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode where she played as Robin Lefler. From here, she began playing in the “Sisters” series from which her career in the film industry has since spiraled. She is most noted for playing the in the stronger female roles in movies such as “High Crimes”, “Double Jeopardy” and, more recently, “Tooth Fairy” and “Crossing Over”. However, her career is only one aspect that lends to her very intriguing and driven life.

Through the years, she has been active in many humanitarian causes, the most notable of which is where she was named the global ambassador for YouthAIDS where she continuously tries to spread knowledge about AIDS prevention and treatment. Because of this she was named Hollywood Hero by USA Today in 2009. She has also been a spokesperson for the Defenders for Wildlife Action Fund and is a proponent of consistent humane treatment to all animals. Also, in May of 2010, Judd earned her Master’s in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government (a Harvard institution).