Ashley Judd is a two time Golden Globe nominated actress. Her debut came in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1991. She had small roles in the films Kuffs and Till Death Us Do Part. She received critical acclaim for her roles in Heat and Smoke. Judd became very successful after she starred in the thrillers Kiss the Girls and Double Jeopardy.

In February 2009, Judd appeared in an environmental ad campaign for Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, criticizing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for her stance on the aerial hunting of wolves and accusing Palin of "championing the slaughter of wildlife."Politico: Palin hits back at Judd (February 4, 2009) CNN Political Ticker: Palin takes on Ashley Judd's 'extreme fringe group'

Ashley Judd appears in an ad campaign for the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, criticizing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for the state's allowing of aerial hunting of "wolves and other carnivores." In a YouTube video posted on January 29, 2009, Judd says "It is time to stop Sarah Palin, and stop this senseless savagery." In a statement released on February 4, 2009, Governor Palin called the ad "reprehensible and hypocritical." Palin went on to call the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund an "extreme fringe group."Politico: Palin hits back at Judd (February 4, 2009) CNN Political Ticker: Palin takes on Ashley Judd's 'extreme fringe group'

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• April 19, 1968: Born

• 1992: Kuffs

• 1995: Heat

• 1996: Norma Jean & Marilyn

• 1997: Kiss the Girls

• 1998: Simon Birch

• 1999: Double Jeopardy

• 2002: High Crimes

• 2004: De-Lovely

• 2006: Bug