Ashley JuddAshley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California) is an American actress. Her mother and sister are country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd, respectively. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1990, majoring in French. Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs (1992) and the first major role was in Ruby in Paradise (1993), a hit independent drama. She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film. She found further critical acclaim in Smoke (1995) and publicity in Heat (1995). By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame and success as an actress. As a result she could play leading roles in films that were bound to be successful at the box office, but still required acting skills, like Double Jeopardy (1999) and Someone Like You (2001). Whenever her schedule allows, she is regularly at UK basketball games, and is frequently sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games (much like Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks). She is married to Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti. Partial filmography
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She is married to Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti. On July 16, 2004, General Hospital aired a tribute to Lee by holding a memorial service for her character. Whenever her schedule allows, she is regularly at UK basketball games, and is frequently sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games (much like Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks). On May 21, 2004, she was posthumously awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award; she was scheduled to receive the award for months, but she died before she could receive it. As a result she could play leading roles in films that were bound to be successful at the box office, but still required acting skills, like Double Jeopardy (1999) and Someone Like You (2001). In later years, she became known to a new generation as the matriarch Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital and Port Charles. By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame and success as an actress. Lee made frequent appearances on television anthology series in the 1940s and 1950s, including Robert Montgomery Presents, The Ford Theatre Hour, Kraft Televison Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre and Wagon Train. She found further critical acclaim in Smoke (1995) and publicity in Heat (1995). When she and her husband, director Robert Stevenson, moved to Hollywood she became associated with John Ford, appearing in several of his movies, notably How Green Was My Valley and Fort Apache. She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film. She studied at the Royal Albert Hall, then debuted in 1932 with a bit part in the film His Lordship. Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs (1992) and the first major role was in Ruby in Paradise (1993), a hit independent drama. She was born Joan Boniface Winnifrith in Igtham, Kent, England, the daughter of a clergyman who encouraged her desire to act. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1990, majoring in French. Anna Lee (January 2, 1913 - May 14, 2004) was an English actress. Her mother and sister are country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd, respectively. Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California) is an American actress. Kuffs (1992). Ruby in Paradise (1993). Smoke (1995). Heat (1995). The Passion of Darkly Noon (aka Darkly Noon) (1995). A Time to Kill (1996). Normal Life (1996). The Locusts (aka A Secret Sin) (1997). Kiss the Girls (1997). Simon Birch (aka Angels and Armadillos) (1998). Eye of the Beholder (1999). Double Jeopardy (1999). Where the Heart Is (2000). Someone Like You (aka Animal Attraction) (2001). High Crimes (2002). The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002). Frida (2002). De-Lovely (2004). |