Ashley Tyler Ciminella was born April 19, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. Ashley is the daughter of Naomi and sister of Wynonna Judd, country music stars.

Following her singer-sister's advice, Ashley went directly to Los Angeles at age 23, where her impressive self-assurance got her an immediate agency contract. In the early 90's, she was a drama student at Playhouse West School and Repertory Theater in Los Angeles.

Ashley accepted recurring roles in the quality television shows "Star Trek: The Next Generation", and "Sisters", and a part in the TV movie "Till Death Do Us Part".

Judd’s other film credits include "Where the Heart Is" opposite Natalie Portman, Bruce Beresford’s box-office success "Double Jeopardy" opposite Tommy Lee Jones, and "Eye of the Beholder" with Ewan McGregor.

She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of the supermodel Gia Carangi who died of AIDS. She received an Emmy nomination as well as a Cable Ace nomination for her work in the TNT movie GEORGE WALLACE (co-starring Gary Sinise.)

The popular actor shuns the celebrity side of stardom for her confessed... fear of fans and fear of intrusiveness... stalker incident in September, 1999, further reinforced those fears.