Birthname: Ashley Tyler Ciminella
Birthdate: April 19, 1968
Birthplace: Granada Hills, California, USA
Height: 5' 7
Fast Facts:
Publicly announced her engagement to racer Dario Franchitti; they have been engaged since December 1999. [April 2000]
Turned down a larger role in Kuffs (1992) because she was asked to do nude scenes. She responded, "My mother worked too hard for me to take my clothes off in my first movie."
She once worked cleaning her mom's and sister's tour bus for $10 a day.
Hobbies: running, rock climbing, mountain hiking.
Graduated from the University of Kentucky. She majored in French [1998]
Mother and sister are country singers Naomi Judd & Wynonna Judd.
Her father, Michael Ciminella, a marketing specialist in the horseracing industry, divorced Naomi Judd in 1972.
Was named one of "The 50 Most Beautful People In The World" by People Magazine. [1996]
Attended the University of Kentucky. Known to be a avid fan of UK basketball.
Dated Robert De Niro
Dated Matthew McConaughey
Her mother, Naomi Judd, has publicly objected to many of Ashley's movies because they contain either sex or violence.
Attended 12 schools in 13 years.
Was named after Ashland, Kentucky.
Replaced Jodie Foster for the lead in Double Jeopardy (1999).
Is fluent in French.
Could have had Pamela Anderson's role on "Home Improvement" (1991), but wanted to concentrate on making it in the movies instead. She later starred in Where the Heart Is (2000), which was directed by Matt Williams, the producer who wanted her on the sitcom.
She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), but it was left on the cutting room floor.
Dated Michael Bolton.
Fractured her right ankle when she was thrown from a horse's saddle in Franklin, Tennessee. She was hospitalized for two days. [23 November 1993]
Named one of the "25 Most Intriguing People" by People magazine. [1999]
{2000) Voted one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine.
A self-proclaimed feminist
She is an etymologist
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
Ranked #20 in FHM Magazine's 100 "Sexiest Women in the World." (2002)
Worked as a waitress while attending acting school.
She is a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Measurements: 34B-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She was Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Kentucky
Modeled her "This is What a Feminist Looks Like" t-shirt for the Ms. Foundation and Ms. Online (ms.magazine.com), as have Whoopi Goldberg, Camryn Manheim and Margaret Cho.
Bakes chocolate chip cookies as a means to relieve stress.
Turned down the role of Catwoman in Catwoman (2004) so she could star as Maggie in 'Tennesse Williams' ' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway.
Models a Hello Kitty t-shirt with the words "Handle with Care" printed on the front. Proceeds go to the Youth Aids Foundation. (2003)
Her first screen kiss was with Wil Wheaton on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987).
Introduced Gloria Steinem at the March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2004.
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