Ashley Judd began acting on television, and appeared as Ensign Robin Lefler, a Starfleet officer, in two 1991 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. From 1991 to 1994 she had a recurrent role as Reed, the daughter of Alex (Swoosie Kurtz), on the NBC drama Sisters. Ashley Judd made her feature film debut in 1992's Kuffs, and had the starring role in 1993's independent film, Ruby in Paradise, for which Ashley Judd received good reviews. Ashley Judd also had a role in the 1994 Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers, but Ashley Judd's scenes were cut from the version of the film released theatrically. Ashley Judd gained further critical acclaim for her role in 1995's Smoke and Heat. Ashley Judd also played the role of Callie in Philip Ridley's dark, adult fairy-tale The Passion of Darkly Noon.
By the end of the 1990s, Ashley Judd had managed to achieve significant fame and success as a leading actress, after leading roles in several thrillers that performed well at the box office, including Kiss the Girls in 1997 and 1999's Double Jeopardy. Several of Ashley Judd's early 2000s films, including 2001's Someone Like You and 2002's High Crimes, received only moderate reviews and mixed box office, although Ashley Judd did receive positive notices for her performance in the 2004 biography of Cole Porter, De-Lovely, opposite Kevin Kline. Click to real full biography of Ashley Judd
