Ashley Judd

An eighth generation Eastern Kentuckian, Ashley Judd first proved her acting abilities in her debut feature film role as ‘Ruby Lee Gissing’ in Victor Nunez’ internationally acclaimed Ruby In Paradise. Now, a film star in her own right and having won major acting awards worldwide, including two Golden Globe nominations, Judd continues to demonstrate her wide range as an actor and is a proven box office draw.

Judd is also very proud to be the Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, a global initiative that generates funding for grassroots programs in over 65 countries and raises awareness to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among the world’s youth and most vulnerable populations. Judd has traveled throughout Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America, India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to visit orphanages, slums, brothels, hospices, medical clinics, youth and drop in centers.

Judd has spoken before Congress and served as the Keynote Speaker at the United Nations Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking before some of the world’s most prominent experts on the subject. Judd’s personal emphasis is on empowering girls and women, medically accurate sex education, and putting an end to unprotected sex workers and human trafficking. For the filming of A Path Appears, she, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn visited Becca Stevens of Thistle Farms in Nashville.