Updated: April 19, 2023 at 7:22 AM

Ashley Judd turns 55: a look back (18 images)

Actress and activist Ashley Judd, best known for her roles in "Heat," "Kiss the Girls," "Double Jeopardy," "De-Lovely" and "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," turns 55 on Wednesday. Here's a look back at her career through the years.

Actors, from left to right, Marisa Tomei, Hugh Jackman and Judd attend the premiere of their film "Someone Like You" in New York City on March 28, 2001. Judd played Jane Goodale in the film. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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Judd poses for pictures at the Second Annual Benefit Gala Dinner for Youth AIDS at Capitale in New York City on October 27, 2003. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Ned Beatty (L) and Judd act in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," directed by Anthony Page at the Music Box Theatre in New York. File Photo by Joan Marcus/UPI

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Judd (center) appears backstage with Rola Noor Ahman (L) and Shamila Abdul Wakil during the 2006 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on July 12, 2006. Ahman and Wakil, who represent a group of young female athletes who play in organized soccer leagues in post-Taliban Afghanistan, accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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