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Ashley Judd remembers late mother Naomi: 'Be free, my beautiful mother'

By Wade Sheridan   |   May 3, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Ashley Judd (R), and her mother, Naomi Judd, attend the premiere of "Olympus Has Fallen" in March 2013. Ashley Judd is paying tribute to her mother on Instagram following her recent death. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Wynonna Judd (L), and her mother, Naomi Judd, arrive at the CMT Music Awards on April 11. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI The Judds, Wynonna Judd (L) and Naomi Judd, arrive at the 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in April 2011. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Ashley Judd arrives on the red carpet for the 90th annual Academy Awards in March 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Ashley Judd arrives on the red carpet at the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards in June 2015. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

May 3 (UPI) -- Actress Ashley Judd is thanking fans for their support after the death of her mother, Naomi Judd.

Ashley Judd uploaded to Instagram on Monday photos of herself and her sister, Wynonna Judd, attending Sunday's Country Music Hall of Fame gala.

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Naomi and Wynonna Judd made up country duo The Judds and were inducted into the Hall of Fame together.

Ashely Judd posted an image of her mother's plaque, an altar she created to honor her mother, videos of family members singing and an old photo of herself and Wyonna Judd with their mother at a young age.

Naomi Judd recently died at the age of 76. The family has attributed the loss to mental illness. Naomi Judd battled anxiety and depression for years.

"Your outpouring is reaching me. Thank you for every thought, prayer, message, text, email, post, expression. We each are alone and we are in fellowship, broken and held, protected from nothing and sustained in everything. It's the beginning of an old story, life and death, loss and life," Ashley Judd said on Instagram.

"Be free, my beautiful mother. Be free. #honorthymother #honorthymusic," she continued.