Was living in Los Angeles when father left family

Mother took Judd and her older sister and moved back to rural Kentucky

Moved frequently between California, Kentucky and Tennessee

Appeared in the variety special starring her mother and sister, "The Judds: Across the Heartland"

Moved to Los Angeles

Appeared in the Los Angeles stage production of "Welcome Home, Soldier"

Made TV debut with a recurring role on the syndicated series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

Had a recurring role as Reed, the daughter of Alex (Swoosie Kurtz), on the NBC drama "Sisters"; left after three seasons to pursue a film career

First role in a TV-movie, "Till Death Us Do Part" (NBC)

First film role, "Kuffs"

Portrayed the title character and narrator of the film, "Ruby in Paradise"

Made New York stage debut in the Roundabout Theatre production of "Picnic"

Had a role in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers," which was cut as the MPAA deemed the scene too disturbing and violent; Stone restored it for the 1996 video release of the director's cut

Appeared in the music video of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" sung on the soundtrack by Jerry Garcia

Played Val Kilmer's straying wife in "Heat"

Received an Emmy nomination as Norma Jean, opposite Mira Sorvino as Marilyn, in the HBO Original movie, "Norma Jean & Marilyn"

Starred opposite Luke Perry as his self-indulgent wife in "Normal Life"

Played the frustrated wife of a Southern lawyer in "A Time to Kill"

Portrayed a kidnap victim who manages to escape from her captor in the thriller "Kiss the Girls"

Cast in a small but pivotal role as a single mother in "Simon Birch"

Played a woman mistakenly sent to prison for murdering her husband in "Double Jeopardy"

Played a serial killer in "Eye of the Beholder"

Played the lead role in the romantic comedy, "Someone Like You"

Re-teamed with Morgan Freeman for "High Crimes"

Portrayed photographer Tina Modotti, opposite Salma Hayek as "Frida"

Portrayed a Young Vivi Walker in "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"; based on the best-selling novel by Rebecca Wells

Made Broadway debut as Maggie in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof"

Starred with Samual L. Jackson and Andy Garcia in the thriller "Twister"

Co-starred with Kevin Kline in "De-lovely," a film about Cole Porter, the legendary American composer; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actress (Musical or Comedy)

Starred in Joey Lauren Adams' screenwriting and directing debut, "Come Early Morning"

Co-starred in the psychological thriller, "Bug"

Played an immigration defense attorney in "Crossing Over" about illegal immigrants in Los Angeles