Ashley Judd is honored at USA Today ’s Hollywood Hero Award Gala on Monday (November 10) held at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 41-year-old actress, who serves as a Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS , was named this year’s Hollywood Hero. The yearly award recognizes an exceptional entertainment industry humanitarian. “I’m just the front woman,” Ashley said. “I was just lucky that this wonderful organization was put in my lap and I had the opportunity to be involved with them.” Mandy Moore also started working with the organization but confessed that she was so nervous to meet Ashley on Monday. ... Read Full Story

Ashley Judd was named a Hollywood Hero for her tireless charity work at a star-studded ceremony on Tuesday. Morgan Freeman , Debra Messing and Mandy Moore turned out for the annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards in Los Angeles, with Judd receiving the night’s highest honor. The Double Jeopardy star has served as a Global Ambassador for Population Services International’s YouthAIDS program since 2002, helping the organisation’s HIV education and prevention drive. And the actress admits she is honored to be able to help out. Judd says, “I’m just the front woman. I was just lucky that this wonderful organisation was put in my ... Read Full Story

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The stars stepped out Tuesday night for the 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards Gala honoring Ashley Judd at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel. The USA Today Hollywood Hero Award is presented annually to an entertainment industry humanitarian who has made remarkable contributions of time and energies with non-profit organizations dedicated to enriching the quality of life for others. The USA Today Hollywood Hero Award recipient is unique in that his or her efforts extend far beyond charitable contributions or lending one's celebrity to enhance a cause or concern. Since 2002, Judd has served as Global Ambassador for PSI's (Population ... Read Full Story

Actress Ashley Judd and TV personality Jeff Corwin are urging Congress to spend $7 billion a year to help safeguard America's wildlife from the impact of global warming. Judd is a longtime environmental activist. The actress told a House subcommittee on Thursday that climate legislation should not just address the causes of global warming, but also the effects already being seen on the ground. Judd says evidence of global warming is already being felt on her farm in Tennessee. Corwin is a biologist and a host on the cable channel Animal Planet. He told the committee that up to 30 percent of the world's ... Read Full Story

Ashley Judd has starred in films opposite Robert DeNiro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman. Now, she's doing what all beloved starlets do once they've conquered Hollywood; She's getting a master's in public policy from Harvard. In addition to taking on Harvard exams, Judd is going to try her hand at the NPR News Quiz. She'll play a game called "That prize was RIGHTFULLY MINE! MINE!" — three questions about the history of Nobel Prizes. Read Full Story