Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. Judd's mother raised her Baptist, and she attended twelve schools before college including Franklin High School (Tennessee). Judd began acting on television, and appeared as Ensign Robin Lefler, a Starfleet officer, in two 1991 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is currently the magazine advertising "face" of American Beauty, an Estee Lauder cosmetic brand sold exclusively at Kohl's department stores, and H. Stern jewelers. Judd is active in humanitarian and political causes.