- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDiana Ellen Judd
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Naomi Judd was born on January 11, 1946 in Ashland, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Someone Like You (2001), An Evergreen Christmas (2014) and Route 65 Nashville. She was married to Larry Strickland and Michael Charles Ciminella. She died on April 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- SpousesLarry Strickland(May 6, 1989 - April 30, 2022) (her death)Michael Charles Ciminella(January 3, 1964 - June 1972) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsPauline Ruth 'Polly' OliverCharles Glenn Judd
- RelativesGlenn Brian Judd(Sibling)
- Dark red hair.
- She was diagnosed in 1990 with a potentially life-threatening liver disease (hepatitis C), which she contracted while working as a nurse in an intensive care unit in the 1980s.
- Mother of Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd.
- Naomi passed away just one day before she and daughter Wynonna were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking works as a duo. Although it was only one day since losing their mother, Wynonna and daughter Ashley still attended to tearfully accept the award in Naomi's honor.
- The Judds' (she and Wynonna Judd) Farewell Tour was the industry's top-grossing tour in 1991. She performed before a billion people worldwide at the 1994 Super Bowl halftime show. She and Wynonna reunited for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion concert at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999.
- After the birth of her daughter Ashley, and the end of her marriage to Michael Ciminella, she raised both daughters as a single mother, first attending nursing school at the College of Marin while residing in nearby Lagunitas, California and later beginning a successful singing career with daughter Wynonna.
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