Naomi Judd has passed away at the age of 76.

In an Instagram post, her daughter Ashley said

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”

Is Ashley Judd related to The Judds?

The Judds were a country song duo, composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter Wynonna Judd.

However, the duo is part of a family of three, with the last member being Naomi’s younger daughter Ashley Judd.

Do Ashley and Wynonna have the same father?

Ashely Judd and Wynonna Judd were both born with the Ciminella surname, however, Wynonna was born Christina Claire Ciminella.

Though they share the same surname, they were not born to the same man.

Wynonna Judd’s father was Charles Jordan, her mother’s boyfriend, who abandoned them.

Naomi Judd then married Michael Ciminella, thus giving her daughter her husband’s last name. Naomi and Michael then had Ashley Ciminella before they divorced a few years later.