Naomi Judd Death, Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, Daughters, Songs, and Net Worth

Naomi Judd Bio | Wiki

Naomi Judd was a well-known American country music singer and actress. She died on April 30, 2022, in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. She joined new television reality competition series Can You Duet, in 2008 as a judge and mentor. That show, by the producers of American Idol, was aired on Country Music Television.

She impersonated alongside actress Laura Prepon in 2011 in the Lifetime television movie The Killing Game. Naomi acted as “Honey” in An Evergreen Christmas in 2011. She also took part with her husband in the first season of the Fox Broadcasting reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules.

Naomi Judd Age

She was born on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky, in the United States. Naomi died on April 30, 2022, in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, at the age of 76 years.

Naomi Judd Height

She was a woman of above-average stature. Naomi stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.65 m).

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Naomi Judd Family

She was born in Ashland, Kentucky to Charles Glen Judd and Pauline Ruth (née Oliver) Judd. Naomi’s father owned a gas station. Naomi’s brother Brian died of leukemia in 1965 at the age of 17.

Naomi Judd Husband

Naomi married her lovely husband Larry Strickland in a wedding ceremony at Christ Church in Nashville in 1989, with both of Naomi’s daughters, Ashley and Wynonna, acting as bridesmaids. Originally, Naomi was married to Michael Ciminella, Ashley Judd’s dad (Judd’s given name is Ashley Tyler Ciminella). Wynonna Judd was also given Ciminella’s name at birth, besides her biological dad is Charles Jordan, Naomi’s ex-boyfriend. The two’s marriage came to an end in 1972.

Naomi Judd Daughters

Her first child, Christina Ciminella (later Wynonna Judd), was born when Naomi was 18 years old. Following the birth of her daughter Ashley Judd born in April 1968, who later became a film and stage actress, and the end of her marriage to Michael Ciminella, she brought up both daughters as a single parent, first attending nursing school at California’s College of Marin while residing in nearby Lagunitas, California and afterward starting a successful singing career with daughter Wynonna.

Naomi Judd The Judds

Together with her daughter, Wynonna Judd, she created the highly successful singing duo called the Judds.

Being the nations’ country music’s most famous mom-daughter team, The Judds scored twenty top-10 hits (comprising fifteen at number one) and went undefeated for the following eight years at all three major country music awards shows. Moreover, the duo won five Grammy Awards and a vast array of other awards and honors.  Working as a songwriter, Naomi also earned a Grammy due to her country song of the year with the Judds’ hit “Love Can Build a Bridge”.

Naomi Judd Cause Of Death | Death

She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, on April 30, 2022, at the age of 76. Naomi had long been struggling with depression accompanied by anxiety, panic attacks, as well as suicidal thoughts. The medications prescribed to her, such as lithium, produced side effects like facial edema, alopecia and tremors, which caused her further emotional distress.

Reporting her death, her daughters tweeted: “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” Naomi’s daughter Ashley Judd disclosed the cause of her mother’s death in a May 12, 2022, interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. She made the revelation to help raise awareness of mental illness, which she hoped would help those suffering from it.

Naomi Judd Illness | Health

Subsequently retailing over 20 million albums and videos in seven years and at the pinnacle of their career, in 1991 the Judds came to an abrupt end when Naomi was discovered with Hepatitis C.

Naomi Judd Now | Today

Subsequently retailing over 20 million albums and videos in seven years and at the pinnacle of their career, in 1991 the Judds came to an abrupt end when Naomi was discovered with Hepatitis C. That band ended on a high note: Their Farewell Tour was the top-grossing act, and their farewell concert the most successful musical event in cable pay-per-view history.

She generated the Naomi Judd Education and Research Fund in order to raise awareness of Hepatitis C and uses the strength of her experiences as a spokesmodel for the American Liver Foundation. She earned the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1993.

Naomi Judd Book

Naomi was the author of her book titled The Transparent Life which was published on October 21, 2005. In her book Naomi shares lessons she has learned from her own experiences-tragic, triumphant and transcendent-about living honestly and without pretending. As grounded in her profound appreciation of every person as a whole being, with emotions, lifestyles as well as spiritual needs, she leads a voyage of self-discovery and self-revolution via 30 proven, practical ways to live more fully.

Naomi Judd Movies

– Rio Diablo (1993)
– V.C. Andrews’ Ruby
– Nearlyweds (2013)
– Someone Like You (2001)
– Window Wonderland (2013)
– An Evergreen Christmas (2014)
– The Killing Game (2011)
– A Holiday Romance (1999)
– Living proof (1983)
– Family Tree (1999)

Naomi Judd Songs

– Grandpa
– Mama He’s Crazy
– Why Not Me
– Love Can Build A Bridge
– Rockin With The Rhythm Of The Rain
– love Is Alive
– Turn It Loose
– Turn It Loose
– Cry Myself To Sleep
– Give A Little Love
– Let Me Tell You About Love
– Had a Dream
– Young Love
– Have Mercy

Naomi Judd Net Worth

Naomi was a well-known American country music singer and actress. Therefore Naomi has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Naomi’s estimated net worth is $10 million.

Is Naomi Judd Married

Yes. She married her lovely husband Larry Strickland in a wedding ceremony at Christ Church in Nashville in 1989, with both of Naomi’s daughters, Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd, acting as bridesmaids.

What Disease Does Naomi Judd Have

She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, on April 30, 2022, at the age of 76. Naomi had long been struggling with depression accompanied by anxiety, panic attacks, as well as suicidal thoughts.