Famous film and TV star Ashley Judd is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka this week on a brief humanitarian mission. 

 Judd, with an acting career spanning more than two decades, is also well-known for her global humanitarian efforts and political activism.

She played leading roles in films including  Ruby in Paradise(1993), Norma Jean and Marilyn(1996),Kiss the Girls (1997),Double Jeopardy(1999),Where the Heart is (2000), High Crimes (2002), de-Lovely(2004), Bug(2006), Dolphin Tale(2011), Divergent(2014),Dolphin Tale 2(2014)

She also starred as Rebecca Winstone in the 2012 television series Missing.

During her stay in Sri Lanka, Judd is also expected to engage with women and girls from different backgrounds,to learn about their livelihoods and on gender-based violence in the country.