Naomi Judd Movies

Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) swells with pride as his son Frederick (Trevor Einhorn) competes in the National Spelling Bee. Alas, Frasier's pride plays a distant second to anxiety during the big event. Ultimately, however, Frederick emerges as the winner -- until the judges discover that Frasier had been inadvertently "coaching" his son throughout the night by mouthing the correct answers. Can you spell d-i-s-q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d? ~ Rovi

In this sequel to the previous season's episode "Psalm 151", Wynonna Judd and Mika Boreem make return appearances, respectively cast as grieving mother Audrey and ebullient youngster Celine. Audrey has still not gotten over the death of her son Petey, and resents Heavenly caseworker Monica (Roma Downey) for talking her into "letting go." Sensing this, Celine makes a beeline to the boy's grave and says a special prayer. In a twinkling, who should arrive but "special guest angel" Emma (Jean Stapleton), assigned to help Audrey overcome not only her bitterness, but also her addiction to alcohol. Crucial to Audrey's salvation is an acerbic radio personality named Liz, played by Wynonna Judd's real-life mother Naomi Judd. The episode's highlight is the Judds' musical duet "That's What Makes You Young" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Why is it that, in holiday-themed TV movies, someone always comes to a small town to close down some business or other during Christmas week? In the case of A Holiday Romance, it is straitlaced school administrator Cal Peterson (Gerald McRaney), who arrives in town in the middle of the holiday season for the purpose of shutting down a local school that has been deemed extraneous. Inevitably, of course, Peterson will change his mind once he finds true love, as personified by winsome music teacher Lily Waite, played by Naomi Judd. About the only surprise in the film is the fact that neither Judd nor anyone else sings a country song at any point in the story. CBS brought forth A Holiday Romance on December 8, 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The struggle of country music's mother-daughter duo The Judds is told in this made-for-television drama. Kathleen York stars as Naomi Judd (then known as Diana Judd) a single mother of two daughters, who turned to music as way to help positively influence her increasingly belligerent and rebellious eldest daughter Wynonna (then known as Christina). The movie chronicles Naomi's struggle to provide for her daughters (the youngest is actress Ashley Judd), the singing duo's rise from Nashville fame to national celebrity, the ups and downs that accompanied a working family relationship, and Naomi's eventual retirement from the music business. The movie was based on Naomi's autobiography Love Can Build A Bridge. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi

The mother-daughter musical duo the Judds pay homage to their loyal fans in this video scrapbook of their final tour. Naomi and Wynona: The Farewell Tour celebrates their successful eight-year rise to stardom with backstage footage, interviews, and performance segments featuring the duo's most popular works. Follow the musical entourage from Omaha, NE, to Lexington, KY, where they bid adieu to devoted fans. Songs featured in this video include "River of Time," "This Country's Rockin'," "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues," "Guardian Angels," "I Know Where I'm Going," "Sweetest Gift," "Grandpa," and others. ~ Sally Barber, Rovi

Richard Thomas stars as country music star Hank Williams Jr. in this made-for-TV biopic, based on Williams' own memoirs. Williams wasn't yet four years old when his father, the legendary country singer/songwriter Hank Williams, died en route to a show. By the time he was eight, his mother, Audrey (Allyn Ann McLerie), had put Hank Jr. on-stage, singing his father's songs as a novelty act. As a teenager, Williams was signed to a recording contract, still specializing in his father's material. Williams made a respectable living in the music business, but he longed to create a musical identity of his own. Williams' struggle to come out from under the long shadow of his father's legacy was a difficult one, and it took a prolonged bout with alcoholism, an unsuccessful suicide attempt, and a near-fatal fall while mountain climbing before Williams was able to come to terms with his father's reputation, forging a country-rock style all his own and finding success on his own terms. Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story also features Williams' long-time manager and friend Merle Kilgore as himself; country star Naomi Judd also makes a cameo appearance as one of Hank's many one-night romances on the road, and a 14-year-old Christian Slater plays Hank's son. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi