Did Wynonna Judd ever meet her biological father?
Andrew Mclaughlin
Updated on January 13, 2026
The country star never met her biological father. In a 2005 interview with Larry King, she explains that she had planned to meet him about a month before he died in 2000, but never got the chance. Naomi Judd and Michael Ciminella divorced in 1972, leaving Naomi as a single mother to Wynonna and Ashley.
Naomi Judd
Judd was born to Pauline Ruth "Polly" (née Oliver) and Charles Glen Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. Her father owned a gas station. Her brother Brian died of leukemia in 1965 at the age of 17; Naomi Judd's first child, Christina Claire Ciminella (later Wynonna Judd), was born when Judd was 18.
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What happened to Wynonna Judd's father?
She was given the last name Ciminella after Michael Ciminella, the man her mother quickly married after being abandoned by her boyfriend and Judd's biological father, Charles Jordan, who died in 2000. Her younger half-sister is actress Ashley Judd.Was Naomi Judd married to Wynonna Judd's father?
Her first daughter was given the last name Ciminella after Michael Ciminella, the man who Judd quickly married after being abandoned by her boyfriend and Wynonna's biological father, Charles Jordan.Who is Ashley and Wynonna Judds father?
Her parents are country music singer and motivational speaker Naomi Judd and Michael Charles Ciminella, a marketing analyst for the horse racing industry. Ashley's elder half-sister, Wynonna, is also a country music singer.Are Wynonna and Naomi estranged?
Naomi admitted she and Wynonna were 'estranged' at timesIn fact, in 2016, Naomi opened up in a big way when she told Good Morning America that the twosome had spent a lot of time trying to mend their past shared wounds. She recounted, "Wy bore the brunt of all of the mistakes I made and we talk about 'em.