9.Ashley Judd
This Kiss the Girls actress had what she calls a “dysfunctional” childhood. She felt isolated and insecure. As a result, she’s felt a deep sadness as an adult. Things took a turn for the better, though, when she checked into a treatment facility in 2006. “I needed help,” she told Glamour magazine. “I was in so much pain.”
10.Ryan Phillippe
The Cruel Intentions actor says his battle with depression began at a young age. “As you get older, I think it decreases some, but I’m just innately kind of a sad person,” he recently told Elle magazine. Phillippe hasn’t let his condition keep him from shining onscreen, though. He recently starred in the TV drama Secrets and Lies.
