Judith Light

Judith Light

76 · Born: Feb 9, 1949

Known For

The MenuThe Menu
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Joseph: King of DreamsJoseph: King of Dreams
Who's the Boss?Who's the Boss?

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornFeb 9, 1949 Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Parents
  • Pearl Sue Hollander
  • Sidney Light

Biography

Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light made her professional stage debut in 1970 and made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House, starring alongside renowned actors Liv Ullmann and Sam Waterston.

Career

2024
Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind as Mrs. V.
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Helen Villigan
Before
Before as Lynn
2023
The Young Wife
The Young Wife as Cookie
Down Low
Down Low as Sandy
Poker Face
Poker Face as Irene Smothers
2022
The Menu
The Menu as Anne
The Same Storm
The Same Storm as Shirlee Salt
Julia
Julia as Blanche Knopf
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories as Virginia Mallow
2021
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American Crime Story
American Crime Story as Susan Carpenter-McMillan
2020
The Politician
The Politician as Dede Standish
Manhunt
Manhunt as Bobi Jewell
2019
Ms. White Light
Ms. White Light as Val
Transparent
Transparent as Shelly Pfefferman
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story as Matron Grady
Before You Know It
Before You Know It as Sherrell Ghearhardt
2018
Hot Air
Hot Air as Judith Montefiore-Salters
2016
You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh as Narrator
2015
Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire as Grandma
2014
We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris as Jean
Last Weekend
Last Weekend as Veronika Goss
Transparent
Transparent as Shelly Pfefferman
2012
Rhymes with Banana
Rhymes with Banana as Judith Light
Scrooge & Marley
Scrooge & Marley as Narrator (voice)
2011
One Life to Live
One Life to Live as Karen Wolek
2010
2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift
2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2008
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty as Claire Meade
2007
Save Me
Save Me as Gayle
2006
Ira & Abby
Ira & Abby as Arlene Black
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Elizabeth Donnelly
2000
Joseph: King of Dreams
Joseph: King of Dreams as Zuleika (voice)
1998
Carriers
Carriers as Maj. Carmen Travis
The Simple Life
The Simple Life as Sara Campbell
1997
Too Close to Home
Too Close to Home as Diana Donahue
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1996
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover as Lisa McKeever
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow as Anna Lerner
Murder at My Door
Murder at My Door as Irene McNair
1995
Lady Killer
Lady Killer as Janice Mitchell
1994
Against Their Will
Against Their Will as Alice Needham
1993
Men Don't Tell
Men Don't Tell as Laura MacAffrey
Phenom
Phenom as Dianne Doolan
1991
Wife, Mother, Murderer
Wife, Mother, Murderer as Marie Hilley
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? as Angela Bower
1990
In Defense of a Married Man
In Defense of a Married Man as Laura Simmons
1989
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back as Vickie Vine
The Ryan White Story
The Ryan White Story as Jeanne White
1983
Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony as Marsha
1978
Rush It
Rush It
2020
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2011
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS