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Judith Light

Highest Rated: 100% Out of My Mind (2024)

Lowest Rated: 17% Hot Air (2018)

Birthday: Feb 9, 1949

Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Judith Ellen Light was born on Feb. 9, 1949 in Trenton, NJ. Shortly after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama, Light became a professional stage actor, making her way to Broadway by 1975 with a role in the contemporaneous revival of "A Doll's House." Just two years later, Light landed her breakout role on the soap opera "One Life to Live" (ABC 1968-2012), on which she'd star through 1983. Light's performance as the character Karen Wolek earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards. Upon leaving the series, she became the costar of the popular sitcom "Who's the Boss?" (ABC 1984-1992), on which she played single parent Angela Bower. Following the conclusion of the series, it would be more than a decade before Light landed another regular television role; in the interim period, she worked again on the stage and in notable one-off and recurring performances, namely on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC 1999-). Her next regular role came with the comedy series "Ugly Betty" (ABC 2006-2010), which earned Light her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Not long afterward, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the 2011 Broadway production of "Lombardi." Though she did not win, she'd go on to win a Tony the following year for her role in "Other Desert Cities" and another in 2013 for "The Assembled Parties." Her next such accolade would come by way of her performance on the dramedy series "Transparent" (Amazon 2014-19), on which she played the narcissistic Shelly Pfefferman. In addition to two Emmy nominations, her work on the series earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

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Highest rated movies

100% 95% Out of My Mind
Watchlist
90% The Young Wife Watchlist 88% 76% The Menu Watchlist 87% 96% Tick, Tick... Boom! Watchlist 83% 55% Before You Know It Watchlist
77% 83% The Same Storm
Watchlist
71% Down Low
Watchlist
68% 62% Ira and Abby
Watchlist
68% 66% Save Me
Watchlist
64% 41% Digging for Fire Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
100% 95% Out of My Mind Mrs. V. (Character) - 2024
90% No Score Yet The Young Wife Cookie (Character) - 2023
71% No Score Yet Down Low Unknown (Character) - 2023
88% 76% The Menu Anne (Character) $38.5M 2022
77% 83% The Same Storm Shirlee Salt (Character) - 2021
87% 96% Tick, Tick... Boom! Rosa Stevens (Character) - 2021
57% 91% Ms. White Light Val (Character) - 2019
83% 55% Before You Know It Sherrell Ghearhardt (Character) $151.2K 2019
17% 62% Hot Air Judith Montefiore-Salters (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 64% Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story Matron Grady (Character) - 2018
64% 41% Digging for Fire Grandma (Character) $119.4K 2015
33% 19% We'll Never Have Paris Jean (Character) - 2014
38% 34% Last Weekend Veronika Goss (Character) $6.1K 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rhymes With Banana Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Unknown (Character) - 2011
68% 66% Save Me Gayle (Character),
Producer
$82.4K 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Broken Sole Hilary (Character) - 2007
68% 62% Ira and Abby Arlene Black (Character) $220.2K 2006
No Score Yet 63% Joseph: King of Dreams Zuleika (Voice) - 2000
No Score Yet 0% Carriers Maj. Carmen Travis (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 58% Too Close to Home Diana Donahue (Character) - 1997
60% No Score Yet Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End Self - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder at My Door Irene McNair (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 33% A Strange Affair Lisa McKeever (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 20% A Step Toward Tomorrow Anna Lerner (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 48% Lady Killer Janice Mitchell (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Betrayal of Trust Barbara Noël (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 67% Against Their Will: Women in Prison Alice Needham (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 53% Men Don't Tell Laura MacAffrey (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wife, Mother, Murderer Marie Hilley/Robbi/Teri (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet In Defense of a Married Man Laura Simmons (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 68% The Ryan White Story Jeanne White (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 56% My Boyfriend's Back Vickie Vine (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dangerous Affection Cathy Proctor (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Intimate Agony Marsha (Character) - 1983

TV

Credit
92% 91% Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Helen Villigan (Character) 2024
96% 89% Julia Blanche Knopf (Character) 2022-2023
71% 84% Shining Vale Joan (Character) 2022-2023
98% 81% Poker Face Irene Smothers (Guest Star) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Accidental Wolf Unknown (Character) 2022
51% 80% The Politician Dede Standish (Character) 2020
96% 82% Manhunt Bobi Jewell (Character) 2020
91% 76% Transparent Shelly Pfefferman (Character) 2014-2017 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2016 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2016-2017
55% 76% Doubt Carolyn Rice (Guest Star) 2017
75% 84% I'm Sorry Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2015
75% 93% Dallas Unknown (Guest Star) 2013-2014
96% 90% Raising Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 76% The Exes Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
81% 88% Nurse Jackie Maureen Cooper (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2011
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Elizabeth Donnelly (Guest Star) 2002-2007 2009-2010
97% 83% Ugly Betty Claire Meade (Character) 2006-2010
26% No Score Yet Twenty Good Years Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Herself (Guest Voice) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Stones Barbara Stone (Character) 2004
68% No Score Yet Spin City Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
44% No Score Yet Phenom Dianne Doolan (Character) 1993-1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's the Boss? Angela Bower (Character) 1984-1992
No Score Yet 89% Family Ties Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Laetitia Pomerantz (Guest Star) 1977