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Judith Ellen Light is an American actress, producer, and activist.
Born
Wednesday, 09 February 1949
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Out of My Mind | Mrs. V. | 2024 |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Helen Villigan | 2024 |
| Down Low | Sandy | 2023 |
| The Young Wife | Cookie | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Irene Smothers | 2023 |
| The Menu | Anne | 2022 |
| Julia | Blanche Knopf | 2022 |
| Shining Vale | Joan | 2022 |
| tick, tick... BOOM! | Rosa Stevens | 2021 |
| The Same Storm | Shirlee Salt | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Out of My Mind | Mrs. V. | 2024 |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Helen Villigan | 2024 |
| Down Low | Sandy | 2023 |
| The Young Wife | Cookie | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Irene Smothers | 2023 |
| The Menu | Anne | 2022 |
| Julia | Blanche Knopf | 2022 |
| Shining Vale | Joan | 2022 |
| tick, tick... BOOM! | Rosa Stevens | 2021 |
| The Same Storm | Shirlee Salt | 2021 |
| American Horror Stories | Virginia Mallow | 2021 |
| Ms. White Light | Val | 2020 |
| Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall | Self | 2020 |
| The Politician | Dede Standish | 2019 |
| Before You Know It | Sherrell Ghearhardt | 2019 |
| Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story | Matron Grady | 2019 |
| Queen America | Regina | 2018 |
| GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke | Self | 2018 |
| Hot Air | Judith Montefiore-Salters / Judith | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Young Sheldon | Angela Bower | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Manhunt | Bobi Jewell | 2017 |
| I'm Sorry | Judy | 2017 |
| The Good Fight | Deidre Quinn | 2017 |
| Doubt | Carolyn Rice | 2017 |
| EW Reunites | Self - Angela Bower | 2016 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh | Narrator | 2016 |
| The Tony Beat | Self | 2016 |
| American Crime Story | Susan Carpenter-McMillan / Marilyn Miglin | 2016 |
| 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2016 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Digging for Fire | Grandma | 2015 |
| The 69th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Mrs. Wright | 2014 |
| We'll Never Have Paris | Jean | 2014 |
| Last Weekend | Veronika Goss | 2014 |
| The Nicole Barrett Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Transparent | Shelly Pfefferman | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Eden | Olivia Sparks | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Scrooge & Marley | Narrator | 2012 |
| Rhymes with Banana | Judith Light | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Dallas | Judith Ryland | 2012 |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| The Exes | Marjorie | 2011 |
| Anderson Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS | Herself / Self | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Submissions Only | Sharon Duvall | 2010 |
| Raising Hope | Louise | 2010 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Nurse Jackie | Maureen Cooper | 2009 |
| A Broken Sole | Hilary | 2007 |
| Save Me | Gayle | 2007 |
| Twenty Good Years | Gina | 2006 |
| Ugly Betty | Claire Meade | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Ira & Abby | Arlene Black | 2006 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Stones | Barbara Stone | 2004 |
| TV Tales | Self | 2002 |
| Revealed with Jules Asner | Self | 2001 |
| Joseph: King of Dreams | Zuleika / Zuleika (voice) | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Elizabeth Donnelly / Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Judith Light | 1999 |
| The Simple Life | Sara Campbell | 1998 |
| Too Close to Home | Diana Donahue | 1997 |
| Cow and Chicken | Nurse | 1997 |
| Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End | Self | 1997 |
| A Step Toward Tomorrow | Anna Lerner | 1996 |
| Murder at My Door | Irene McNair | 1996 |
| Spin City | Christine | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Lisa McKeever | 1996 |
| Lady Killer | Janice Mitchell | 1995 |
| Against Their Will | Alice Needham | 1994 |
| The Suzanne Somers Show | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Betrayal of Trust | Barbara Noël | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | (voice) / Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken / Automated Message | 1994 |
| Phenom | Dianne Doolan | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | Self | 1993 |
| Men Don't Tell | Laura MacAffrey | 1993 |
| In the Life | Self | 1992 |
| Wife, Mother, Murderer | Marie Hilley / Robbi / Teri | 1991 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| In Defense of a Married Man | Laura Simmons | 1990 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Vickie Vine | 1989 |
| The Ryan White Story | Jeanne White | 1989 |
| American Experience | Narrator | 1988 |
| Stamp of a Killer | Cathy Proctor | 1987 |
| The Wil Shriner Show | Self - Guest | 1987 |
| Charmed Lives | Angela Bower | 1986 |
| Who's the Boss? | Angela Bower | 1984 |
| You Are the Jury | Elizabeth Harding | 1984 |
| Intimate Agony | Marsha | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Barbara Lonnicker | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Clarissa Custer | 1982 |
| Family Ties | Stacey Hughes | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Rush It | 1978 | |
| Working in the Theatre | Self / Self - Actress | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Audience Member | 1975 |
| Kojak | Laetitia Pomerantz | 1973 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Save Me | 2007 |
| A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | 1996 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
