Judith Light

Biography

Judith Light is an American actress who trained in drama at Carnegie Mellon University and made her professional stage debut in 1970. After her breakthrough as Karen Wolek on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which she played from 1977 to 1983 and won two Daytime Emmy Awards for, she starred as Angela Bower in the sitcom Who's the Boss? from 1984 to 1992. She later appeared as Elizabeth Donnelly on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and as Claire Meade on Ugly Betty, which earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination. Two Tony Awards came for her Broadway work in Other Desert Cities and The Assembled Parties, and she drew Emmy nominations for Transparent and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. On film she starred in the comedy-thriller The Menu (2022) and played Rosa Stevens in tick, tick...BOOM! (2021), and she won a Primetime Emmy in 2024 for her guest role on Poker Face.

77years old

Turns 78 on February 9in 114 days

Born February 9, 1949Trenton
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Judith Ellen Light (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 28 years1996 to 2024

Genres

Comedy57%, 8 films
Drama57%, 8 films
Romance21%, 3 films
Biography14%, 2 films
Music14%, 2 films

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Early training
Light trained at Carnegie Mellon University, where she was in a rigorous drama program with a class of 15 actors who stayed all four years.
Behind the award
Light took home the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play two years running, in 2012 for Other Desert Cities and in 2013 for The Assembled Parties.

Judith Light movies on Netflix

Out of My Mind2024IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. V.
The Menu2022IMDb rating 7.1as Anne
tick, tick...BOOM!2021IMDb rating 7.5as Rosa Stevens
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall2020IMDb rating 8.3as Himself
Before You Know It2019IMDb rating 5.3as Sherrell Ghearhardt
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story2019IMDb rating 6.4as Matron Grady
Transparent: Musicale Finale2019IMDb rating 6.2as Shelly Pfefferman
Hot Air2018IMDb rating 5.4as Judith
Digging for Fire2015IMDb rating 5.8as Grandma
Last Weekend2014IMDb rating 5.5as Veronika Goss
We'll Never Have Paris2014IMDb rating 4.6as Jean
Ira & Abby2006IMDb rating 6.4as Arlene Black
Joseph: King of Dreams2000IMDb rating 6.5as Zuleika (voice)
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover1996IMDb rating 5.9as Lisa McKeever

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Menu2022 Comedy, Horror, Thrilleras Anne
IMDb rating 7.1515K votes
tick, tick...BOOM!2021 Biography, Drama, Musicalas Rosa Stevens
IMDb rating 7.5130K votes
Joseph: King of Dreams2000as Zuleikavoice
IMDb rating 6.516K votes
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story2019as Matron Grady
IMDb rating 6.42.5K votes
We'll Never Have Paris2014as Jean
IMDb rating 4.64.0K votes
Out of My Mind2024as Mrs. V.
IMDb rating 7.43.5K votes
Transparent: Musicale Finale2019as Shelly Pfefferman
IMDb rating 6.2524 votes
Before You Know It2019as Sherrell Ghearhardt
IMDb rating 5.3893 votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Anna Kendrick

Chris Messina

Melanie Lynskey

Rosemarie DeWitt

Geoffrey Cantor

Films together

Anna Kendrick2 films together, 2015 to 2020
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- Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall2020IMDb rating 8.3Light as HimselfKendrick as Himself
- Digging for Fire2015IMDb rating 5.8Light as GrandmaKendrick as Alicia
Chris Messina2 films together, 2006 to 2015
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- Digging for Fire2015IMDb rating 5.8Light as GrandmaMessina as Tango
- Ira & Abby2006IMDb rating 6.4Light as Arlene BlackMessina as Ira Black
Melanie Lynskey2 films together, 2014 to 2015
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- Digging for Fire2015IMDb rating 5.8Light as GrandmaLynskey as Squiggy
- We'll Never Have Paris2014IMDb rating 4.6Light as JeanLynskey as Devon
Rosemarie DeWitt2 films together, 2015 to 2024
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- Out of My Mind2024IMDb rating 7.4Light as Mrs. V.DeWitt as Diane
- Digging for Fire2015IMDb rating 5.8Light as GrandmaDeWitt as Lee
Geoffrey Cantor2 films together, 2014 to 2018
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- Hot Air2018IMDb rating 5.4Light as JudithCantor as Stanley
- We'll Never Have Paris2014IMDb rating 4.6Light as JeanCantor as Neighbor

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2012 to 2013, two of them major.

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Judith Light's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Tony Awards
2013	Best Featured Actress in a Play	Won
2012	Best Featured Actress in a Play	Won
Other honors
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame	Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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