
Judith Light
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1949-02-09 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Judith Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. Her television roles include One Life to Live, Who's the Boss?, Ugly Betty and Law & Order Special Victims Unit.
Known For
TV Shows (42)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Elizabeth Donnelly

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Family Guy
1999
as Judith Light (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Good Fight
2017
as Deirdre Quinn

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Barbara Lonnicker

Family Ties
1982
as Stacey Hughes

Spin City
1996
as Christine

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Ugly Betty
2006
as Claire Meade

American Crime Story
2016
as Susan Carpenter-McMillan / Marilyn Miglin

Remington Steele
1982
as Clarissa Custer

Cow and Chicken
1997
as Nurse (voice)

Who's the Boss?
1984
as Angela Bower

Kojak
1973
as Laetitia Pomerantz

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest

Duckman
1994
as Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken (voice)

Poker Face
2023
as Irene Smothers

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Maureen Cooper
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

American Horror Stories
2021
as Virginia Mellon

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Mrs. Wright (voice)

Transparent
2014
as Shelly Pfefferman

Manhunt
2017
as Bobi Jewell

The Exes
2011
as Marjorie

I Am Weasel
1997
as Nurse (voice)

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
as Helen Villigan (voice)

Before
2024
as Lynn

All's Fair
2025
as Sheila Baskin

The Politician
2019
as Dede Standish

Julia
2022
as Blanche Knopf

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest

Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Speaker

Phenom
1993
as Dianne Doolan

Shining Vale
2022
as Joan

Twenty Good Years
2006
as Gina

The Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
as Dorry

One Life to Live
1968
as Karen Wolek

The Simple Life
1998
as Sara Campbell

The Stones
2004
as Barbara Stone
Movies (42)

The Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
as Ma

The Menu
2022
as Anne

Joseph: King of Dreams
2000
as Zuleika (voice)

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Rosa Stevens

Out of My Mind
2024
as Mrs. V.

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)

We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Jean

Digging for Fire
2015
as Grandma

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020
as Self

The Same Storm
2022
as Shirlee Salt

Down Low
2023
as Sandy

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
2019
as Matron Grady

Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019
as Shelly Pfefferman

Before You Know It
2019
as Sherrell Ghearhardt

Ira & Abby
2006
as Arlene Black

Save Me
2008
as Gayle

The Young Wife
2023
as Cookie

The Ryan White Story
1989
as Jeanne White

In Defense of a Married Man
1990
as Laura Simmons

Murder at My Door
1996
as Irene McNair

Last Weekend
2014
as Veronika Goss

Intimate Agony
1983
as Marsha

Betrayal of Trust
1994
as Barbara Noël
The Sham

My Boyfriend's Back
1989
as Vickie Vine

Rush It
1978

Stamp of a Killer
1987
as Cathy Proctor

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
1991
as Marie Hilley

Hot Air
2018
as Judith Montefiore-Salters

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
1996
as Lisa McKeever

Rhymes with Banana
2012
as Judith Light

Ms. White Light
2019
as Val

Too Close to Home
1997
as Diana Donahue

Scrooge & Marley
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
2011
as Herself

Lady Killer
1995
as Janice Mitchell

Men Don't Tell
1993
as Laura MacAffrey

Carriers
1998
as Maj. Carmen Travis

You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
2016
as Narrator

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1997
as Self

A Step Toward Tomorrow
1996
as Anna Lerner

Against Their Will
1994
as Alice Needham
About Judith Light
Judith Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. Her television roles include One Life to Live, Who's the Boss?, Ugly Betty and Law & Order Special Victims Unit. With 84 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Judith Light has appeared in 42 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Judith Light Movies
- The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) — as Ma
- The Menu (2022) — as Anne
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) — as Zuleika (voice)
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — as Rosa Stevens
- Out of My Mind (2024) — as Mrs. V.
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