Judith Light Bio | Wiki
Judith Light is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll’s House. Judith’s breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983.
She played the role of Karen Wolek; for this role, she won two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She is a prominent LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS activist. Her advocacy work began in the early 1980s, in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Judith Light Age
Judith was born on February 9, 1949, in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. She is 73 years old.
Judith Light Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx.1.7 m).
Judith Light Family
She was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to her parents Pearl Sue and Sidney Light. Judith grew up in a Jewish family. Her mother was a model and her father was an accountant.
Judith Light Husband
Judith has been married to television actor Robert Desiderio since 1985. The couple lives apart, Judith lives in New York City, and he resides in Southern California. She has a home in Beverly Hills, California, and a home in Aspen, Colorado. Judith is Jewish and considers herself religious, without being attached to institutional religion per se. She has practiced Kundalini yoga for 20 years.
Judith Light Education
She graduated from high school in 1966 at St. Mary’s Hall–Doane Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. Judith graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama. She recalled graduating with a class of 15 actors who were there all four years.
She said, “it was a really rigorous program and I thank God for it because it was an amazing training program.” Judith made her professional debut on stage in Richard III at the California Shakespeare Festival in 1970.
Judith Light Movies And Tv Shows
1994 Betrayal of Trust
1994 Against Their Will: Women in Prison
1995 Lady Killer
1996 A Strange Affair
1996 Murder at My Door
1997 Too Close to Home
1998 Carriers
2019 Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
2015 We’ll Never Have Paris
2015 Digging for Fire
2018 Ms. White Light[53]
2018 Hot Air
2019 Before You Know It
2021 The Same Storm
2021 Tick, Tick… Boom!
2022 The Menu
Judith Light Who’s The Boss | Tony Danza
Following her success on daytime television, Judith landed the leading role of assertive advertising executive Angela Bower on the ABC sitcom Who’s the Boss? Co-starring Tony Danza, who played her housekeeper, the show ran for eight seasons from 1984 to 1992.
The series was successful in the ratings, consistently ranked in the top ten in the final primetime ratings between the years 1985 and 1989. Judith has since continued in syndication. TV Guide ranked Who’s the Boss? as the 109th best sitcom of all time.
Judith Light One Life To Live | Soap Opera
In 1977, Judith’s agent phoned her to have her audition for an understudy role in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Instead of landing an understudy role, she was recast in the role of Karen Wolek, a role that had previously been portrayed by actresses Kathryn Breech and Julia Duffy.
This role was quite lucrative for Judith and spawned one of the show’s most-remembered storylines; Judith’s character became an alcoholic prostitute after she became bored with her life as a housewife.
On trial, Karen saved her friend Viki Lord Riley from being convicted of killing Karen’s pimp, Marco Dane by admitting to the entire town, including her faithful husband, Dr. Larry Wolek, that she had been a prostitute. Judith’s portrayal of Karen brought the show critical acclaim and is credited with garnering One Life to Live rating successes from the late 1970s into the early 1980s.
Judith Light Impeachment
In 2021, she played Susan Carpenter-McMillan in Impeachment: American Crime Story, the third season of the FX true-crime anthology television series American Crime Story. It consists of 10 episodes and premiered on September 7, 2021.
The season portrays the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and is based on the book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President by Jeffrey Toobin.
Judith Light Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Judith’s estimated net worth is $16 years old.
Is Judith Light Still Alive
Yes. She is currently 73 years old. She played Virginia Mallow in 2022 American Horror Stories.