Actor profile

Judith Light

9th February 1949 Trenton, New Jersey, USA Acting

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.

41 Movies 46 TV Shows 89 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill 12th May 2026 as Ma

Out of My Mind poster

Out of My Mind 19th January 2024 as Mrs. V.

The Young Wife poster

The Young Wife 12th March 2023 as Cookie

Down Low poster

Down Low 11th March 2023 as Sandy

The Menu poster

The Menu 17th November 2022 as Anne

The Same Storm poster

The Same Storm 14th October 2022 as Shirlee Salt

tick, tick... BOOM! poster

tick, tick... BOOM! 11th November 2021 as Rosa Stevens

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall poster

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall 20th May 2020 as Self

Transparent: Musicale Finale poster

Transparent: Musicale Finale 27th September 2019 as Shelly Pfefferman

Before You Know It poster

Before You Know It 30th August 2019 as Sherrell Ghearhardt

Ms. White Light poster

Ms. White Light 11th March 2019 as Val

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story poster

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story 6th January 2019 as Matron Grady

Hot Air poster

Hot Air 10th April 2018 as Judith

You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh poster

You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1st September 2016 as Narrator

Digging for Fire poster

Digging for Fire 21st August 2015 as Grandma

We'll Never Have Paris poster

We'll Never Have Paris 1st October 2014 as Jean

Last Weekend poster

Last Weekend 29th August 2014 as Veronika Goss

Scrooge & Marley poster

Scrooge & Marley 1st December 2012 as Narrator (voice)

Rhymes with Banana poster

Rhymes with Banana 13th October 2012 as Judith Light

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS poster

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 9th September 2011 as Herself

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift poster

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 3rd August 2010 as (archive footage)

Save Me poster

Save Me 5th September 2008 as Gayle

Ira & Abby poster

Ira & Abby 23rd June 2006 as Arlene Black

Joseph: King of Dreams poster

Joseph: King of Dreams 7th November 2000 as Zuleika (voice)

Carriers poster

Carriers 21st August 1998 as Maj. Carmen Travis

Too Close to Home poster

Too Close to Home 29th April 1997 as Diana Donahue

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End poster

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End 1st January 1997 as Self

A Step Toward Tomorrow poster

A Step Toward Tomorrow 10th November 1996 as Anna Lerner

Murder at My Door poster

Murder at My Door 8th October 1996 as Irene McNair

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover poster

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover 16th March 1996 as Lisa McKeever

Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer 5th April 1995 as Janice Mitchell

Against Their Will poster

Against Their Will 29th October 1994 as Alice Needham

Betrayal of Trust poster

Betrayal of Trust 3rd January 1994 as Barbara Noël

Men Don't Tell poster

Men Don't Tell 14th March 1993 as Laura MacAffrey

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story poster

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story 10th November 1991 as Marie Hilley

In Defense of a Married Man poster

In Defense of a Married Man 14th October 1990 as Laura Simmons

My Boyfriend's Back poster

My Boyfriend's Back 24th September 1989 as Vickie Vine

The Ryan White Story poster

The Ryan White Story 16th January 1989 as Jeanne White

Stamp of a Killer poster

Stamp of a Killer 1st November 1987 as Cathy Proctor

Intimate Agony poster

Intimate Agony 21st March 1983 as Marsha

Rush It poster

Rush It 28th March 1978

The Terror: Devil in Silver poster

The Terror: Devil in Silver 7th May 2026 as Dorry

Shut Up Evan poster

Shut Up Evan 1st May 2026 as Self - Guest

All's Fair poster

All's Fair 4th November 2025 as Sheila Baskin

Before poster

Before 24th October 2024 as Lynn

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! poster

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 18th July 2024 as Helen Villigan (voice)

Poker Face poster

Poker Face 26th January 2023 as Irene Smothers

Julia poster

Julia 31st March 2022 as Blanche Knopf

Shining Vale poster

Shining Vale 6th March 2022 as Joan

American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories 15th July 2021 as Virginia Mellon

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self - Special Guest

The Politician poster

The Politician 27th September 2019 as Dede Standish

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Manhunt poster

Manhunt 1st August 2017 as Bobi Jewell

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Deirdre Quinn

American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story 2nd February 2016 as Susan Carpenter-McMillan

American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story 2nd February 2016 as Marilyn Miglin

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 5th December 2014 as Mrs. Wright (voice)

Transparent poster

Transparent 26th September 2014 as Shelly Pfefferman

Trailblazer Honors poster

Trailblazer Honors 27th June 2014 as Self - Speaker

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Exes poster

The Exes 30th November 2011 as Marjorie

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Maureen Cooper

Twenty Good Years poster

Twenty Good Years 11th October 2006 as Gina

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Claire Meade

The Stones poster

The Stones 17th March 2004 as Barbara Stone

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Elizabeth Donnelly

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Judith Light (voice)

The Simple Life poster

The Simple Life 3rd June 1998 as Sara Campbell

Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken 16th September 1997 as Nurse (voice)

I Am Weasel poster

I Am Weasel 22nd July 1997 as Nurse (voice)

Spin City poster

Spin City 17th September 1996 as Christine

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self - Guest

Duckman poster

Duckman 5th March 1994 as Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken (voice)

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

Phenom poster

Phenom 14th September 1993 as Dianne Doolan

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Narrator (voice)

Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss? 20th September 1984 as Angela Bower

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Barbara Lonnicker

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Clarissa Custer

Family Ties poster

Family Ties 22nd September 1982 as Stacey Hughes

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Laetitia Pomerantz

One Life to Live poster

One Life to Live 15th July 1968 as Karen Wolek

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee