Biography
Judith Ellen 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. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983, where 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 in 1980 and 1981. In 2024, Light won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Poker Face.
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Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2013
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2012
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2011 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Punisher: One Last Kill
The Same Storm
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Out of My Mind
American Horror Stories
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
tick, tick... BOOM!
Manhunt
The Good Fight
American Crime Story
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Poker Face
The Terror
Family Guy
Who's the Boss?
Julia
The Menu
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Family Ties
Kojak
Nurse Jackie
Cow and Chicken
Remington Steele
The Politician
Joseph: King of Dreams
The Exes
Betrayal of Trust
The Ryan White Story
American Experience
Before
Transparent
Ugly Betty
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Against Their Will
Stamp of a Killer
St. Elsewhere
Ira & Abby
Too Close to Home
The Young Wife
Down Low
Digging for Fire
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Hot Air
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Intimate Agony
All's Fair
Before You Know It
We'll Never Have Paris
In Defense of a Married Man