Judith Light

Also Credited As:

Judith Ellen Licht
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Biography

Emmy Award-winning television actress Judith Light enjoyed a lengthy career on the small screen for portrayals of women both scandalous and supremely capable. After an early, impressive start on the stages of Broadway, Light reluctantly took on the role of wife-by-day/prostitute-by-night, Karen Wolek, on "One Life to Live" (ABC, 1968- ) in 1977. Much to her surprise and delight, the scene-stealing character would earn her two Emmys before her …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Judith Ellen Licht on February 9, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Too Close to Home

Diana Donahue

Men Don't Tell

Laura MacAffrey

Murder at My Door

Irene McNair

Lady Killer

Janice Mitchell

The Simple Life

Sara Campbell

Dangerous Affection

Cathy Proctor

A Step Toward Tomorrow

Anna Lerner

Against Their Will: Women in Prison

Alice Needham

In Defense of a Married Man

Laura Simmons

Phenom

Dianne Doolan

A Husband, a Wife, and a Lover

Lisa McKeever

Betrayal of Trust

Barbara Noel

The Ryan White Story

Jeanne White

Carriers

Mamor Carmen Travis

Wife, Mother, Murderer -- The Marie Hilley Story

Marie Hilley

Intimate Portrait: Judith Light

Interviewee

Intimate Agony

Marsha Sarno

Wisconsin: An American Portrait

Voice

Who's the Boss?

Angela Bower

My Boyfriend's Back

Vicki Vine

Save Me

Gayle

Intimate Portrait: Agnes Nixon

Narration

A Broken Sole

Shoemaker's Customer

The Stones

Evelyn Stone

TV Movie Superstars: Women You Love

Interviewee