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Judith Light
From The TV IV
| Judith Light | |
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| Birth name | Judith Ellen Light |
| Born | February 9, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA |
| Notable Roles | Angela Bower in Who's the Boss?
Claire Meade in Ugly Betty |
| Notable Episodes | |
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Contents |
Biography
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Life to Live | Karen Wolek | 1977–1983 | ||||||||
| Who's the Boss? | Angela Bower | 1984–1992 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Phenom | Dianne Doolan | 1993–1994 | 1 | |||||||
| The Simple Life | Sarah Campbell | 1998 | 1 | |||||||
| The Stones | Barbara Stone | 2004 | 1 | |||||||
| Ugly Betty | Claire Meade | 2007–2010 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Transparent | Shelly Pfefferman | 2014–2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Recurring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Elizabeth Donnelly | 2002–2010 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Dallas | Judith Ryland | 2013–2014 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Doubt | Carolyn Rice | 2017 | 1 | |||||||||||
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kojak | Laetitia "Tish" Palmerance | 4x21 - Monkey on a String | February 15, 1977 |
| St. Elsewhere | Barbara Lonnicker | 1x18 - Dog Day Hospital | March 22, 1983 |
| Family Ties | Stacey Hughes | 2x05 - Not an Affair to Remember | November 2, 1983 |
| The Mississippi | 2x17 - Home Again | March 6, 1984 | |
| Remington Steele | Clarissa Custer | 2x19 - Dreams of Steele | March 20, 1984 |
| Duckman | Ursula Bacon "Honey" Chicken | 3x15 - They Craved Duckman's Brain! | May 4, 1996 |
| Duckman | Ursula Bacon "Honey" Chicken | 3x20 - Cock Tales for Four | July 6, 1996 |
| Duckman | Honey (Ursula Bacon) Chicken | 4x28 - Four Weddings Inconceivable | September 6, 1997 |
| Spin City | Christine | 6x13 - O Mother, Where Art Thou? | January 8, 2002 |
| Twenty Good Years | Gina | 1x01 - Pilot | October 11, 2006 |
| Twenty Good Years | Gina | 1x05 - Jeffrey's Choice | November 1, 2006 |
| The Exes | Marjorie Franklin | 1x06 - A Very Wrong Engagement | January 4, 2012 |
| The Exes | Marjorie Franklin | 2x10 - Sister Act | August 22, 2012 |
| Raising Hope | Louise | 4x18 - Dinner with Tropes | March 14, 2014 |
| The Exes | Marjorie Franklin | 4x12 - The Wedding | February 4, 2015 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
| Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intimate Agony | Marsha | March 21, 1983 | ABC Monday Night Movie |
| Stamp of a Killer | Cathy Proctor | November 1, 1987 | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies |
| The Ryan White Story | Jeanne White | January 16, 1989 | ABC Monday Night Movie |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Vickie Vine | September 25, 1989 | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
| In Defense of a Married Man | Laura Simmons | October 14, 1990 | ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| Wife, Mother, Murderer | Marie Hilley | November 10, 1991 | ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| Men Don't Tell | Laura MacAffrey | March 14, 1993 | CBS Sunday Movie |
| Betrayal of Trust | Barbara Noël | January 3, 1994 | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
| Lady Killer | Janice Mitchell | April 5, 1995 | CBS Wednesday Movie |
| A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Lisa McKeever | March 17, 1996 | CBS Sunday Movie |
| Murder at My Door | Irene McNair | October 8, 1996 | Fox Night at the Movies |
| Too Close to Home | Diana Donahue | April 29, 1997 | CBS Tuesday Movie |
| Carriers | Maj. Carmen Travis | October 27, 1998 | CBS Tuesday Movie |
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
Daytime Emmy Awards
- Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1980, 1981)
Tony Awards
- Won: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (2012)
- Other Desert Cities
- Won: Best Featured Actress in a Play (2013)
- The Assembled Parties
