Judith Light

actress • soundtrack • producer

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.

Born: February 9, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA (age 76)

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Known For

7.7

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Movies & TV Credits

80 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
All's Fair TV Show	3.1	Actress	Sheila Baskin(2 Episodes)	2025
Out of My Mind Movie	7.6	Actress	Mrs. V.	2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! TV Show	7.0	Actress	Helen Villigan (voice)(6 Episodes)	2024
Before TV Show	6.3	Actress	Lynn(10 Episodes)	2024
The Young Wife Movie	4.7	Actress	Cookie	2023
Down Low Movie	5.7	Actress	Sandy	2023
Poker Face TV Show	7.6	Actress	Irene Smothers(1 Episode)	2023
The Menu Movie	7.3	Actress	Anne	2022
The Same Storm Movie	6.0	Actress	Shirlee Salt	2022
Shining Vale TV Show	7.2	Actress	Joan(8 Episodes)	2022
Julia TV Show	8.1	Actress	Blanche Knopf(9 Episodes)	2022
tick, tick... BOOM! Movie	7.7	Actress	Rosa Stevens	2021
American Horror Stories TV Show	6.2	Actress	Virginia Mellon(1 Episode)	2021
Stars in the House TV Show	6.3	Actress	Self - Special Guest(1 Episode)	2020
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall TV Special	8.2	Actress	Self	2020
Ms. White Light Movie	6.2	Actress	Val	2019
Before You Know It Movie	5.5	Actress	Sherrell Ghearhardt	2019
Transparent: Musicale Finale Movie	6.1	Actress	Shelly Pfefferman	2019
The Politician TV Show	7.3	Actress	Dede Standish(8 Episodes)	2019
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story Movie	6.5	Actress	Matron Grady	2019
Hot Air Movie	5.6	Actress	Judith Montefiore-Salters	2018
The Good Fight TV Show	8.1	Actress	Deirdre Quinn(1 Episode)	2017
Manhunt TV Show	7.9	Actress	Bobi Jewell(10 Episodes)	2017
American Crime Story TV Show	8.2	Actress	Marilyn Miglin(2 Episodes)	2016
American Crime Story TV Show	8.2	Actress	Susan Carpenter-McMillan(6 Episodes)	2016
You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh Movie	6.8	Actress	Narrator	2016
Digging for Fire Movie	5.6	Actress	Grandma	2015
Last Weekend Movie	5.5	Actress	Veronika Goss	2014
We'll Never Have Paris Movie	4.8	Actress	Jean	2014
Transparent TV Show	7.6	Actress	Shelly Pfefferman(39 Episodes)	2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV Show	6.7	Actress	Mrs. Wright (voice)(1 Episode)	2014
Trailblazer Honors TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Speaker(1 Episode)	2014
Scrooge & Marley Movie	5.4	Actress	Narrator (voice)	2012
Rhymes with Banana Movie	6.1	Actress	Judith Light	2012
The Exes TV Show	6.6	Actress	Marjorie(2 Episodes)	2011
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Movie	—	Actress	Herself	2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Movie	7.2	Actress	(archive footage)	2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV Show	5.6	Actress	Self - Guest(2 Episodes)	2009
Save Me Movie	6.5	Actress	Gayle	2008
Ira & Abby Movie	6.2	Actress	Arlene Black	2006
Ugly Betty TV Show	7.0	Actress	Claire Meade(68 Episodes)	2006
The Stones TV Show	5.3	Actress	Barbara Stone(10 Episodes)	2004
The Tony Danza Show TV Show	3.4	Actress	Self - Guest(4 Episodes)	2004
Joseph: King of Dreams Movie	6.6	Actress	Zuleika (voice)	2002
Family Guy TV Show	7.9	Actress	Judith Light (voice)(1 Episode)	1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Show	8.2	Actress	Elizabeth Donnelly(26 Episodes)	1999
The Simple Life TV Show	5.7	Actress	Sara Campbell(7 Episodes)	1998
Carriers Movie	4.9	Actress	Maj. Carmen Travis	1998
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End Movie	7.6	Actress	—	1997
Cow and Chicken TV Show	6.7	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1997
Too Close to Home Movie	6.1	Actress	Diana Donahue	1997
A Step Toward Tomorrow Movie	6.5	Actress	Anna Lerner	1996
Spin City TV Show	7.2	Actress	Christine(1 Episode)	1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV Show	4.0	Actress	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1996
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover Movie	5.6	Actress	Lisa McKeever	1996
Murder at My Door Movie	4.9	Actress	Irene McNair	1996
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover Movie	5.6	Production	Co-Executive Producer	1996
Lady Killer Movie	5.3	Actress	Janice Mitchell	1995
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man TV Show	7.5	Actress	Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken (voice)(2 Episodes)	1994
Against Their Will Movie	5.3	Actress	Alice Needham	1994
Betrayal of Trust Movie	5.6	Actress	Barbara Noël	1994
Phenom TV Show	6.4	Actress	Dianne Doolan(22 Episodes)	1993
Men Don't Tell Movie	6.4	Actress	Laura MacAffrey	1993
Wife, Mother, Murderer Movie	6.3	Actress	Marie Hilley	1991
Intimate Portrait TV Show	7.2	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1990
In Defense of a Married Man Movie	5.3	Actress	Laura Simmons	1990
The Ryan White Story Movie	7.0	Actress	Jeanne White	1989
My Boyfriend's Back Movie	5.4	Actress	Vickie Vine	1989
American Experience TV Show	8.4	Actress	Narrator (voice)(1 Episode)	1988
Stamp of a Killer Movie	6.1	Actress	Cathy Proctor	1987
Who's the Boss? TV Show	6.8	Actress	Angela Bower(196 Episodes)	1984
Intimate Agony Movie	5.0	Actress	Marsha	1983
St. Elsewhere TV Show	7.8	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1982
Family Ties TV Show	7.2	Actress	Stacey Hughes(1 Episode)	1982
Remington Steele TV Show	7.2	Actress	Clarissa Custer(1 Episode)	1982
Rush It Movie	6.1	Actress	—	1978
Kojak TV Show	7.2	Actress	Laetitia Pomerantz(1 Episode)	1973
One Life to Live TV Show	6.7	Actress	Karen Wolek(3549 Episodes)	1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1962
Tony Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Nominee(1 Episode)	1956

Judith Light

Known For

tick, tick... BOOM!

The Menu

American Crime Story

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Movies & TV Credits