Judith Light

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Judith Ellen Light is an American actress, producer, and activist.

Born

Wednesday, 09 February 1949

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Menu	Anne	2022
The Same Storm	Shirlee Salt	2022
Julia	Blanche Knopf	2022
Shining Vale	Joan	2022
tick, tick... BOOM!	Rosa Stevens	2021
American Horror Stories	Virginia Mallow	2021
Ms. White Light	Val	2020
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall	Self	2020
The Politician	Dede Standish	2019
Before You Know It	Sherrell / Sherrell Ghearhardt	2019

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Menu	Anne	2022
The Same Storm	Shirlee Salt	2022
Julia	Blanche Knopf	2022
Shining Vale	Joan	2022
tick, tick... BOOM!	Rosa Stevens	2021
American Horror Stories	Virginia Mallow	2021
Ms. White Light	Val	2020
Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall	Self	2020
The Politician	Dede Standish	2019
Before You Know It	Sherrell / Sherrell Ghearhardt	2019
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story	Matron Grady	2019
Queen America	Regina	2018
GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke	Self	2018
Hot Air	Judith Montefiore-Salters / Judith	2018
Young Sheldon	Angela Bower	2017
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards	Self - Nominee	2017
Manhunt	Bobi Jewell	2017
I'm Sorry	Judy	2017
The Good Fight	Deidre Quinn	2017
Doubt	Carolyn Rice	2017
EW Reunites	Self - Angela Bower	2016
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Self - Nominee	2016
You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh	Narrator	2016
American Crime Story	Susan Carpenter-McMillan, Marilyn Miglin	2016
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards	Self	2016
73rd Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest	2015
Digging for Fire	Grandma	2015
The 69th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	2015
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Mrs. Wright	2014
We'll Never Have Paris	Jean	2014
Last Weekend	Veronika Goss	2014
The Nicole Barrett Show	Self - Guest	2014
The 68th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	2014
Transparent	Shelly Pfefferman	2014
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Eden	Olivia Sparks	2013
The 67th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Winner	2013
The Broadway.com Show	Self	2013
Scrooge & Marley	Narrator	2012
Rhymes with Banana	Judith Light	2012
Home & Family	Self	2012
Dallas	Judith Ryland	2012
The 66th Annual Tony Awards	Self - Nominee	2012
The Exes	Marjorie	2011
Anderson Live	Self	2011
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS	Herself / Self	2011
Big Morning Buzz Live	Self	2011
Show People with Paul Wontorek	Self	2010
The Talk	Self - Guest	2010
Submissions Only	Sharon Duvall	2010
Raising Hope	Louise	2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
Nurse Jackie	Maureen Cooper	2009
Save Me	Gayle	2007
Twenty Good Years	Gina	2006
Ugly Betty	Claire Meade	2006
Rachael Ray	Self - Guest	2006
A Broken Sole	Hilary	2006
Ira & Abby	Arlene Black	2006
The Tony Danza Show	Self - Guest	2004
The Stones	Barbara Stone	2004
TV Tales	Self	2002
Revealed with Jules Asner	Self	2001
Joseph: King of Dreams	Zuleika / Zuleika (voice)	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge Elizabeth Donnelly, Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly	1999
Family Guy	Judith Light	1999
The Simple Life	Sara Campbell	1998
Too Close to Home	Diana Donahue	1997
Cow and Chicken	Nurse	1997
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End	Self	1997
A Step Toward Tomorrow	Anna Lerner	1996
Murder at My Door	Irene McNair	1996
Spin City	Christine	1996
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover	Lisa McKeever	1996
Lady Killer	Janice Mitchell	1995
Against Their Will	Alice Needham	1994
Extra with Billy Bush	Self	1994
The Suzanne Somers Show	Self	1994
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man	Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken, (voice)	1994
Phenom	Dianne Doolan	1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Herself - Guest, Herself	1993
John & Leeza from Hollywood	Self	1993
Men Don't Tell	Laura MacAffrey	1993
In the Life	Self	1992
Wife, Mother, Murderer	Marie Hilley / Robbi / Teri	1991
The Chuck Woolery Show	Self - Guest	1991
One on One with John Tesh	Self - Guest	1991
In Defense of a Married Man	Laura Simmons	1990
My Boyfriend's Back	Vickie Vine	1989
The Ryan White Story	Jeanne White	1989
American Experience	Narrator	1988
Stamp of a Killer	Cathy Proctor	1987
The Wil Shriner Show	Herself	1987
Charmed Lives	Angela Bower	1986
Who's the Boss?	Angela Bower	1984
You Are the Jury	Elizabeth Harding	1984
Intimate Agony	Marsha	1983
St. Elsewhere	Barbara Lonnicker	1982
Remington Steele	Clarissa Custer	1982
Family Ties	Stacey Hughes	1982
Entertainment Tonight	Self	1981
Rush It		1978
Working in the Theatre	Self, Self - Actress	1976
Saturday Night Live	Self - Audience Member	1975
Kojak	Laetitia Pomerantz	1973
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Herself - Guest	1961

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Save Me	2007
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover	1996

Year	Type	Category	Won

2018	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2016	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2007	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated