Judith Light

Judith Light

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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Elizabeth Donnelly

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • as Judith Light (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 • as Self - Nominee

American Experience

American Experience

1988 • as Narrator (voice)

Filmography

2024

Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind
as Mrs. V.
Movie - Released: 1/19/2024
Before
Before
as Lynn
TV - Released: 10/24/2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Helen Villigan (voice)
TV - Released: 7/18/2024

2023

The Young Wife
The Young Wife
as Cookie
Movie - Released: 3/12/2023
Down Low
Down Low
as Sandy
Movie - Released: 3/11/2023
Poker Face
Poker Face
as Irene Smothers
TV - Released: 1/26/2023

2022

The Menu
The Menu
as Anne
Movie - Released: 11/17/2022
The Same Storm
The Same Storm
as Shirlee Salt
Movie - Released: 10/14/2022
Shining Vale
Shining Vale
as Joan
TV - Released: 3/6/2022
Julia
Julia
as Blanche Knopf
TV - Released: 3/31/2022

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Rosa Stevens
Movie - Released: 11/11/2021
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
as Virginia Mellon
TV - Released: 7/15/2021

2020

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/20/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
as Matron Grady
Movie - Released: 1/6/2019
Before You Know It
Before You Know It
as Sherrell Ghearhardt
Movie - Released: 8/30/2019
Ms. White Light
Ms. White Light
as Val
Movie - Released: 3/11/2019
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Transparent: Musicale Finale
as Shelly Pfefferman
Movie - Released: 9/27/2019
The Politician
The Politician
as Dede Standish
TV - Released: 9/27/2019

2018

Hot Air
Hot Air
as Judith Montefiore-Salters
Movie - Released: 4/10/2018

2017

The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Deirdre Quinn
TV - Released: 2/19/2017
Manhunt
Manhunt
as Bobi Jewell
TV - Released: 8/1/2017

2016

You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/1/2016
American Crime Story
American Crime Story
as Susan Carpenter-McMillan
TV - Released: 2/2/2016
American Crime Story
American Crime Story
as Marilyn Miglin
TV - Released: 2/2/2016

2015

Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire
as Grandma
Movie - Released: 8/21/2015

2014

We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris
as Jean
Movie - Released: 10/1/2014
Last Weekend
Last Weekend
as Veronika Goss
Movie - Released: 8/29/2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Mrs. Wright (voice)
TV - Released: 12/5/2014
Transparent
Transparent
as Shelly Pfefferman
TV - Released: 9/26/2014
Trailblazer Honors
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
TV - Released: 6/27/2014

2012

Scrooge & Marley
Scrooge & Marley
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/1/2012
Rhymes with Banana
Rhymes with Banana
as Judith Light
Movie - Released: 10/13/2012

2011

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
as Herself
Movie - Released: 9/9/2011
The Exes
The Exes
as Marjorie
TV - Released: 11/30/2011

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/3/2010

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2008

Save Me
Save Me
as Gayle
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008

2006

Ira & Abby
Ira & Abby
as Arlene Black
Movie - Released: 6/23/2006
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
as Claire Meade
TV - Released: 9/28/2006

2004

TV
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/2004
The Stones
The Stones
as Barbara Stone
TV - Released: 3/17/2004

2002

Joseph: King of Dreams
Joseph: King of Dreams
as Zuleika (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/4/2002

1999

Family Guy
Family Guy
as Judith Light (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Elizabeth Donnelly
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Carriers
Carriers
as Maj. Carmen Travis
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
The Simple Life
The Simple Life
as Sara Campbell
TV - Released: 6/3/1998

1997

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Too Close to Home
Too Close to Home
as Diana Donahue
Movie - Released: 4/29/1997
Cow and Chicken
Cow and Chicken
TV - Released: 9/16/1997

1996

Murder at My Door
Murder at My Door
as Irene McNair
Movie - Released: 10/8/1996
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
as Lisa McKeever
Movie - Released: 3/16/1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow
as Anna Lerner
Movie - Released: 11/10/1996
Spin City
Spin City
as Christine
TV - Released: 9/17/1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

Lady Killer
Lady Killer
as Janice Mitchell
Movie - Released: 4/5/1995

1994

Against Their Will
Against Their Will
as Alice Needham
Movie - Released: 10/29/1994
Betrayal of Trust
Betrayal of Trust
as Barbara Noël
Movie - Released: 1/3/1994
Duckman
Duckman
as Ursula Bacon 'Honey' Chicken (voice)
TV - Released: 3/5/1994

1993

Men Don't Tell
Men Don't Tell
as Laura MacAffrey
Movie - Released: 3/14/1993
Phenom
Phenom
as Dianne Doolan
TV - Released: 9/14/1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1991

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
as Marie Hilley
Movie - Released: 11/10/1991

1990

In Defense of a Married Man
In Defense of a Married Man
as Laura Simmons
Movie - Released: 10/14/1990

1989

The Ryan White Story
The Ryan White Story
as Jeanne White
Movie - Released: 1/16/1989
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
as Vickie Vine
Movie - Released: 9/24/1989

1988

American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/4/1988

1987

Stamp of a Killer
Stamp of a Killer
as Cathy Proctor
Movie - Released: 11/1/1987

1984

Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
as Angela Bower
TV - Released: 9/20/1984

1983

Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony
as Marsha
Movie - Released: 3/21/1983

1982

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
Family Ties
Family Ties
as Stacey Hughes
TV - Released: 9/22/1982
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Clarissa Custer
TV - Released: 10/1/1982

1978

Rush It
Rush It
Movie - Released: 3/28/1978

1973

Kojak
Kojak
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Laetitia Pomerantz
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1968

One Life to Live
One Life to Live
as Karen Wolek
TV - Released: 7/15/1968

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956