Judith Light

Judith Light is an American actress. On television, Karen Wolek in One Life to Live and Who's the Boss? She is known for her roles as Angela Bower in the TV series (Who's the Boss?); He has won two Tony Awards in theatre.

He was born on February 9, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey. He studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University and focused on stage work in the early years of his career.

Television career

She gained national recognition for her portrayal of Karen Wolek on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983. This role earned him two consecutive Daytime Emmy awards in 1980 and 1981. Who's the Boss?, published from 1984 to 1992. He became one of the well-known faces of the evening genre.

In the following period, she played Claire Meade in Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Judith Brown Ryland in the new version of Dallas (2013-2014), and Shelly Pfefferman in Transparent (2014-2019). She played Marilyn Miglin in The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018). Her role as Irene Smothers on Poker Face earned her her first Primetime Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series in 2024.

Theater and social work

On Broadway, she won the Tony Award for best supporting actress two consecutive years for Other Desert Cities (2012) and The Assembled Parties (2013). Light has been among the well-known names in HIV/AIDS awareness raising and LGBTI+ rights advocacy since the 1980s.

With a career spanning from daytime soap operas to the Broadway stage, Light is one of the actors who has managed to remain visible on American television across generations.