Judith Light Facts: *She is the only child of model Pearl Hollander and accountant Sidney Licht. *She is of Austrian Jewish descent. *She won Tony Awards for ‘Other Desert Cities’ and ‘The Assembled Parties.’ *She is good friends with Jill Eikenberry and Tony Danza.

Judith Light was born in Trenton, New Jersey and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Drama. She later went on to make her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll’s House. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983, where she played the role of Karen Wolek.

Judith Light Facts She has a home in Beverly Hills, California, and a home in Aspen, Colorado. Judith Light has practiced Kundalini yoga for several years. She co-starred as Sherrell in the 2019 comedy film Before You Know It. In May 2022, Judith was honored with the “Excellence in Media Award” at the GLAAD Media Awards.