Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House. Her breakthrough role was in the See more

Early work and breakthrough
Light made her Broadway debut in A Doll's House in 1975. She also starred in the 1976 Broadway play See more

Light has been married to television actor Robert Desiderio since 1985. In 2010, the couple became bicoastal: she lives primarily in New York City, and he resides primarily in Southern … See more

• Official website
• Judith Light at IMDb
• Judith Light at the Internet Broadway Database
• Judith Light at the Internet Off-Broadway Database See more

Light was born to a Jewish family in Trenton, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Pearl Sue (née Hollander), a model, and Sidney Licht, an accountant. Light graduated from high … See more

After being inspired by the LGBTQ+ community, Light began advocating for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s. She was one of the first celebrities to advocate against the social stigma encountered by LGBTQ+ people and those with … See more