Portrait of Judith Light

Acting

Judith Light

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Transparent
Transparent
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Judith Light Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Neurotic Romantic Comedy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Lighthearted Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles ยท average score 68
The Terror: Devil in Silver
The Terror: Devil in Silver (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dorry

The Punisher: One Last Kill
The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ma

All's Fair
All's Fair (2025)
GoodWatch score 27

TV show ยท as Sheila Baskin

Before
Before (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Lynn

Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. V.

The Young Wife
The Young Wife (2023)

as Cookie

Down Low
Down Low (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sandy

Poker Face
Poker Face (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Irene Smothers

Shining Vale
Shining Vale (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Joan

The Menu
The Menu (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Anne

American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Virginia Mellon

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rosa Stevens

2010s

19 titles ยท average score 61
The Politician
The Politician (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Dede Standish

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Matron Grady

Before You Know It
Before You Know It (2019)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sherrell Ghearhardt

Transparent: Musicale Finale
Transparent: Musicale Finale (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shelly Pfefferman

Ms. White Light
Ms. White Light (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Val

The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Deirdre Quinn

Manhunt
Manhunt (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Bobi Jewell

American Crime Story
American Crime Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Susan Carpenter-McMillan / Marilyn Miglin

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 (2016)

as Narrator

Transparent
Transparent (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Shelly Pfefferman

We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
GoodWatch score 34

as Jean

The Exes
The Exes (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Marjorie

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 62
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Maureen Cooper

Save Me
Save Me (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gayle

Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Claire Meade

Ira & Abby
Ira & Abby (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

as Arlene Black

Twenty Good Years
Twenty Good Years (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show ยท as Gina

The Stones
The Stones (2004)

TV show ยท as Barbara Stone

Joseph: King of Dreams
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Zuleika (voice)

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 58
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Judith Light (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Donnelly

Carriers
Carriers (1998)
GoodWatch score 34

as Maj. Carmen Travis

The Simple Life
The Simple Life (1998)

TV show ยท as Sara Campbell

Too Close to Home
Too Close to Home (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Diana Donahue

A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Anna Lerner

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lisa McKeever

Murder at My Door
Murder at My Door (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Irene McNair

Phenom
Phenom (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Dianne Doolan

Men Don't Tell
Men Don't Tell (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Laura MacAffrey

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Marie Hilley

In Defense of a Married Man
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

as Laura Simmons

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 69
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vickie Vine

The Ryan White Story
The Ryan White Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jeanne White

American Experience
American Experience (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Stamp of a Killer
Stamp of a Killer (1987)

as Cathy Proctor

Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Angela Bower

Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

as Marsha

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Stacey Hughes

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Clarissa Custer

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Barbara Lonnicker

1970s

1 title ยท average score 72
Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Laetitia Pomerantz

1960s

1 title ยท average score 47
One Life to Live
One Life to Live (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Karen Wolek