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Judith Light

1949 - Today

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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 ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983, where she played the role of Karen Wolek; for this role, she won two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981. In 2024, Light won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Poker Face. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Light is the 3,934th most popular actor (down from 2,296th in 2019), the 6,383rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,663rd in 2019) and the 1,837th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Judith Light ranks 3,934 out of 13,578. Before her are Jim Cummings, Brian G. Hutton, Kevin Dunn, Jason Beghe, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Alan Young. After her are Jane Greer, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Sokoloff, Park Chanyeol, Ronald Pickup, and Hans Alfredson.

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Among people born in 1949, Judith Light ranks 383. Before her are Daniel Killer, Carlos Veiga, Tarık Akan, Ivan Kostov, Graham Swift, and Franz Josef Jung. After her are Robert Berdella, Bogdan Borusewicz, Gayle Rubin, Anatoliy Konkov, Caroline Munro, and Minette Walters.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judith Light ranks 6,384 out of 20,380. Before her are Ransom E. Olds (1864), Jason Beghe (1960), Josiah Royce (1855), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), Art Buchwald (1925), and Francis George (1937). After her are Jane Greer (1924), E. B. White (1899), Wes Unseld (1946), Julia Quinn (1970), Walter Piston (1894), and Daniel Quillen (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Judith Light ranks 1,837. Before her are Ossie Davis (1917), Jim Cummings (1952), Brian G. Hutton (1935), Kevin Dunn (1956), Jason Beghe (1960), and Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953). After her are Jane Greer (1924), Christine Elise (1965), James Marsters (1962), Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), and Jack Oakie (1903).

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