Actress Judith Light, a soap opera legend who later epitomized the successful working mother in "Who's the Boss?" was born Judith Ellen Licht on Feb. 9, 1949, in Trenton, N.J. After a few years on Broadway, Light won fame and two Daytime Emmys as housewife turned prostitute Karen Wolek in "One Life to Live." Her electrifying turn in the episode "Karen Wolek on the Stand" became a soap classic and helped to earn Light a Soap Opera Hall of Fame award.From 1984 to 1992, Light was a prime-time hit as Angela Bower, an ad exec and single mom who employs housekeeper Tony Danza on the beloved sitcom "Who's the Boss?" In the 1990s, she kept busy with a string of made-for-TV movies, and in 2002, she won critical raves for her performance in the off-Broadway drama "Wit."
In 2006, she became a series regular on "Ugly Betty." Offscreen, Light is also a committed gay-rights activist.
Who's the Boss?: Season 1Discover how lovable ex-baseball player Tony Micelli (Tony Danza) became the housekeeper of reserved Connecticut businesswoman Angela Bower (Judith Light) in this compilation of the show's first-season episodes. With his daughter, Samantha (Alyssa Milano), in tow, Tony livens up the Bower household,... Read More
Save MeWhen young gay man Mark (Chad Allen) hits rock bottom, the well-intentioned Gayle (Judith Light) and her husband, Ted (Stephen Lang), welcome him to Genesis House, a Christian haven for men like Mark to seek shelter and get on the right path -- the straight path. But problems arise when Mark's... Read More
Lady KillerThink literally! When a bored and lonely housewife (Judith Light) begins an affair with a young man, she has precious little idea the mess she's getting into. For starters, when the housewife's husband returns from a business trip, the spurned stud won't take "buzz off" for an answer and begins... Read More
Save Me (2007) | NR | |
A Broken Sole (2007) | NR | |
Ira & Abby (2006) | R | |
Ugly Betty (2006) | TV-14 | |
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) | NR | |
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Lady Killer (1995) | NR | |
In Defense of a Married Man (1990) | NR | |
The Ryan White Story (1989) | NR | |
My Boyfriend's Back (1989) | NR | |
Who's the Boss?: Season 1 (1984) | NR | |
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