Birth Place: Trenton, NJ, USA
Judith Light is known for her extensive body of television, film, and stage work. in 2019 she starred in the musical finale of Transparent, Amazon Prime’s Golden Globe–winning series, created by Jill Soloway, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination and multiple Emmy and Critics’ Choice nominations as well as in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Politician with Bette Midler and Ben Platt. Last year, her role in Ryan Murphy’s FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story garnered her an Emmy nomination and a Critics Choice nomination.
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Judith Light
Judith Light, All the Ways to Say I Love You
Judith Light, All the Ways to Say I Love You
Judith Light, Therese Raquin
Judith Light, Therese Raquin
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Lombardi
Judith Light, Lombardi
Judith Light, Lombardi
Judith Light, Lombardi
Judith LightHedda Gabler
Judith LightWit
Judith LightWit
Tom Viertel, who has been a member of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center board for nearly three decades and its Chairman since 2000, will step down from his role at the end of the O'Neill's 2024 season in August. Learn more.
On May 17th BAM will present IRONWEED: An Evening of Art & Humanity, based on William Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Coming next month is the off-Broadway premiere of Just Another Day, a play by Dan Lauria about wonderful old friends who may not even know each other, but who relive and celebrate a life together…maybe. A limited engagement (through June 30), previews begin on Friday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. with an official opening on Sunday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. at off-Broadway's Theater555.
Shakespeare Theatre Company has added presenters Laverne Cox and Jessica Hecht to its lineup for the Company’s annual fund-raising Gala. See who else is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.
Audible Inc. has announced a one-week extension for the Off-Broadway world-premiere musical Dead Outlaw at Minetta Lane Theatre.
The Public’s Annual Gala will take place on Wednesday, May 8 with a special performance of HELL’S KITCHEN on Broadway. Learn more about the gala!
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Judith Light has joined Shakespeare Theatre Company's star-studded line-up and honorees to be celebrated at its annual Gala on April 15, 2024.
Morgan Hogenmiller, Maraika Lumholdt, and Katy Zapanta will present an invite-only industry reading of One Day Down by Samantha Toy Ozeas.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 2, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
The special guests keep on coming to the Hayes Theatre! The company of Appropriate recently welcomed (and posed backstage with) Bradley Cooper, Pedro Pascal and Judith Light. Check out photos here!
Joben Productions has extended the U.S. premiere of The Whole of Time by celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula in a translation by Jean Graham-Jones to February 11.
Audible Inc. will present Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a three-night-only comedy show starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, featuring all original music co-written with Todd Almond live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. See performances dates and learn how to purchase tickets!
Norah Jones and yMusic(Alex Sopp, flute; Mark Dover, clarinet; CJ Camerieri, trumpet; Rob Moose, violin; Nadia Sirota, viola; and Andrew Janss, cello) will appear as special guest artists this Wednesday, January 10 at The Energy Curfew Music Hour.
Peacock won its first-ever Primetime Emmy Award tonight with Judith Light winning Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series for her role as Irene Smothers in POKER FACE's “Time of the Monkey.” The award was presented at tonight's Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, and this is Light's first-ever Primetime Emmy Award win.
Audible Theater will present CRAY, starring SNL's Darrell Hammond. Get all the details on this exciting new production featuring the talented comedian.
Audible Theater has revealed its December audio slate, featuring five new originals.
Judith Light is joining Billy Crystal in the cast of his upcoming Apple TV+ series, Before. Adam Bernstein will be directing the pilot episode from Paramount TV Studios. Written by Sarah Thorp, Before is a psychological thriller about a child psychiatrist, Eli (Crystal), who recently lost his wife, Lynn (Light).
Discover the U.S. premiere of 'THE WHOLE OF TIME' by Romina Paula, inspired by 'The Glass Menagerie' and staged in a private townhouse for 22 people. Dec 28 - Jan 27.
Audible Inc. will present three additional live performance dates for The Energy Curfew Music Hour, featuring the Grammy Award-winning band Punch Brothers, at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre.
Past Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City.
Judith Light has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Judith Light has not appeared in the West End.
Judith Light has been nominated for various prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her nominations include the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her work in "All the Ways to Say I Love You," "Therese Raquin," and "The Assembled Parties." She was also nominated for Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "All the Ways to Say I Love You." Additionally, she received nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Assembled Parties" and "Lombardi." Judith Light was recognized with nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress at the Helen Hayes Awards for her performances in "Hedda Gabler" and "Wit."
Judith Light has won the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Therese Raquin," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Assembled Parties," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Other Desert Cities," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Other Desert Cities," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Lombardi," Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Wit," and another Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Wit."
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