Judith Light Biography

Judith Light was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She was the only child of parents Sydney and Sue Light.  Even as a young girl she knew she wanted to achieve success as a star.  Her dream was to become famous and loved in the world of television.  Though money was tight, her parents helped her.  She memorized the poems her mother read to her every night. They sent her to dance lessons of every kinds, and piano, and voice lessons.  At first, she was too shy to let them even see her rehearse.  The love and encouragement of Sydney and Sue Light helped their only daughter to achieve her dreams.

SCHOOLING:
When Judith was 12 she went to a perfoming arts camp in Pennsylvania.  Then in high school, her drama teacher,  Ruth Strand, recognized the budding talent.  They formed a bond that would become a lifelong friendship.  She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and finally headed to Broadway.

Though she quickly landed a part on Broadway in Ibsen's  "A Doll House", she had tough times financially.  She was almost ready to give up acting when she was hired as an understudy for "One Life To Live".  She stayed for 5 years, received 2 Daytime Emmys, 2 Soapy's and a Soap Opera Hall of Fame award.  She left the soaps for "Who's the Boss".