Judith Light
Actor and Activist
Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light is critically acclaimed for her film, television, and stage work, as well as a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star recipient. Television: The Politician, Manhunt: Deadly Games, Transparent, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Ugly Betty, Dallas, Who’s the Boss, One Life to Live. Film: Before You Know It, Ms. White Light, Save Me, Ira and Abby. Stage: God Looked Away, All the Ways to Say I Love You, Thérèse Raquin, Lombardi, Other Desert Cities, The Assembled Parties, Wit. Light is an advocate for the HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ communities and is on the board of directors of the MCC Theatre in NYC.
“Lights, camera, activism!” with Judith Light
Join multiple Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light live on Big Think at 2 pm ET on Monday.
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How the LGBTQ Community Taught America to Have More Compassion
From the depth of the AIDS crisis, a new community discovered itself and defeated victimhood.
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Looking Back on “Who’s the Boss?”
Judith Light talks about a role she believes isn’t the highlight of her career is its own kind of “coming out.”
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Helping a Friend Come Out
“Any time a person comes out, it displays someone’s courage and bravery,” says the actress. Standing up and saying that you are different is “remarkable and terrifying.”
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14 min
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How an Actor Prepares for a Role
The difference between nailing a scene and turning in a mediocre performance is all about “being present in the moment” while “really being outside of yourself.”
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7 min
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Joining a Soap Opera “Changed My Life”
Not getting the roles that she wanted right out of school sparked a personal crisis for Judith Light. It took a job as a soap opera understudy to launch her […]
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