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Date of Birth: 1949 , February-9
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch
Name Judith Light
Birth Name Judith Ellen Light
Father Sidney Licht
Mother Pearl Sue
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Trenton, New Jersey
Ethnicity White
Profession Actress
Working For Movies and TV shows
Net Worth $ 5 million
Salary N/A
Eye Color Dark brown
Hair Color Dyed Blonde
Body Measurements 34-25-32
Breast Size 34B
Waist size 25
Hip Size 32
Weight in KG 56 kg
Married Yes
Married to Robert Desiderio (m. 1985)
Children N/A
Divorce Not Yet
Education Carnegie Mellon University
Movies Digging for Fire
TV Show Transparent

Quick Timeline of Judith Light

1949 Born in Trenton, New Jersey
1966 Graduated from St Mary's Hall-Doane Academy
1975 Appeared in A Doll's House
1977 Appeared in the soap opera, One Life to Live
1985 Married to Robert Desiderio
1996 First feature film, Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
1979 Won Soapy Awards
1980 Won Daytime Emmy Awards
2007 Won Prism Awards

Detail Timeline of Judith Light

February 9 , 1949

Born in Trenton, New Jersey

Sweet and lovely, Judith Light was born as Judith Ellen Light in Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America to Pearl Sue and Sidney Light. She is an American and is of Austrian Jewish descent. She is five feet and seven inches tall. 

1966

Graduated from St Mary's Hall-Doane Academy

Judith received her formal education from St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy. She was also able to complete her high school graduation from there and she graduated from there in 1966. Later she got enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated from there in 1971. 

1975

Appeared in A Doll's House

In 1975, she appeared in the theater show, A Doll's House where she starred the role of Helene. Next year, she also starred in the show, Measure for Measure. She is also known for her role in Thérèse Raquin.

1977

Appeared in the soap opera, One Life to Live

 She got her rise in fame after she began starring the role of Karen Wolek in the soap opera show, One Life to Live. She was also honored with several prestigious awards for this role. In 1977, she also appeared in the TV series Kojak.

January 1 , 1985

Married to Robert Desiderio

While Judith was on the set of ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, she met love of her life Robert Desiderio. After being in love for several years, they finally got married on 1st of January 1985. They have not welcomed any children together.

1996

First feature film, Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

Though she made her acting debut in 1970 and rise to fame as an actress in 1977, she played her debut movie role only in 1996. That year she appeared in the movie, Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End. 

1979

Won Soapy Awards

For starring the role of Karen Wolek in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, she got her first nomination in Soapy Awards in 1979. She was also honored with this award that year and that was for Outstanding Actress.

1980

Won Daytime Emmy Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards is also one of the prestigious awards in the acting world. She has also been honored with this award twice. She was honored with this award for the first time in 1980 for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series.

2007

Won Prism Awards

Till now she has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won several of them. In 2007, she got her first nomination in Prism Awards and she was also honored with this award that year for Performance in a Comedy Series.

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While Judith was on the set of ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, she met the love of her life Robert Desiderio. After being in love for several years, they finally got married on the 1st of January 1985. They have not welcomed any children together.

Judith received her formal education from St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy. She was also able to complete her high school graduation from there and she graduated from there in 1966. Later she got enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated from there in 1971. While she was at Carnegie Mellon University, she majored in drama. She made her stage debut in 1970. She appeared in the stage show, California Shakespeare Festival that year. In 1975, she appeared in the theater show, A Doll's House where she starred in the role of Helene. She got her rise in fame after she began starring the role of Karen Wolek in the soap opera show, One Life to Live. Her net worth is said to be around $5 million.

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