Emmy-winning actress Judith Light’s place in pop culture history was assured by her tenure as uptight mom and comic foil to Tony Danza on the TV series “Who’s The Boss” (ABC, 1984-1992), but the veteran actress also earned a following on the daytime soap opera “One Life to Live” (ABC, 1968- ) and through her charitable work for AIDS research and gender discrimination.Born Judith Ellen Licht in Trenton, NJ on Feb. 9, 1949, Light found her calling as an actress while attending summer camp at the age of 12. In high school, her talent so impressed her drama teacher, that she was encouraged to
Toured with the USO in a production of the stage musical "Guys and Dolls" while a student at Carnegie-Mellon
1971
Acted in repertory companies based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Seattle, Washington
1975
Made Broadway debut in support of Liv Ullmann in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
1977
Breakthrough role housewife turned prostitute Karen Wolek on the ABC serial "One Life to Live"; earned two Daytime Emmy Awards as Best Actress in 1980 and 1981
