Judith Light: Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone by Moving from Stage to TV and Back Again, and Dedicating Herself to Serving Her Audience

 
 

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When Judith Light became an actor, she swore she'd never do a soap opera or a sitcom. She didn't see it as serious acting. But her roles as Karen Wolek on the soap One Life to Live and Angela Bower on the sitcom Who's the Boss? forever changed her views on those genres, and made her a star. In this episode, she tells Guy how, after early success on TV, she struggled to find her way back on to the stage. She also discussed how she learned to believe in her abilities, leading to several Emmy and Tony Award winning performances.

Links from the Show

01. "One Life to Live" courtroom scene

02. Judith as Angela Bower in "Who's the Boss"

03. Judith winning a Tony Award for "The Assembled Parties"

04. Judith as Marie Lombardi

05. Hand in My Pocket from "Transparent"

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