Judith Light

Judith Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress, producer, and activist. She portrays Dede Standish on Netflix's The Politician.

Biography[]

Light was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Light graduated from high school in 1966 at St. Mary's Hall–Doane Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama. She recalled the university as "rigorous" and "amazing".

Light made her professional stage debut in 1970 and made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House (1973). She made her television breakthrough in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live (1968). She assumed the role of Karen Woleck (originated by Kathryn Breech (1976-77), and for a brief period, replaced by Julia Duffy (1977).