Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 31, 1955
Place of Birth:
San Mateo, California, USA
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Judy Kain
Biography
Judy was born in San Mateo, California, and began her professional acting career in Los Angeles in 1978. She has been in over 400 commercials, and 150 TV and film projects. She has won numerous awards for coaching and teaching at her own studio Keep it Real Acting Studios in addition to awards for her performance in MAD MEN gleaning the SAG AWARD for the Show. She travels all over the country teaching and inspiring actors with her vast knowledge and experience. Judy is also a published author of the Commercial Handbook called "I Booked It!" She also has a new book and online course entitled THE BUSINESS OF ACTING. She has done numerous seminars sharing her vast experience. Also, Judy hosts the Podcast HOLLYWOOD GAME CHANGERS @keepitrealacting/HGC. Being an avid Hiker, she wrote a book about her hikes all over the world called LIFE IS LIKE A HIKE...the best view comes after the Hardest climb. Her son Frankie Manes is also an actor.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Angelyne | Jane Ferro |
| 2022 | How We Roll | Mimi |
| 2021 | CSI: Vegas | Dr. Heather Chumani |
| 2021 | Fantasy Island | Melaine |
| 2021 | Rutherford Falls | Randi |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Ida Jeffers |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Adelle Waters |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Dog Owner |
| 2019 | Doom Patrol | Geri |
| 2018 | Good Girls | Mrs. Harris |
| 2018 | The Conners | Woman at Bar |
| 2018 | Cousins for Life | Judge Vincent |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Trish |
| 2018 | All American | Booster 1 |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Sadie |
| 2017 | I'm Sorry | Linda |
| 2016 | Stuck in the Middle | Mrs. McDoogan |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Barbara |
| 2016 | Just Add Magic | Edna |
| 2016 | Lopez | Trish |
| 2016 | Teachers | Shirley |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple | Maureen |
| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Marilyn Levine |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Mitzi |
| 2015 | Superstore | Nina |
| 2015 | Bosch | Lois |
| 2014 | Jane the Virgin | Barbara Fairwick |
| 2014 | Hand of God | Judge Stanton |
| 2013 | The Fosters | Lauren |
| 2013 | Kroll Show | |
| 2013 | The Fosters | Board Member |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Woman |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Doris |
| 2009 | Castle | Sara |
| 2009 | The Middle | Ms. Wright |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Olive Healy (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Olive Healy |
| 2005 | Bones | Clerk |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Edna |
| 2003 | NCIS | Gladys Stone |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Irene Kelly |
| 2000 | FreakyLinks | Board Member |
| 2000 | The District | Dorothy Nixon |
| 2000 | Manhattan, AZ | Natalie |
| 2000 | Grosse Pointe | Angie |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Realtor |
| 1999 | The West Wing | St. Louis Debate Event Planner |
| 1998 | Oh Baby | |
| 1998 | For Your Love | Deborah Gerard |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Nurse |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Doris |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly | Mrs. Ferko |
| 1996 | Moesha | The Cashier Woman |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Saleswoman |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | Nurse |
| 1995 | Unhappily Ever After | Meter Maid |
| 1995 | Hot Line | Margaret |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Barbara |
| 1995 | The Invaders | Lucinda |
| 1995 | First Time Out | Ms. Agababian |
| 1994 | Friends | Casting Director |
| 1994 | ER | Thomas |
| 1994 | Ellen | Nurse |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Woman |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Lois Risoli |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Mrs. Mahoney |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Judy |
| 1993 | Getting By | Customer |
| 1993 | Daddy Dearest | Pregnant Woman |
| 1993 | Living Single | Surly Woman |
| 1992 | Out All Night | Vicky |
| 1992 | Stand By Your Man | Kathleen |
| 1992 | The Human Factor | Anita Schacter |
| 1992 | Love & War | Wife |
| 1992 | Shaky Ground | Mrs. McCallister |
| 1991 | Step by Step | Adele |
| 1991 | Step by Step | Ms. Preston |
| 1991 | Civil Wars | Helene |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Mrs. Martin |
| 1991 | Sisters | Mimi Fegler |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Principal Grant |
| 1990 | His & Hers | Mistress |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Real Estate Woman |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 | Woman at Terrace |
| 1990 | Blossom | Mrs. Phillips |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Lorraine Catalano |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Waitress |
| 1989 | The New Dragnet | |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | Harried Woman |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Mrs. Silverberg |
| 1988 | Roseanne | |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Sheila |
| 1987 | Once a Hero | Barbara Lasker |
| 1987 | The Oldest Rookie | Molly Garber |
| 1987 | The Charmings | Saleslady |
| 1987 | The Oldest Rookie | |
| 1987 | Frank's Place | Script Supervisor |
| 1986 | The New Gidget | Councilwoman |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers | Sample Lady |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Joanna |
| 1984 | Hunter | Nurse # 1 |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Green Cabbie |
| 1984 | E/R | Doris Stein |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten | Molly's Friend |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Security Lady |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Ms. Brown |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Anita O'Shea |
| 1983 | Mama's Family | Miss Small |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Rhonda Ruben |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Sandy |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Construction Manager |
| 1977 | Three's Company | Joan Ferguson |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless | Judge McGarrett |