If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty.

From 2002 to 2010 Judith Light had a recurring role on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Elizabeth Donnelly who served as a Bureau Chief ADA in the Manhattan District Attorney's office before being appointed to the bench in Season 7. She has done work for many LGBT charities. She speaks French fluently.

Judith Ellen Light (born February 9 1949) is an American actress. Her television roles include Karen Wolek on the soap opera One Life to Live Angela Bower on the sitcom Who's the Boss? Claire Meade on ABC's series Ugly Betty and Elizabeth "Liz" Donnelly on Law & Order Special Victims Unit.