What happens to Judith Light, the star of Madame is served?

Revealed thanks to the series Madame is served in the 1980s, Judith Light is currently in the casting of the new Disney+ film, The Silence of Melody.

Judith Light saw her career explode in 1984 thanks to the series Madame is served. In it, she plays the character of Angela Bower, a successful advertising executive and single mother. Taken by her work, she decides to hire a cleaning man who is none other than Tony Micelli, a former baseball player. The latter then moves in with Angela Bower with her daughter, Samantha, played by Alyssa Milano. For eight seasons, viewers were dying to know if Angela and Tony were going to become a couple or not.

“Snobbish, haughty and condescending” : Judith Light’s cash opinion on sitcoms

If she became a real star thanks to Madame is servedJudith Light nevertheless has a bad image of soaps and sitcoms. “I was very snobbish, I was very haughty and condescending in my view of what I should do. I only wanted to do feature films and perform on Broadway. It’s horrible to live like this and it’s an abominable fault. I realized it and I blamed myself. When I discovered the way people worked in soap operas, I felt a lot of respect for them and their work! Being able to create an hour-long episode every day was amazing to me!”confided the actress as part of Canneseries live.

Judith Light in the casting of the moving film Le Silence de Mélodie on Disney+

Since the end of Madame is served In 1992, Judith Light played roles in various television series, but also in several TV films and in the cinema. Currently, she is in the casting of Beforea new series available on Apple TV+, but also on Disney+ where she plays the role of Mrs. V. in the film Melody’s silenceput online last Friday, November 22. A moving but hopeful film which tells the story of Mélodie, a young teenager suffering from cerebral palsy who cannot speak because of it. However, she has things to say.

Article written with the collaboration of 6médias.