
Judy Kain
Acting • Born 1955-03-31
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.
Filmography
143 credits
Trevor
Movie • 1994
Trevor's Mom

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Movie • 1994
Female Doctor

Who Invited Them
Movie • 2022
Barbara

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Movie • 1994
Public Relations Woman

Alone in the Dark
Movie • 2022
Nancy

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Movie • 1993
Mrs. Stolberg

Here Come the Munsters
Movie • 1995
Mrs. Hersby

Grad Night
Movie • 1980
Robin

Reality
Movie • 2015
Cashier

Angels in Stardust
Movie • 2014
Female Neighbor

Perfect Prey
Movie • 1998
Marianne

Adman
Movie • 2019
Gigi

Bud
Movie • 2021
Judy

Good Girl Jane
Movie • 2024
Judge Andrews

Blonde
Movie • 2022
Severe Woman (uncredited)

The Sintern
Movie • 2024
Louanne

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
Movie • 2010
Trevor's Mom (segment "Trevor")

All Exchanges Final
Movie • 2017
Linda

Unwritten Obsession
Movie • 2017
Chelsea

Those She Left Behind
Movie • 1989
Dr. Yamura's Nurse

Dead Men Don't Die
Movie • 1990
Margo

Maxine The Hero
Movie • 2018
Pam

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie • 2020
Bespectacled Secretary (uncredited)

Justice League of America
Movie • 1997
Judy

St. Elmo's Fire
Movie • 1985
Woman Banker

Gothic Springs
Movie • 2019
Nan

Dinner Is Served
Movie • 2021
Mrs. Williamson

I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Movie • 2025

It's OK to Say No to Drugs
Movie • 1988
Teacher

Sisterhood, Inc.
Movie • 2025
Lois

Modern Family
TV • 2009
Doris

The Odd Couple
TV • 2015
Maureen

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV • 2015
Marilyn Levine

The Visitor
TV • 1997
Nurse

CSI: Vegas
TV • 2021
Dr. Heather Chumani

Hunter
TV • 1984
Nurse # 1

Castle
TV • 2009
Sara

Good Girls
TV • 2018
Mrs. Harris

The Morning Show
TV • 2019
Adelle Waters

Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Lorraine Catalano

Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Waitress

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Doris

Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Sheila

Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014
Barbara Fairwick

Stuck in the Middle
TV • 2016
Mrs. McDoogan

Oh Baby
TV • 1998

The Fosters
TV • 2013
Lauren

Unhappily Ever After
TV • 1995
Meter Maid

Angelyne
TV • 2022
Jane Ferro

This Is Us
TV • 2016
Barbara

Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Green Cabbie

Friends
TV • 1994
Casting Director

The Conners
TV • 2018
Woman at Bar

Men Behaving Badly
TV • 1996
Mrs. Ferko

Out All Night
TV • 1992
Vicky

Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Mrs. Silverberg

Three's Company
TV • 1977
Joan Ferguson

E/R
TV • 1984
Doris Stein

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Rhonda Ruben

1st & Ten
TV • 1984
Molly's Friend

NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Lois Risoli

Moesha
TV • 1996
The Cashier Woman

Once a Hero
TV • 1987
Barbara Lasker

Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
Security Lady

Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
Ms. Brown

The New Gidget
TV • 1986
Councilwoman

The Oldest Rookie
TV • 1987
Molly Garber

The Charmings
TV • 1987
Saleslady

The Oldest Rookie
TV • 1987

Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Construction Manager

Frank's Place
TV • 1987
Script Supervisor

Perfect Strangers
TV • 1986
Sample Lady

Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
Sandy

Santa Barbara
TV • 1984
Anita O'Shea

Mama's Family
TV • 1983
Miss Small

Step by Step
TV • 1991
Adele

Step by Step
TV • 1991
Ms. Preston

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV • 1993
Mrs. Mahoney

It's Like, You Know...
TV • 1999
Realtor

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV • 1993
Judy

The Jamie Foxx Show
TV • 1996
Saleswoman

FreakyLinks
TV • 2000
Board Member

The District
TV • 2000
Dorothy Nixon

The West Wing
TV • 1999
Event Planner

ER
TV • 1994
Thomas

For Your Love
TV • 1998
Deborah Gerard

Manhattan, AZ
TV • 2000
Natalie

Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Edna

Grosse Pointe
TV • 2000
Angie

His & Hers
TV • 1990
Mistress

Roseanne
TV • 1988

The New Dragnet
TV • 1989

Equal Justice
TV • 1990
Real Estate Woman

Life Goes On
TV • 1989
Harried Woman

The New Adam-12
TV • 1990
Woman at Terrace

L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Joanna

Civil Wars
TV • 1991
Helene

Stand By Your Man
TV • 1992
Kathleen

Reasonable Doubts
TV • 1991
Mrs. Martin

Sisters
TV • 1991
Mimi Fegler

The Human Factor
TV • 1992
Anita Schacter

Reasonable Doubts
TV • 1991
Principal Grant

Mad Men
TV • 2007
Olive Healy

Just Add Magic
TV • 2016
Edna

Kroll Show
TV • 2013

The Middle
TV • 2009
Ms. Wright

Lopez
TV • 2016
Trish

Aquarius
TV • 2015
Mitzi

Love & War
TV • 1992
Wife

Getting By
TV • 1993
Customer

Daddy Dearest
TV • 1993
Pregnant Woman

Shaky Ground
TV • 1992
Mrs. McCallister

Blossom
TV • 1990
Mrs. Phillips

Hot Line
TV • 1995
Margaret

Ellen
TV • 1994
Nurse

Rizzoli & Isles
TV • 2010
Woman

The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Barbara

Party of Five
TV • 1994
Woman

Kindred: The Embraced
TV • 1996
Nurse

The Invaders
TV • 1995
Lucinda

First Time Out
TV • 1995
Ms. Agababian

Living Single
TV • 1993
Surly Woman

Hand of God
TV • 2014
Judge Stanton

NCIS
TV • 2003
Gladys Stone

The Fosters
TV • 2013
Board Member

I'm Dying Up Here
TV • 2017
Sadie

I'm Sorry
TV • 2017
Linda

Cousins for Life
TV • 2018
Judge Vincent

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
TV • 2019
Dog Owner

Fantasy Island
TV • 2021
Melaine

The Young and the Restless
TV • 1973
Judge McGarrett

Superstore
TV • 2015
Nina

Teachers
TV • 2016
Shirley

Paradise Lost
TV • 2020
Ida Jeffers

9-1-1
TV • 2018
Trish

Bones
TV • 2005
Clerk

Rutherford Falls
TV • 2021
Randi

Bosch
TV • 2015
Lois

All American
TV • 2018
Booster 1

Doom Patrol
TV • 2019
Geri

How We Roll
TV • 2022
Mimi

Matlock
TV • 2024
Judge Celia Jones

Scrubs
TV • 2001
Irene Kelly