Judy is a (usually) female

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. It is sometimes a

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, but more often it is a

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(affectionate diminutive of a personal name) which takes the place of a given name, usually

Judith The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...

People

Politics

* Judy Agnew, wife of former American Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew *

Judy Baker Judith W. Baker (born April 10, 1960) is an American Democratic politician, small business owner, and educator from Missouri. She is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and a former Region VII Director for the United States ...

(born 1960), American politician *

Judy Bethel Judith Claire Bethel (24 August 1943 – 11 March 2025) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons for the Edmonton East electoral district from 1993 to 1997. She was born in Winnipeg, M ...

(born 1943), Canadian politician *

Judy Biggert Judith Gail Biggert (née Borg; born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and attorney. She is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. Biggert was defeated in her 2012 re-e ...

(born 1937), American politician * Judy Bonds (1952–2011), American anti-mountaintop-removal activist * Judy Boyle, American politician * Judy Bradley (born 1952), Canadian politician * Judy Burges (born 1943), American politician * Judy Chirco, American politician *

Judy Chu Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing until redistricting. ...

(born 1953), American politician * Judy Clibborn, American politician *

Judy Darcy Judy Darcy (born 1950) is a Canadian health care advocate, trade unionist, and former politician. Darcy was the first Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia. She was the fourth National President of the Canadian Union of P ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician and national union executive *

Judy Edwards Judith Mary Edwards (born 10 April 1955) in Beverley, Western Australia is an Australian politician. She was the ALP member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from May 1990 to September 2008, representing the electorate of Maylan ...

(born 1955), Australian politician *

Judy Emmons Judy K. Emmons is a former Michigan state senator who represented District 33. She is the former chair of the Families, Seniors and Human Services Committee, and former vice-chair of Education. Michigan House of Representatives Emmons' first c ...

, American politician *

Judy Erola Judith Erola, née Jacobson, (born 16 January 1934) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1984. She was a member of the Liberal Party. Broadcasting career B ...

(born 1934), Canadian politician *

Judy Foote Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment as ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician * Judy Fryd (1909–2000), British advocate for mentally handicapped children *

Judy Gamin Judith Margaret Gamin (18 July 1930 – 7 August 2022) was an Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Pa ...

(1930–2022), Australian politician * Judy Gingell (born 1946), Canadian politician * Judy Goldsmith, American activist and President of NOW * Judy Gordon (1948–2020), Canadian politician * Judy Hopwood (born 1954), Australian politician * Judy Hughes (born 1959), Australian politician * Judy Jackson (born 1947), Australian politician * Judy Junor (born 1948), Canadian politician * Judy Kany (born 1937), American politician *

Judy Keall Judith Mary Keall (''née'' Dixon, born 10 January 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1990, and again from 1993 until her retirement in 2002, representing the Labour Party. Biography Dixon was born in ...

(born 1942), New Zealand politician * Judy Koehler (born 1941), American politician *

Judy Krawczyk Judy Krawczyk (born January 24, 1939) is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Krawczyk was a businesswoman. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower hous ...

(born 1939), American politician *

Judy LaMarsh Julia Verlyn LaMarsh (December 20, 1924 – October 27, 1980) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she became the second woman to serve as a federal Cabinet minister. Under Prime Minister Lester Pearson's minorit ...

(1924–1980), Canadian politician, member of the federal cabinet, and author * Judy Lee (born 1942), American politician * Judy Maddigan (born 1948), Australian politician * Judy Mallaber (born 1951), British politician * Judy Manning (born 1943), American politician * Judy Manning, Canadian politician * Judy Martin (politician) * Judy Marsales, Canadian politician *

Judy Martz Judith Helen Martz (née Morstein; July 28, 1943 – October 30, 2017) was an American politician, businesswoman, and Olympian speed skater who served as the 22nd governor of Montana from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party, she was t ...

(1943–2017), American skater politician, and Governor of Montana *

Judy Mbugua Judy Wanjiru Mbugua (born 9 November 1947) is chair of the Pan African Christian Women Alliance (PACWA) and founder of the Kenyan Ladies Home Care Fellowship (LHCF). A member of the Nairobi Pentecostal Church, she was ordained in 1991. Biograph ...

(born 1947), Kenyan activist *

Judy Mundey Judith Ann Mundey (''née'' Willcocks; born 29 January 1944) is an Australian feminist and left-wing activist who was the first female president of the Communist Party of Australia. She was born in Sydney to John Willcocks and Phyllis, ''née'' R ...

(born 1944), Canadian activist and communist * Judy Eason McIntyre (born 1945), American politician * Judy Nerat (1948–2012), American politician * Judy Olson Duhamel (born 1939), American politician and educator * Judy Paradis (born 1944), American politician *

Judy Rebick Judy Rebick (born August 15, 1945) is a Canadian writer, journalist, political activist, and feminist. Early life Born in Reno, Nevada, Rebick and her family moved to Toronto when she was 9. She became a socialist activist in the 1970s, joining ...

(born 1945), Canadian activist and journalist * Judy Richardson, American activist and documentary film producer * Judy Robson (born 1939), American politician *

Judy Rogers Judy Rogers was the city manager for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

, Canadian politician *

Judy Schwank Judith Schwank (born 1951) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate from the 11th district in a special election on March 15, 2011, to succeed the late Michael O'Pake. The district includes the city of ...

(born 1951), American politician *

Judy Sgro Judith A. Sgro (born December 16, 1944) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she currently represents the electoral district of Humber River—Black Creek in the House of Commons of Canada. Sgro currently serves a ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician * Judy Sheerer (1940–2016), American politician *

Judy Shepard Judy Shepard ( Peck; born August 15, 1952) is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at University of Wyoming who was murdered in October 1998. She and her husband, Dennis Shepard, are co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, ...

(born 1952), American activist *

Judy Spence Judith Caroline Spence (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Labor Party, from the 1989 election to 2012. She represented Mount Gravatt until 2009, but after a redis ...

(born 1957), Australian politician * Judy Streatch (born 1966), Canadian politician * Judy Syjuco, Filipino politician * Judy Thongori (c. 1965–2025), Kenyan women's rights activist *

Judy Baar Topinka Judy Baar Topinka (; January 16, 1944 – December 10, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from the U.S. State of Illinois. Originally a journalist, Topinka served in the Illinois ...

(1944–2014), American politician * Judy Turner (born 1956), New Zealand politician * Judy Wakhungu, Kenyan cabinet minister, executive, and academic *

Judy Wasylycia-Leis Klazina Judith Wasylycia-Leis (; born 1951) is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from September 22, 1997, to April ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician * Judy Petty Wolf, American politician

Entertainment

Judy Bailey Judy Ann Bailey (born 1953) is a former news presenter for ONE News, the highest rated evening television news programme in New Zealand. Bailey joined the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (now Television New Zealand) in 1971 and worked as ...

(born 1952/1953), New Zealand broadcaster * Judy Bailey (pianist) (born 1935), New Zealand jazz pianist * Judy Banks Australian television host * Judy Becker, American film production designer *

Judy Bennett __NOTOC__ Judy Bennett (born 22 October 1943) is a British voice actress whose career in radio began with the long-running soap opera ''The Archers'', in which she played the role of Shula Hebden-Lloyd from 1971 to 2022, reappearing in 2023 a ...

(born 1943), English voice actor * Judy Blair (born 1948), Franco-American jazz and R&B singer and keyboardist * Judy Boucher, Vincentian reggae and R&B singer * Judy Brooke (born 1970), English actress *

Judy Buxton Judith Catherine Buxton (born 7 October 1949) is an English actress best known for playing Nurse Katy Shaw in ''General Hospital'' (1972–1973), Susan Protheroe in '' By the Sword Divided'' (1983–1985) and Ruth Carpenter in '' On the Up'' (19 ...

(born 1949), English actress *

Judy Campbell Judy Campbell (born Judith Mary Gamble; 31 May 1916 – 6 June 2004) was an English film, television and stage actress, widely known to be Noël Coward's muse. Her daughter was the actress and singer Jane Birkin, her son the screenwriter and di ...

(1916–2004), British actress and cabaret singer *

Judy Canova Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983),Although one source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916, (DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & ...

(1913–1983), American comedian, actress, pop singer, and radio personality *

Judy Carmichael Judy Carmichael (born Judith Lea Hohenstein, November 27, 1957) is a Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and vocalist who specializes in a form of early jazz called "Stride Piano". She has been honored as a Steinway Artist.Judy Carne Joyce Audrey Botterill (27 April 1939 – 3 September 2015), known professionally as Judy Carne, was an English actress best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. Career Carne was born in Northampton, Eng ...

(1939–2015), English actress * Judy Chamberlain (born 1944), American singer *

Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks (born February 13, 1954) is an American singer. In the 1970s and 1980s, she recorded as a soul and R&B singer, before releasing more dance-oriented music in the 1990s. Cheeks performed with Ike & Tina Turner as an Ikette. She also w ...

(born 1954), American soul and R&B singer *

Judy Clark Judy Clark (June 9, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film and television actress and singer. Clark adopted a brash and energetic singing style, similar to that of musical-comedy star Betty Hutton. Early life Clark was the daugh ...

(1921–2002), American actress * Judy Clay (1938–2001), American soul and gospel singer *

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning rec ...

(born 1939), American folk, popular, and art singer *

Judy Cornwell Judy Valerie Cornwell (born 22 February 1940) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daisy in the British sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995). She also played Anya Claus in '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985). In ...

(born 1940), English actress *

Judy Craig Judy Craig (born June 11, 1944, New York City) is the lead singer of the American girl group, The Chiffons. She left the group in 1969, but returned in 1992 after the death of Barbara Lee. Fronted by Judy Craig Mann along with her daughter and nie ...

(born 1946), American girl-group singer * Judy Craymer, English musical theater producer *

Judy Dan Judy Dan (; Dàn Zhūdí; born September 9, 1930) is a Chinese-American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Biography Judy Dan was born in Shanghai on September 9, 1930, the daughter of film director Dan Duyu and actress Yin Mingzhu. She w ...

(born 1931), Chinese–American actress *

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both List of Judy Davis performances, screen and stage, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses ...

(born 1955), Australian actress * Judy Dearing (1940–1995) American costume designer *

Judy Dyble Judith Aileen Dyble (pronounced ''Die-bull''; 13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, most notable for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. In addition, she and Ian McDona ...

(1949–2020), British singer–songwriter *

Judy Farr (set decorator) Judy Farr is a British art director and set decorator. She was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards for her work on the film ''The King's Speech'' in the category of Best Art Direction. She shared her nomination with Eve Stewart. In addition, ...

, British * Judy Farrell (1938–2023), American actress *

Judy Flynn Judy Flynn is a British actress. She is known for her roles as seamstress Madge Howell in the BBC drama ''The House of Eliott'' (1991–94), and as the secretary Julie in the BBC sitcom '' The Brittas Empire'' (1992–97). Her other television cr ...

(born c. 1963–1964), British actress * Judy Freudberg (1949–2012), American television screenwriter *

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Possessing a strong contralto voice, she was celebrated for her emotional depth and versatility across film, stage, and concert performance. ...

(1922–1969), American pop singer and actress *Judy Adelman Gershon of Canadian children's music duo Judy & David *

Judy Gold Judy Gold (born November 15, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorpora ...

(born 1962), American comedian, actress, screenwriter, and producer * Judy Graubart (born 1943), American actress *

Judy Finnigan Judith Adele Finnigan (born 16 May 1948) is an English television presenter and writer. She co-presented ITV's '' This Morning'' (1988–2001, 2019–2020) and the Channel 4 chat show, '' Richard & Judy'' (2001–2008) alongside her husband R ...

(born 1948), English television personality and author *

Judy Geeson Judith Amanda Geeson ( ; born 10 September 1948) is an English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on '' The Newcomers'' from 1965 to 1967, before making ...

(born 1948), English actress * Judy Gilroy, Irish television presenter *

Judy Greer Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress who has appeared in Judy Greer filmography, a wide variety of films. She rose to prominence for ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Judy Gringer Judy Gringer (born 23 January 1941) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 60 films since 1958. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Filmography * '' Til højre ved den gule hund'' (2003) * '' Kærlighed ved første desperate blik'' ( ...

(born 1941), Danish actress * Judy Gunn (1915–1991), British actress *

Judy Henske Judith Anne Henske (December 20, 1936 – April 27, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, dubbed "the Queen of the Beatniks" by producer Jack Nitzsche. Initially performing in folk clubs in the early 1960s, her performances and recording ...

(1936–2022), American singer–songwriter * Judy Herrera, American actress *

Judy Holliday Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian, and singer.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', June 9, 1965, p. 71. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Bro ...

(1921–1965), American actress, comedian, and pop singer *

Judy Holt Judith Rachel Holt (born 15 August 1960 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is a British television actress, best known for her role as Elaine Fishwick in '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' and her role as Lesley Kershaw in ''Coronation Street ''Cor ...

, British actress *

Judy Huxtable Judy Huxtable (born 24 July 1942) is a British actress. Early life and career Born in Surrey, England, to wealthy parents, Huxtable was initially a society débutante and then became a fashionable figure in 1960s "swinging London" and, as a mo ...

(born 1942), English actress *Judy Jack, Australian TV host of '' The Judy Jack Show'' and ''

Geoff and Judy ''Geoff and Judy'' was a short-lived television variety series which aired in 1959 on Melbourne television station GTV-9. Hosted by Geoff Corke and Judy Jack, the series aired at 1:00PM on Tuesdays. The obscure series is largely notable for pairi ...

'' * Judy Jacobs (born 1957), American gospel musician *

Judy Johnson William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional baseball third baseman, shortstop, Manager (baseball), manager and Scout (baseball), scout whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 season ...

(born 1928), American pop singer *

Judy Kaye Judy Kaye (born October 11, 1948) is an American singer and actress. She has appeared in stage musicals, plays, and operas. Kaye has been in long runs on Broadway in the musicals '' The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Ragtime'', '' Mamma Mia!'', an ...

(born 1948), American singer and actress *

Judy Kelly Julie Aileen Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991), known professionally as Judy Kelly, was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, ...

(1913–1991), Australian-British actress *

Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn (born May 20, 1958) is an American actress, singer and activist, known for her work in musical theatre. A four-time Tony Award nominee, she has released four studio albums and sang the title role in the 1995 film ''Pocahontas'', includ ...

(born 1958), American actress and singer *

Judy Landers Judy Landers (born October 7, 1958) is a retired American film and television actress. Early years Landers is the daughter of Ruth Landers and is the younger sister of actress Audrey Landers. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Ar ...

(born 1958), American actress * Judy Landon, American actress *

Judy Lewis Judy Lewis (born Judith Young; November 6, 1935 – November 25, 2011) was an American actress, writer, producer, and therapist. She was the secret biological daughter of actors Loretta Young and Clark Gable. Early life Lewis was born on No ...

(1935–2011), American Hollywood lovechild and actress *

Judy Loe Judith Margaret Loe (born 6 March 1947) is an English actress known for her work in television. Early life Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy (née ...

(born 1947), English actress * Judy Lynn (1936–2010), American singer and Miss Idaho 1955 *

Judy Lynne Judy Lynne, (credited also as Judy Lind) is an Australian former actress, journalist and reporter, who became prominent for her role as Dr. Susan Richards in the TV soap opera ''The Young Doctors'', after leaving the acting profession in 1986, ...

(born 1943), American-Australian actress *

Judy Malcolm Judy Malcolm (Born Marguerite Westergren; December 1, 1910July 22, 1998) was an American film actress. Malcolm appeared in approximately 25 films between 1933 and 1951. Malcolm is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooge ...

(1910–1998), American actress *

Judy Marte Judy Marte is an American actress who can be seen in films such as '' Raising Victor Vargas'' and '' On the Outs. ''She is best known for her roles as rookie officer Tonya Sanchez in the short lived ''CBS'' drama ''NYC 22'' and Wanda in Netflix ...

(born 1983), American actress * Judy Martin (1917–1951), American country music singer *

Judy Matheson Judy Matheson (born 27 August 1945) is a British actress notable for her appearances in several horror films in the 1970s. She also appeared in many other films and television series. Career After drama school, Matheson began her career in 19 ...

, British actress *

Judy McBurney Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018) was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial ''The Young Doctors'' in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult series'' Prisoner'' as Sandra" Pixie" Ma ...

(1948–2018), Australian actress * Judy McDonald, American comedian * Judy Minx (born circa 1989), French pornographic actress * Judy Moorcroft (1933–1991), costume designer *

Judy Morris Judith Ann Morris (born 17 February 1947) is an Australian character actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and films, starting her career as a child ...

(born 1947), Australian actress, director, and screenwriter *

Judy Mowatt Judith Veronica Mowatt, (born 1952) is a Jamaican reggae artist. As well as being a solo artist, from 1974 she was also a member of the I Threes, the trio of backing vocalists for Bob Marley & The Wailers. Early life Mowatt was born in Gordo ...

(born 1952), Jamaican reggae singer * Judy Munsen (born 1949), television and video game score composer *Judy Kay Newton, birth name of

Juice Newton Juice Newton (born Judith Kay Newton; February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categorieswinning once in 198 ...

(born 1952), American country and pop singer * Judy Niemack (born 1954), American jazz vocalist *

Judy Nugent Judy Ann Nugent (August 22, 1940 – October 26, 2023) was an American actress. Early life Judy Ann Nugent was born on August 22, 1940, in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Carl Leon Nugent and Lucille Jane Redd. Her older sister, ...

(born 1940), American actress *

Judy Nunn Judith Anne Nunn ( AM) (born 13 April 1945), (also published under the pen name of Judy Bernard-Waite), is an Australian former actress, and author of both adult and children's fiction titles. She has collaborated with writers Patricia Bernard ...

(born 1945), Australian actress, screenwriter, and novelist *

Judy Ongg Judy Ongg (; born 24 January 1950) is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer, actress, author, and woodblock-print artist. Born in Taipei, she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and after which, she became a naturalized Japanese citizen. H ...

(born 1950), Taiwanese actress and singer * Judy Pace (born 1942), American actress *

Judy Pancoast Judy Pancoast (born 1959), is an American singer, songwriter, and composer of children's music. She was nominated for the Best Children's Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards and uses themes of Maine, where she was born, in addition to humorou ...

(born 1959), American children's musician *

Judy Parfitt Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt (born 7 November 1935) is an English theatre, film, and television actress. She made her film debut in the 1950s, followed by a supporting role in the BBC television serial ''David Copperfield'' (1966). She also ap ...

(born 1935), English actress *

Judy Prescott Judy Prescott is an American actress and poet. She has performed many roles on stage and screen since 1987 and is the author of the book ''Searching For Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer's''. Early life Judith Neal Prescott, daughter of Mary Boo ...

, American actress and poet *

Judy Reyes Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1967) is an American actress, model, and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC medical comedy series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2009), as Zoila ...

(born 1967), American actress * Judy Roderick (1942–1992), American folk and blues singer *

Judy Rodman Judy Mae Rodman (née Robbins; May 23, 1951)California Birth Index, 1905–1995 is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the mid-1980s, she was a successful recording artist; making it all the way to number one on the Billboard Ho ...

(born 1951), American country music singer *

Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines, and is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in blockbusters and independent films, as w ...

(born 1978), Filipino actress and pop singer *

Judy Sheindlin Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge. For 25 seas ...

(born 1942), American television personality known as "Judge Judy" *Judy Shepherd (died 2009) of the

Shepherd Sisters The Shepherd Sisters (also known as the Sheps) were an American vocal quartet of four sisters born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, United States: Martha (born Martha Jane Shepherd, April 22, 1932 – February 24, 1998), Gayle (born Joyce Gayle ...

, American singing group * Judy Small, Australian singer–songwriter and judge *

Judy Strangis Judy Strangis (born December 23, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in two ABC television series ''Room 222'' (1969–1974) and ''Electra Woman and Dyna Girl'' (1976–1977). __TOC__ Early years Judy Strangis was bor ...

(born 1949), American actress * Judy Street (born c. 1949), American soul singer *

Judy Stone Judith Anne Stone AM (born 1940) is an Australian retired singer and musician, who has recorded songs in the pop, rock and country genres. Stone often sang cover versions of popular songs from the United States and the United Kingdom, and on ...

(born 1942), Australian pop and country music singer * Judy Norton Taylor (born 1958), American actress *

Judy Tenuta Judy Lynn Tenuta (November 7, 1949 – October 6, 2022) was an American comedian, actress, and comedy musician. She was known for her whimsical and brash persona of "The Love Goddess", mixing insult comedy, observational humor, self-promotion, ...

(1956–2022), American comedian and musician * Judy Toll (1958–2002), American comedian and screenwriter * Judy Lee Tomerlin (1939–2008), model *

Judy Torres Judith "Judy" Torres (born June 13, 1968 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American freestyle music artist and dance-pop singer. Early life and career Growing up in the Bronx, Torres was the oldest of five siblings. She attended St. Thomas Aq ...

(born 1968), American electronic musician and singer *

Judy Trammell Judy Tharp Trammell (born April 29, 1958) is the current head choreographer of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. She is also a former member of the squad. She appeared in the CMT reality series '' Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team'' an ...

(born 1958), American cheerleader and cheer choreographer *

Judy Tyler Judy Tyler (born Judith Mae Hess; October 9, 1932 – July 3, 1957) was an American singer and actress.Obituary '' Variety'', July 10, 1957, page 127. Early life and career Judy Tyler spent her teen years in Teaneck, New Jersey. She came from ...

(1932–1957), American actress * Judy Tyler (model), American (1947–2013) *Judy Tylor, birth name of

Jud Tylor Jud Tylor (born March 24, 1979) is a Canadian television and film actress. She has had recurring roles in a number of television programs including ''That '70s Show'' and ''Edgemont (TV series), Edgemont''. Career Tylor was born on March 24, 197 ...

(born 1979), Canadian actress * Judy Wadsworth, Miss Nevada 1958 *

Judy Wilson (actress) Judy Wilson (1938 – 1 April 2006) was an English actress. Her most notable role was that of Mrs. Greenlaw, the housekeeper, in '' All Creatures Great and Small''. Her first known appearance was as a maid in Laurence Olivier's 1970 drama '' T ...

, English (1938—2006) *

Judy Blye Wilson Judy Blye Wilson (born in Houston, Texas) is an American retired casting director known for her work on soap operas. Starting as a script supervisor in 1978, she moved into casting on soap operas in 1981, retiring in 2016 as the casting directo ...

, American television casting director * Judy Weinstein, American dance music scene figure *

Judy Weiss Judy Weiss (born 31 May 1972 in Berlin) is a German singer who became internationally renowned after singing " Vivo per Lei" with Andrea Bocelli in a German-Italian duet in 1996. Weiss sang in German, while Bocelli sang in Italian. In 1994, she st ...

(born 1972), German theater and jazz singer *

Judy Winter Judy Winter (; born Beate Richard; 4 January 1944) is a German actress. She resides in Berlin. Filmography Film *1970: '' The Sex Nest'' *1970: ' ''(Hard Women)'' *1970: ' *1971: '' Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' — (based on a novel by ...

(born 1944), German actress

Athletics

* Judy Amoore (born 1940), Australian runner * Judy Bell (born 1936), American golfer and golf executive * Judy Blumberg (born 1957), American ice dancer * Judy Canty (long jumper), Australian (1931–2016) * Judy Wills Cline (born 1948), American gymnast and acrobat *

Judy Connor Judith Connor (born 18 November 1953) is a retired female tennis player from New Zealand also known by her married name, Judy Connor-Chaloner. She won the 1979 doubles title at the Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a t ...

(born 1953), New Zealand tennis player * Judy Crawford (born 1951), Canadian skier *

Judy-Joy Davies Judith Joy Davies (5 June 1928 – 27 March 2016) was an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. At the national level, she won 17 Au ...

(1928–2016), Australian swimmer *

Judy Devlin Judy Devlin (later Hashman, 22 October 1935 – 6 May 2024) was an English and American badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of her era. Devlin began playing badminton with her Irish-born father Frank D ...

(born 1935), American badminton player * Judy Dickinson (born 1950), American golfer * Judy Diduck (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player * Judy Dixon (born 1949), American tennis player and coach *

Judy Doyle Judy Doyle is a former camogie player who was one of the leading goalscorers of her generation, the scorer of three goals for Dublin against Tipperary in the 1961 All Ireland final, four goals for Dublin against Antrim in the 1964 All Ireland ...

, Irish

camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

player *

Judy Esmond Judy Esmond (born 27 January 1960) is a former Australians, Australian cricket player. Born at Perth, Esmond played for the Western Australian women's cricket team between 1982 and 1987, and played three One Day Internationals for the Australia ...

(born 1960), Australian cricket player * Judy Gans (1886–1949), American Negro leagues baseball player and manager * Judy Glenney (born 1949), American weightlifter and coach *

Judy Goodrich Judy Goodrich (born 9 June 1939) is a retired American foil fencer. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), we ...

(born 1939), American fencer * Judy Green (volleyball coach), American * Judy Grinham (born 1939), British swimmer *

Judy Guinness Heather Seymour "Judy" Guinness (14 August 1910 – 24 October 1952) was a British fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The judges had awarded her the gold medal but, in a noted gesture ...

(1910–1952), British fencer *

Judy Hahn Judy Hahn was the head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College in Canton, Ohio from 1981 to 1984. While at Malone, she compiled a record of 126 wins and 33 losses. Coaching awards Hahn was named the NAIA District IV Coach of the Year while ...

, American volleyball coach * Judy Harlan (1896–1978), American football (gridiron) player *

(1899–1989), American Negro leagues baseball player * Judy Kimball (born 1938), American golfer *

Judy Leden Judy Leden, MBE (born 1959) is a British hang glider and paraglider pilot. She has held three world champion titles,Flying with Condors by Judy Leden twice in hang gliding, once in paragliding. Biography Judy Leden's flying career began while ...

(born 1959)), British hang glider and paraglider * Judy Long (born 1969), Chinese-Canadian table tennis player * Judy MacMillan (1865–1936), Scottish rugby player *

Judy Martin (wrestler) Judith Hardee (born October 8, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Judy Martin. She is best known for her appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where she held the WWF Women's Tag Tea ...

, American (born 1955) * Judy Melick (born 1954)), American swimmer * Judy Mosley-McAfee (1968–2013), American basketball player * Judy Nagel (born 1951), American skier * Judy Masters (1892–1955), Australian football (soccer) player *

Judy Murray Judith Mary Murray OBE (née Erskine; born 8 September 1959) is a Scottish tennis coach. She is the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Sir Andy Murray. Life and career Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, S ...

(born 1959), Scottish tennis coach *

Judy Oakes Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter. Athletics career Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, ...

(born 1958), British shot putter * Judy Peckham (born 1950), Australian runner * Judy Playfair (born 1953), Australian swimmer *

Judy Porter Judith Porter is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Porter made a single appearance for Football Ferns in a 2–2 draw with Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Austr ...

, New Zealand football (soccer) player * Judy Rabinowitz (born 1958), American skier *

Judy Rankin Judy Rankin ( Torluemke; born February 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, she joined the LPGA Tour in 1962 at age 17 and won 26 tour events. From 2010 through 2022, Ranki ...

(born 1945), American golfer * Judy Reeder (born 1948), American swimmer * Judy Reynolds (born 1981), Irish dressage rider * Judy Rose, American basketball coach and athletic director * Judy Samuel (born 1943), British swimmer *

Judy Schwomeyer Judith Kay Schwomeyer ( married name Sladky; born November 14, 1950) is an American actress and former competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner and then-husband, Jim Sladky, she became a four-time World medalist (silver in 1970; bronze ...

(born 1950), American ice dancer *

Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born September 3, 1942) is a former long-distance runner. Shapiro-Ikenberry won the 1967 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Las Vegas Marathon, and was the first USA Marathon Championships winner for women in 1974, at the AAU N ...

(born 1942), American long-distance runner *

Judy Simpson Judith Earline Veronica Simpson (née Livermore; born 14 November 1960) is a British former heptathlete who competed at two Olympic Games. She went on to appear as Nightshade in the TV show '' Gladiators'' between 1993 and 1996. Early life She ...

(born 1960), British heptathlete * Judy Sowinski (1940–2011), American roller derby skater and coach *

Judy Strong Judith Ann Strong (born March 26, 1960) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She briefly coached f ...

(born 1960), American field hockey player *

Judy Tegart Judy Tegart-Dalton (née Tegart; born 12 December 1937) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She won nine major doubles titles, and completed the career Grand Slam in women's doubles. Five of her doubles titles were with Margar ...

(born 1937), Australian tennis player *

Judy Vernon Judith Ann 'Judy' Vernon (born 22 September 1945) is a female English former 100 metres hurdler, who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Vernon, a member of Mitcham Athletic Club, finished second behind Sharon Colyear in the 20 ...

(born 1945), British hurdler

Academia

Judy Armitage Judith Patricia Armitage (born 1951) is a British molecular and cellular biochemist at the University of Oxford. Early life and education Armitage was born on 21 February 1951 in Shelley, Yorkshire, England. She attended Selby Girls' High ...

(born 1951), British biochemist *

Judy Baca Judith Francisca Baca (born September 20, 1946) is an American artist, activist, and professor of Chicano studies, world arts, and cultures based at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the ...

(born 1946), American social science professor, artist, and activist * Judy Bonner, American academic executive *

Judy Birmingham Jean (Judy) Birmingham is a prominent English historical archaeologist, who has been based in Sydney, Australia, for most of her career. She is well known for her roles in the development of historical archaeology and cultural heritage manageme ...

, English-Australian archaeologist *

Judy Clapp Judith A. Clapp (born 1930) is a computer scientist who began her career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently moved to the Lincoln Laboratory and then to MITRE, where she was a leader in the Semi-Automatic Ground En ...

(born 1930), American computer scientist *

Judy Delin Judith Lesley (Judy) Delin is a language expert with an academic background in linguistics who is currently Partner at Doctrine Ltd, a London-based language and information design company. She held previous roles at The Brand Union and The Info ...

, British linguist * Judy Dempsey (born 1956), Irish journalist and researcher * Judy Feder, American political scientist * Judy Fierstein, American geologist *

Judy Franz Judy Franz (born 1938) is an American physicist, educator and the former executive officer of the American Physical Society. Biography The daughter of two chemists, Ruth Comroe and Eugene Rosenbaum, she grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. She re ...

(born 1938), American physicist *

Judy Genshaft Judy Lynn Genshaft (; born January 7, 1948) was President of University of South Florida from 2000 to 2019. She stepped down from the position in July 2019 after a 19-year tenure. Early life and education Genshaft was born and raised in Canton, O ...

(born 1948), American academic executive *

Judy Hample Judy Gayle Hample is a former American academic administrator. She is the former chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Florida Board of Regents. She served as president of the University of Mary Washington, the u ...

(born 1957), American academic executive * Judy Ho, Taiwanese-American psychologist, professor, and television personality * Judy Holdener (born 1965), American mathematician * Judy Illes (born 1960), American neurologist * Judy Klitsner, religion lecturer and writer *

Judy Mikovits Judy Anne Mikovits (born April 1, 1958) is an American former scientist, research scientist who has made discredited medical claims, such as that murine endogenous retroviruses are found in blood samples of most patients with myalgic encephalom ...

, American researcher * Judy Jolley Mohraz (born 1943), American women's studies historian and philanthropist * Judy Olian, American academic executive * Judy Roitman (born 1945), American mathematician *

Judy Shepard-Kegl Judy Shepard-Kegl (born June 20, 1953) is an American linguist and University of Southern Maine professor, best known for their research on the Nicaraguan sign language. Education Kegl received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in anthropology a ...

, American linguist * Judy Stamps, American ecologist * Judy Wajcman (born 1950), sociologist * Judy L. Walker, American mathematician *

Judy Yung Judith "Judy" Yung (January 25, 1946 – December 14, 2020) was a librarian, community activist, historian and professor emeritus, emerita in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She specialized in oral history, women's h ...

(1946–2020), American historian * Judy Zeh, American statistician

Literature

* Judy Balan, Indian satirical writer *

Judy Blume Judith Blume (née Sussman; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 26 novels. Among her best-known works are '' Are You There God? It's ...

(born 1938), American children's and young adult novelist * Judy Blundell, American children's and young adult writer (under the name Jude Watson) * Judy Blunt (born 1954), American essayist * Judy Budnitz (born 1973), American fiction writer *

Judy Clemens Judy Clemens is a successful American novelist. She lives in rural Ohio and is married with two children. Clemens is best known for the Stella Crown and Grim Reaper mystery series. Her first novel was nominated for the Agatha and Anthony Awards ...

, American mystery writer * Judy Corbalis, New Zealand fiction writer * Judy Croome (born 1958), South African fiction writer and poet * Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943–1986), American science fiction editor * Judy Fong Bates (born 1949), Chinese-Canadian writer * Judy GeBauer, American playwright *

Judy Grahn Judy Grahn (born July 28, 1940) is an American poet and author. Inspired by her experiences of disenfranchisement as a butch lesbian, she became a feminist poet, highly-regarded in underground circles before achieving public fame. A major infl ...

(born 1940), American poet and writer * Judy Jordan (born 1961), American poet * Judy Lucero (deceased), American poet *

Judy Malloy Judy Malloy (born Judith Ann Powers; January 9, 1942) is an American poet whose works embrace the intersection of hypernarrative, magic realism, and information art. Beginning with ''Uncle Roger'' in 1986, Malloy has composed works in both new m ...

(born 1942), American poet * Judy Pascoe, Australian novelist and acrobat * Judy Rothman, American screenwriter * Judy Troy, American fiction writer and literature professor *

Judy Waite Judy Waite is an author of picture books for young children and novels for young adults, as well as poetry and short stories. Her books have won several awards, including the English Association Best Children's Picture Book (1998) for '' Mouse ...

, British picture book writer and young adult novelist *

Judy Upton Judy Upton (born 1967) is a British playwright. Life She collaborated with Lisa Goldman Lisa Goldman is a British theatre director, dramaturg, writer and author. She was Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of Soho Theatre (2006–10) ...

(born 1967), British playwright

Journalism

(born c. 1952–1953), Australian television news anchor * Judy Battista (born 1966), American sports journalist * Judy Bolch, American journalist * Judy Crichton (1929–2007), American television news producer * Judy Fortin, American television reporter and anchor * Judy Lee Klemesrud (1939–1985), American magazine and newspaper journalist *

Judy Licht Judy Licht is an American television and print journalist whose work often focuses on the entertainment and fashion worlds. Born to Bernard and Eleanor Licht of New York, Licht graduated from Connecticut College and received her master's degree in ...

, American television reporter and fashion writer * Judy MacDonald (born 1964), Canadian magazine and television journalist, and writer * Judy Maddren, Canadian radio announcer * Judy Mann (1943–2005), American newspaper reporter * Judy Muller, American television reporter * Judy Stone (journalist) (1924–2017), American film critic * Judy Waytiuk, Canadian freelance writer and reporter *

Judy Woodruff Judy Carline Woodruff (born November 20, 1946) is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in local, network, cable, and public television news since 1970. She was the anchor and managing editor of the ''PBS NewsHour'' through the end of 20 ...

(born 1946), American television journalist and anchor

Fine arts

* Judy Cassab (1920–2015), Australian painter *

Judy Chicago Judy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939) is an American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces about birth and creation images, which examine the role of women in history ...

(born 1939), American installation artist * Judy Clark (artist) (born 1949), British * Judy Dater (born 1941), American photographer * Judy Dunaway (born 1964), composer and sonic installation artist * Judy Fox (born 1957), American sculptor *

Judy Fiskin Judy Fiskin (born April 1, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist working in photography and video, and a member of the art school faculty at California Institute of the Arts. Her videos have been screened in the Documentary Fortnight ...

(born 1945), American photographer and art film maker * Judy Francesconi (born 1957), American photographer * Judy Jensen (born 1953), American glass artist * Judy Millar (born 1957), New Zealand painter * Judy Watson Napangardi, Australian painter *

Judy Nylon Judy Nylon (born Judith Anne Niland in 1948) is a multidisciplinary United States, American artist who moved to London in 1970. She was half of the Punk rock, punk rock music group Snatch, which also featured fellow American expat Patti Palladin. ...

, Anglo-American multidisciplinary artist and punk rocker *

Judy Pfaff Judy Pfaff (born 1946) is an American artist known mainly for installation art and sculptures, though she also produces paintings and prints. Pfaff has received numerous awards for her work, including a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Founda ...

(born 1946), American installation artist *

Judy Radul Judy Radul (born in 1962 in Lillooet, British Columbia) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, writer and educator. She is known for her performance art and media installations, as well as her critical writing. Biography She has exhibited her wo ...

(born 1962), American multimedia, performance, and installation artist * Judy Rifka (born 1945), American painter and video artist * Judy McIntosh Wilson (born 1937), New Zealand sculptor and fibre artist

Classical music

* Judy Kang, Canadian violinist, producer, singer, and composer * Judy Klein (born 1943), American composer, pianist, and music educator

Crime and justice

Judy Amar Judy Amar is an American former thief, who committed 400–500 burglaries in the Boca Raton Boca Raton ( ; ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census a ...

, American burglar *

Judy Buenoano Judias Anna Lou "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear and Judias Morris; April 4, 1943 – March 30, 1998) was an American serial killer who was executed in Florida for the 1971 murder of her first husband James Goodye ...

(1943–1998), American murderer * Judy Clarke (born 1952), American criminal defense attorney *

Judy Moran Judith Maryanne Moran (née Brooks; born 18 December 1944) is the matriarch of the Moran criminal family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, involved in the Melbourne gangland killings. Personal life Moran was born in Victoria on 18 December 194 ...

(born 1944), Australian gangster and murderer

Culinary arts

Judy Joo Judy Joo is a chef, author, restaurateur, and television personality. She is best known as being the host of Food Network's "Korean Food Made Simple" S1 and S2 and an ''Iron Chef UK'' and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London, Las Vegas, and New Yo ...

(born 1974), American restaurateur, chef, and television personality *

Judy Mazel Judy Mazel (December 20, 1943 – October 12, 2007) was an American weight loss advocate the author of "''The Beverly Hills Diet''", which became a 1981 best seller and a nationwide Dieting, diet craze. Judy Mazel was a devout practicing Jews, J ...

(1943–2007), author of "The Beverly Hills Diet" *

Judy Rodgers Judy Rodgers (October 28, 1956 – December 2, 2013) was an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. She became famous at Zuni Café, in San Francisco, California, of which she became chef in 1987. Rodgers' food was influenced both by ...

(1956–2013), American chef and cookbook writer

Other

* Judy Bentinck (born 1952), couture milliner *

Judy Blame Judy Blame (12 February 1960 – 19 February 2018) was a British fashion stylist, accessories designer and punk iconoclast. Early life Judy Blame was born Christopher Barnes in 1960 in Leatherhead, Surrey, and grew up in Spain and Devon. He ran ...

(1960–2018), English club hipster, stylist, designer, and art director *

Judy Cannato Judy Cannato was an American Catholic author, retreat facilitator, and spiritual director. Educated at Ohio University and John Carroll University with master's degrees in education and religious studies, she was an associate member of the Congre ...

, American retreat facilitator, spiritual director, and writer *

Judy Feld Carr Judith Feld Carr, (born 1938) is a Canadian musicologist and human rights activist known for secretly bringing to freedom thousands of Jews out of Syria over a period of 28 years. Biography Judith "Judy" Feld Carr was born in Montreal, Quebec, C ...

(born 1938), Canadian population rescuer * Judy Gao (born 1994), New Zealand fashion designer and chess player *

Judy Green (socialite) Judith Green (October 26, 1934 – September 14, 2001) was a New York City novelist, socialite and philanthropist. Early life Judith was born on October 26, 1934, and brought up in New York, at 101 Central Park West. She was the daughter of Art ...

(1931–2001), American *

Judy Harrow Judy Harrow (March 3, 1945 – March 20, 2014) was an author, counselor, lecturer, and Wiccan priestess. Born Judith Harrow in the Bronx, she lived most of her life in New York City, only later moving to northern New Jersey. Education Harrow g ...

(1945–2014), American counselor, Wiccan priestess, and writer *

Judy Horacek Judy Horacek (born 12 November 1961) is an Australian cartoonist, artist, writer and children's book creator. She is best known for her award winning children's picture book '' Where is the Green Sheep?'' with Mem Fox, and her cartoons all over ...

(born 1961), Australian cartoonist, illustrator, and children's writer * Judy Hornby, British-American fashion designer * Judy Irving, American documentary filmmaker * Judy Lewent, American business executive *

Judy McGrath Judith Ann McGrath is an American television executive. Career During the early period of her professional life, McGrath contributed articles to magazines produced by Conde Nast Publications, and was the copy chief at '' Glamour'' magazine and ...

(born 1952), American television executive *

Judy Hoback Miller Judith Hoback Miller (born May 10, 1937) acted as an investigative source in the Watergate scandal in 1972 during the presidency of Richard Nixon. She served as the bookkeeper for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President. Personal life ...

(born 1937), American Watergate scandal figure * Judy Nelson, American litigant and memoirist *

Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes (; born 14 August 1958) is an Israeli socialite, investor and talk show host. Early life Judy (Judith) Mozes was born in Ramat Gan to Paula and Noah Mozes, owners of the ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper, their third child afte ...

(born 1958), Israeli socialite and television host *

Judy Peiser Judy Peiser (born June 4, 1945) is a filmmaker as well as co-founder and executive director of the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois and ...

(born 1945), American folk music and folklore expert * Judy Castle Scott, American bind advocate and activist in the field of vision loss *

Judy Smith Judy A. Smith (born October 27, 1958) is an American crisis manager, lawyer, author, and television producer. She is known as the founder, president, and CEO of the crisis management firm Smith & Company. Her work in crisis management is the i ...

, American crisis manager * Judy Spreckels (1933–2015), American confidante of Elvis Presley

Fictional characters

*Judy, a character in the 1984 American teen sex comedy movie ''

Revenge of the Nerds ''Revenge of the Nerds'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. The plot follows a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying to st ...

'' *Judy, a character 1991 and 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movies '' My Girl'' and ''

My Girl 2 ''My Girl 2'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film. A sequel to the 1991 film '' My Girl'', it was directed by Howard Zieff from a screenplay written by Janet Kovalcik, and starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky and Austin O'Brie ...

'' *Judy, a character in the 2000 American comedy film ''

The Photographer A photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and ty ...

'' *

Judy Alvarez Judy Alvarez (born April 2, 1943) is an American former professional tennis player. Alvarez grew up in the Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City and is of mixed Cuban and Italian descent. Her Cuban American father was a bus driver and her Sicilian bor ...

, techie, braindance editor from ''

Cyberpunk 2077 ''Cyberpunk 2077'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Based on Mike Pondsmith's ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'' tabletop game series, the plot is set in the fictional metrop ...

'' *Judy, wife of

Pulcinella Pulcinella (; ) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept ...

Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Mr Punch and one other ...

shows *Judy, another alias used by the character Judith Myers from the film ''Halloween'' *title character of the film '' Judy Berlin'' *Judy Bolton, protagonist of the Judy Bolton Series of books * Judy Brownlee, in the TV soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *Judy Foster, protagonist of the radio show ''

A Date with Judy ''A Date with Judy'' is a comedy radio series aimed at a teenage audience which ran from 1941 to 1950. The series was co-created by Jerome Lawrence and Aleen Leslie, and based on Leslie's “One Girl Chorus” column in the Pittsburgh Press. ...

'' and film ''

'' *

Judy Geller Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Joey (TV series), Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast memb ...

, recurring character in the TV show ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' * Judy Hensler, in the TV sitcom ''

Leave It to Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver'' is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers. CBS first broadcast the show ...

'' * Judy Hopps, rabbit protagonist of the animated film ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' or ''Zoomania'' in various regions) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore from a screenplay by Jared Bush an ...

'' * Judy Jetson, cartoon character in the TV sitcom ''

The Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produc ...

'' *Judy Miller, in the TV sitcom '' Still Standing'' * Judy Moody, protagonist of a series of books by Megan McDonald * Judy of the Jungle, golden-age comic book heroine *Judy Shepherd, a character in the film ''

Jumanji ''Jumanji'' is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first ins ...

'' *Judy Stoneface, a news reporter of the No Nonsense News from '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' *Judy, a character from the children's show, ''

Tweenies ''Tweenies'' is a British live action puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, and produced by Tell-Tale Productions and the BBC. The programme was focused on four preschool-aged characters, known as the ...

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