From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 TV series Ugly Betty and Judge Elizabeth (Liz) Donnelly on Law & Order Special Victims Unit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judith Light, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.