Judy Prescott | |
|---|---|
 Judy Prescott | |
| Born | Judith Neal Prescott |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, poet |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | judyprescott |
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.
Judith Neal Prescott, daughter of Mary Boodell Prescott and R. Donald Prescott Jr., was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, [1] less than an hour outside of New York City, with her brothers Tom and John.
After graduating college, Prescott moved to New York City, where she began work as an actress in the theater. Upon her agent's suggestion, she moved to Los Angeles, where she got her first television job in the pilot episode of Roseanne . [2] From here, Judy landed a series regular role on NBC's Working Girl alongside Sandra Bullock. Her most recent work includes episodes of True Blood , Grey's Anatomy , Cold Case , Bones , and the films Islander, [3] and Hit and Runway. [4]
Prescott is the author of Searching For Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer's (2011). [5] This collection of poetry explores her mother's unexpected journey into Alzheimer's and her own struggle to find peace. The book is illustrated by the art of four members of the Prescott family and a portion of its proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association, Maine chapter.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Islander | Emily Bess | |
| 2002 | Bug | Alicia's Mom | |
| 2000 | Ladies Room L.A. (short) | ||
| 1999 | Hit and Runway | Gwen Colton | |
| 1990 | Spontaneous Combustion | Student Director | |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Partier |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Donna Bevell | Episode: "With You I'm Born Again " |
| 2009 | True Blood | Sue Ann Merlotte | Episode "Beyond Here Lies Nothin" |
| 2008 | True Blood | Sue Ann Merlotte | Episode "I Don't Wanna Know" |
| 2007 | Bones | Margie Shaw | Episode "Mummy in the Maze" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Kelly Baxter | Episode "The Sleepover" |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Maya | Episode "Like Cures Like" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Gabby Weller | Episode "Sex, Lies and Expedia.com" |
| 2002 | The King of Queens | Simone | Episode "Connect Four" |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | Kimberly Mossback | Episode "Driving Mr. Mossback" |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Tracy | Episode "Bernie Mac, Ladies Man" |
| 1999 | Profiler | Nancy Langston | Episode "To Serve and Protect" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Judy Sears | Episode "One Hundred and One Damnations" |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Jan the Gutheridge Receptionist | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ink | Lana | Episodes "Paper Cuts" and "Above the Fold" |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Audrey | Episode "Caroline and the Condom" |
| 1993 | Home Free | Eleanor | Episode "Pair O'Guys Lost" |
| 1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Gina | Episode "The Big Four-Oh" |
| 1991 | Herman's Head | Sarah | Episode "Isn't It Romantic?" |
| 1991 | Murder 101 | Gail Gogerty | TV movie |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Episode "Back to School" | |
| 1990 | Working Girl | Lana Peters (Series Regular) | Episodes: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Just One of Those Things", "Hungry Heart", "It's Only Love", "McJoe's", "Two's a Crowd", "Get Back","Oh, Brother", "We Can Work It Out", "Dream On", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "A Friend in Need" |
| 1989 | Baywatch | Liz | Episode "Message in a Bottle" |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup | Chris | Episode "Pilot" |
| 1989 | Perfect Strangers | Student #1 | Episode "Teacher's Pest" |
| 1989 | The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Phillipa Sameth | TV movie |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | Mimi | Episode "My Dinner with Einstein" |
| 1988, 2018 | Roseanne | Miss Crane | Episodes "Life and Stuff", "Dress to Impress": Prescott appeared in the premiere in 1988. She did not appear again. In 2018, the program returned to produce new episodes and she appeared in one of those. |
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