Judy Kain

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 (138 Appearances)

You're Dating a Narcissist!

2026

Sisterhood, Inc.

2025

I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day

2025

Matlock

2024

Good Girl Jane

2024

The Sintern

2024

Alone in the Dark

2022

Blonde

2022

Who Invited Them

2022

Angelyne

2022

How We Roll

2022

Bud

2021

CSI: Vegas

2021

Fantasy Island

2021

Dinner Is Served

2021

Rutherford Falls

2021

Paradise Lost

2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

2020

The Morning Show

2019

Gothic Springs

2019

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019

Adman

2019

Doom Patrol

2019

Cousins for Life

2018

The Conners

2018

All American

2018

Maxine The Hero

2018

Good Girls

2018

9-1-1

2018

Unwritten Obsession

2017

I'm Sorry

2017

I'm Dying Up Here

2017

All Exchanges Final

2017

This Is Us

2016

Lopez

2016

Stuck in the Middle

2016

Just Add Magic

2016

Teachers

2016

Superstore

2015

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015

Aquarius

2015

The Odd Couple

2015

Reality

2015

Bosch

2015

Jane the Virgin

2014

Hand of God

2014

Angels in Stardust

2014

The Fosters

2013

Kroll Show

2013

Rizzoli & Isles

2010

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

2010

The Middle

2009

Modern Family

2009

Castle

2009

Mad Men

2007

Bones

2005

Desperate Housewives

2004

NCIS

2003

Scrubs

2001

The District

2000

FreakyLinks

2000

Grosse Pointe

2000

Manhattan, AZ

2000

The West Wing

1999

It's Like, You Know...

1999

Oh Baby

1998

Perfect Prey

1998

For Your Love

1998

Justice League of America

1997

The Visitor

1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Men Behaving Badly

1996

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996

Kindred: The Embraced

1996

Moesha

1996

The Invaders

1995

The Drew Carey Show

1995

First Time Out

1995

Here Come the Munsters

1995

Unhappily Ever After

1995

Hot Line

1995

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

1994

Friends

1994

ER

1994

Party of Five

1994

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994

Ellen

1994

Trevor

1994

NYPD Blue

1993

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993

Daddy Dearest

1993

Living Single

1993

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

Getting By

1993

Shaky Ground

1992

Love & War

1992

Out All Night

1992

The Human Factor

1992

Stand By Your Man

1992

Civil Wars

1991

Reasonable Doubts

1991

Step by Step

1991

Sisters

1991

The New Adam-12

1990

Dead Men Don't Die

1990

Blossom

1990

Equal Justice

1990

His & Hers

1990

The New Dragnet

1989

Life Goes On

1989

Seinfeld

1989

Quantum Leap

1989

Those She Left Behind

1989

Murphy Brown

1988

Roseanne

1988

It's OK to Say No to Drugs

1988

Once a Hero

1987

The Oldest Rookie

1987

Frank's Place

1987

Married... with Children

1987

The Charmings

1987

L.A. Law

1986

The New Gidget

1986

Perfect Strangers

1986

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Crazy like a Fox

1984

1st & Ten

1984

Highway to Heaven

1984

Hunter

1984

E/R

1984

Santa Barbara

1984

Mama's Family

1983

Simon & Simon

1981

Hill Street Blues

1981

Grad Night

1980 Debut

Knots Landing

1979

Three's Company

1977

The Young and the Restless

1973
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