Judy Kain

Acting

1955-03-31 · San Mateo, California, USA

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

You're Dating a Narcissist!

2026 · Movie

Sisterhood, Inc.

2025 · Movie

I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day

2025 · Movie

Matlock

2024 · Series

Good Girl Jane

2024 · Movie

The Sintern

2024 · Movie

BEEF

2023 · Series

Alone in the Dark

2022 · Movie

Blonde

2022 · Movie

Who Invited Them

2022 · Movie

Angelyne

2022 · Series

How We Roll

2022 · Series

Bud

2021 · Movie

CSI: Vegas

2021 · Series

Fantasy Island

2021 · Series

Dinner Is Served

2021 · Movie

Rutherford Falls

2021 · Series

Paradise Lost

2020 · Series

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

2020 · Movie

The Morning Show

2019 · Series

Gothic Springs

2019 · Movie

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019 · Series

Adman

2019 · Movie

Doom Patrol

2019 · Series

Cousins for Life

2018 · Series

The Conners

2018 · Series

All American

2018 · Series

Maxine The Hero

2018 · Movie

Good Girls

2018 · Series

9-1-1

2018 · Series

Unwritten Obsession

2017 · Movie

I'm Sorry

2017 · Series

I'm Dying Up Here

2017 · Series

All Exchanges Final

2017 · Movie

This Is Us

2016 · Series

Lopez

2016 · Series

Stuck in the Middle

2016 · Series

Just Add Magic

2016 · Series

Teachers

2016 · Series

Superstore

2015 · Series

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015 · Series

Aquarius

2015 · Series

The Odd Couple

2015 · Series

Reality

2015 · Movie

Bosch

2015 · Series

Jane the Virgin

2014 · Series

Hand of God

2014 · Series

Angels in Stardust

2014 · Movie

The Fosters

2013 · Series

Kroll Show

2013 · Series

Rizzoli & Isles

2010 · Series

Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

2010 · Movie

The Middle

2009 · Series

Modern Family

2009 · Series

Castle

2009 · Series

Mad Men

2007 · Series

Bones

2005 · Series

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Series

NCIS

2003 · Series

Scrubs

2001 · Series

The District

2000 · Series

FreakyLinks

2000 · Series

Grosse Pointe

2000 · Series

Manhattan, AZ

2000 · Series

The West Wing

1999 · Series

It's Like, You Know...

1999 · Series

Oh Baby

1998 · Series

Perfect Prey

1998 · Movie

For Your Love

1998 · Series

Justice League of America

1997 · Movie

The Visitor

1997 · Series

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · Series

Men Behaving Badly

1996 · Series

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996 · Series

Kindred: The Embraced

1996 · Series

Moesha

1996 · Series

The Invaders

1995 · Series

The Drew Carey Show

1995 · Series

First Time Out

1995 · Series

Unhappily Ever After

1995 · Series

Here Come the Munsters

1995 · Movie

Hot Line

1995 · Series

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

1994 · Movie

Friends

1994 · Series

Party of Five

1994 · Series

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994 · Movie

Ellen

1994 · Series

Trevor

1994 · Movie

NYPD Blue

1993 · Series

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993 · Series

Daddy Dearest

1993 · Series

Living Single

1993 · Series

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993 · Movie

Getting By

1993 · Series

Shaky Ground

1992 · Series

Love & War

1992 · Series

Out All Night

1992 · Series

The Human Factor

1992 · Series

Stand By Your Man

1992 · Series

Civil Wars

1991 · Series

Reasonable Doubts

1991 · Series

Step by Step

1991 · Series

Sisters

1991 · Series

The New Adam-12

1990 · Series

Dead Men Don't Die

1990 · Movie

Blossom

1990 · Series

Equal Justice

1990 · Series

His & Hers

1990 · Series

The New Dragnet

1989 · Series

Life Goes On

1989 · Series

Seinfeld

1989 · Series

Quantum Leap

1989 · Series

Those She Left Behind

1989 · Movie

Murphy Brown

1988 · Series

Roseanne

1988 · Series

It's OK to Say No to Drugs

1988 · Movie

Once a Hero

1987 · Series

The Oldest Rookie

1987 · Series

Frank's Place

1987 · Series

Married... with Children

1987 · Series

The Charmings

1987 · Series

L.A. Law

1986 · Series

The New Gidget

1986 · Series

Perfect Strangers

1986 · Series

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 · Movie

Crazy like a Fox

1984 · Series

1st & Ten

1984 · Series

Highway to Heaven

1984 · Series

Hunter

1984 · Series

E/R

1984 · Series

Santa Barbara

1984 · Series

Mama's Family

1983 · Series

Simon & Simon

1981 · Series

Hill Street Blues

1981 · Series

Grad Night

1980 · Movie

Knots Landing

1979 · Series

Three's Company

1977 · Series

The Young and the Restless

1973 · Series

General Hospital

1963 · Series