Judy Prescott
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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 (2011).
, less than an hour outside of New York City, with her brothers Tom and John.
. From here, Judy landed a series regular role on N.B.C.’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, and Hit and Runway .
Judy Prescott is the author of SEARCHING FOR CECY: REFLECTIONS ON ALZHEIMER’S (2011) . 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. Judy currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.
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 (2011).
Early Life
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 JerseyMountain Lakes, New Jersey
Mountain Lakes is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,256....
, less than an hour outside of New York City, with her brothers Tom and John.
Career
After graduating college, Judy 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 RoseanneRoseanne (TV series)
Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
. From here, Judy landed a series regular role on N.B.C.’s Working Girl
Working Girl (TV series)
Working Girl is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April to July 1990. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Melanie Griffith, the series stars Sandra Bullock as Tess McGill , in a role that was initially meant for Nancy McKeon.-Synopsis:Tess McGill is a spunky,...
alongside Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
. Her most recent work includes episodes of True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
, and the films Islander, and Hit and Runway .
Judy Prescott is the author of SEARCHING FOR CECY: REFLECTIONS ON ALZHEIMER’S (2011) . 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. Judy currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Islander | Emily Bess | |
| 2002 | Bug | Alicia's Mom | |
| 2000 | Ladies Room L.A. (short) | ||
| 1999 | Hit and Runway Hit and Runway Hit and Runway is a 1999 American drama film directed by Christopher Livingston.... |
Gwen Colton | |
| 1990 | Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion (film) Spontaneous Combustion is a 1990 film directed by Tobe Hooper. The plot of this science fiction horror film revolves around a young man with psychokinetic powers. Actor Brad Dourif plays the role of Sam, who learns that his parents were part of an atomic bomb experiment. As an adult, Sam discovers... |
Student Director | |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Partier |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Donna Bevell | Episode: "With You I'm Born Again " |
| 2009 | True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Sue Ann Merlotte | Episode "Beyond Here Lies Nothin" |
| 2008 | True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Sue Ann Merlotte | Episode "I Don't Wanna Know" |
| 2007 | Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Margie Shaw | Episode "Mummy in the Maze" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Kelly Baxter | Episode "The Sleepover" |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and... |
Maya | Episode "Like Cures Like" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly... |
Gabby Weller | Episode "Sex, Lies and Expedia.com" |
| 2004 | The King of Queens The King of Queens The King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures... |
Simone | Episode "Connect Four" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Kimberly Mossback | Episode "Driving Mr. Mossback" |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom featuring comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana and Vanessa. The show aired for five seasons , concluding with a half-hour series finale on Fox.... |
Tracy | Episode "Bernie Mac, Ladies Man" |
| 1999 | Profiler Profiler (TV series) Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia.... |
Nancy Langston | Episode "To Serve and Protect" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Judy Sears | Episode "One Hundred and One Damnations" |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder Mr. Murder Mr. Murder is a horror novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1993.-Plot:This story has two intervening plots occurring throughout. One of an assassin, who is a clone.... |
Jan the Gutheridge Receptionist | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ink Ink (TV series) Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season... |
Lana | Episodes "Paper Cuts" and "Above the Fold" |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City Caroline in the City Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a... |
Audrey | Episode "Caroline and the Condom" |
| 1993 | Home Free Home Free (TV Series) Home Free is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for 13 episodes in the spring of 1993. It was a starring vehicle for Matthew Perry, who at this point was making his mark in Hollywood and was just over a year away from his landmark role as Chandler Bing on Friends. Among the well-known co-stars... |
Eleanor | Episode "Pair O'Guys Lost" |
| 1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their... |
Gina | Episode "The Big Four-Oh" |
| 1991 | Herman's Head Herman's Head Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from 1991 to 1994. The series stars William Ragsdale as the titular character, Herman Brooks.-Synopsis:... |
Sarah | Episode "Isn't It Romantic?" |
| 1991 | Murder 101 | Gail Gogerty | TV movie |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,... |
Episode "Back to School" | |
| 1990 | Working Girl Working Girl (TV series) Working Girl is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April to July 1990. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Melanie Griffith, the series stars Sandra Bullock as Tess McGill , in a role that was initially meant for Nancy McKeon.-Synopsis:Tess McGill is a spunky,... |
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 Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Liz | Episode "Message in a Bottle" |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup Chicken Soup (TV series) Chicken Soup is an American sitcom that aired on ABC, starring Jackie Mason and Lynn Redgrave.-Overview:The series focuses on the interfaith relationship of a middle-aged Jewish man, Jackie , and an Irish Catholic woman, Maddie... |
Chris | Episode "Pilot" |
| 1989 | Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers (TV series) Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean... |
Student #1 | Episode "Teacher's Pest" |
| 1989 | The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Phillipa Sameth | TV movie |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television... |
Mimi | Episode "My Dinner with Einstein" |
| 1988 | Roseanne Roseanne (TV series) Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family... |
Miss Crane | Episode "Life and Stuff" |