Judy Gold

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Biography

A. comedy clubs, cable specials, and TV guest spots before joining the talented ensemble of the disappointing "All-American Girl" (ABC, 1994-95), a would-be breakthrough sitcom about the Asian American experience. Gold played Gloria, the sharp-tongued white girlfriend and department store co-worker of Margaret Cho. As much of Gold's material deals with her relationship with her mother, her sensibility fit in well with the themes of the sitcom …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Career Milestones

1999

Returned to performing stand-up

1997

Was featured in one-act play "Sisters" at the Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon '97, Series A

1996

Became a writer-producer on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", a syndicated daytime talk/variety show

1996

Appeared in the pilot for "Arli$$", an HBO sports sitcom

1995

TV-movie acting debut, played Elsa Munster Hyde, the sister of Herman, in Fox's "Here Come the Munsters"

1995

Joined cast of ABC soap "The City"

1995

Cast as a regular on "Blame It on Ernie", an ill-fated UPN sitcom which suspended production after three episodes were in the can when the network backed out of its 13 episode commitment

1995

Made TV writing debut as headliner of her own stand-up comedy special, "HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Judy Gold", which won a 1996 Cable Ace Award for Best Stand-up Show or Special

1994

TV series debut as a regular, "All-American Girl"

1992

Appeared on the NBC special "The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday"

1992

Appeared in "Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand", a Lifetime variety special that raised awareness for the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault

1991

Did a TV guest spot on "Roseanne" playing a clerk at a Big and Tall clothing store

Made frequent guest appearances on "The Arsenio Hall Show"

Began performing stand-up comedy for her friends at her Rutgers University dormitory

Grew up in Clark, New Jersey