BIO

Born and raised on Long Island as Judy Lynn Kamen, I spent three and a half years as a Theatre Arts Performance major at Hofstra University. I performed with the Hofstra Repertory Theatre, worked with greats like Joe Morton, Peter Friedman, and Zane Buzby on the Main Stage, and studied with the brilliant Miriam Tulin, who directed us in a production of Rashomon, that was performed at The Mall Theatre In Washington DC for the first American College Theatre Festival. I left Hofstra in the middle of my senior year so I could move to Fort Collins with my young husband and completed my undergraduate studies in Speech and Theatre Arts Education at Colorado State. I later earned an MA from the University of Texas at San Antonio in Educational Psychology and spent 21 years as a teacher and counselor working with, teaching, and/or directing special needs students and aspiring performers, all the while continuing to audition and perform (after work, on weekends, on holidays, and maybe taking a sick day or three) as a singer-songwriter, in theatrical productions, and doing commercial and print work. I retired from educational pursuits to pursue full time work as an actress in 2006.

When it comes to The Biz, I’m a “lifer” who is still going strong. Rarely far from an airport, I’m always ready for that next acting adventure wherever it may be! When I’m not working I can be found training, auditioning, rehearsing, dancing, writing, working out, or just spending time with family and enjoying being “grandma”.