Judith Chapman
Judith Chapman (born Judith Shepard on November 15, 1945, in Greenville, South Carolina, is an actress known to fans of 1980s US daytime television as Natalie Bannon Hughes #1 on the soap opera As the World Turns. She played the role from 1975 to 1978 and got a reputation on the show as "Nasty Natalie," due to her character's scheming temperament.
She is a soap opera veteran, having played:
- Natalie Bannon Hughes on As the World Turns (1975-1978)
- Charlotte Greer on Ryan's Hope (1983)
- Ginny Blake Webber on General Hospital (1984-1986)
- Sandra Montaigne on One Life to Live (1987)
- Anjelica Deveraux Curtis on Days of our Lives (1989-1990, 1991)
- Gloria Fisher Abbott on The Young and the Restless (2005-present)
- Jill Foster Abbott on The Young and the Restless (a few days, when Jess Walton was sick. Late 1980s.)
Beginning in January, 2005, Chapman joined the cast of The Young and the Restless replacing Joan Van Ark in the contract role of Gloria Fisher Abbott Bardwell.
A number of prominent actresses, such as Ilene Kristen and Donna Mills read for the role of Gloria, but after a single reading with actor Christian LeBlanc (who plays Gloria's son Michael), producers hired Chapman on the spot.
The daughter of a United States Air Force general, Chapman has had a long career in both movies and television, as well as her most recent stage work both as an actress and director of many well-received theatrical productions. Her most recent feature film role was that of the mother of Judy (Parker Posey) in the 2002 romantic comedy, The Sweetest Thing.
Chapman is also an avid yoga buff and instructor, theatrical director, stage actress and restaurateur. She is part-owner of "St. James at The Vineyard," an upscale and eclectic restaurant specializing in "New World Cuisine" in Palm Springs, California.
Judith received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Desert Theatre League (DTL) on Sunday, November 20, 2005, at the DTL's 18th "Desert Stars Awards" Ceremony held at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs, California.
Roles
- The Sweetest Thing - Judy's Mother (2002)
- 28 Days - Deirdre, Soap Opera Cast (2000)
- Night of the Running Man - Roz Chambers (1994)
- Dead Space - Stote (1991)
- And God Created Woman - Alexandra (1988)
- One Life to Live - Sandra Montaigne (1987)
- Desire - Julie Seaver (1983)
- As the World Turns - Natalie Bannon # 1 (1975 to 1978)
- False Face - Heather/Jane (1976)