She grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey,[1] less than an hour outside of New York City, with her brothers Tom and John.

Upon her agent's suggestion, she moved to Los Angeles, where she got her first television job in the pilot episode of Roseanne.

[2] From here, Judy landed a series regular role on NBC'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,[3] and Hit and Runway.

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.