Editing Judith Chapman

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'''Judith Chapman''' (born November 15, 1945) is the American actress who portrayed [[Angela]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". She is best known for her various roles in long running daytime American [[w:soap opera|soap opera]]s such as ''[[w:As the World Turns|As the World Turns]]'', ''[[w:General Hospital|General Hospital]]'', and ''[[w:Days of Our Lives|Days of Our Lives]]''. 

Born in [[w:Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, South Carolina]], Chapman was the daughter of an [[w:United States Air Force|United States Air Force]] general and thus spent most of her life outside the United States. 

While in [[w:Spain|Spain]] during her teenage years, she became interested in and pursued her career in acting. Her initial forays into acting included commercials and the "[[w:Spaghetti Western|Spaghetti Western]]". She later moved back to the United States, obtaining a degree in theater at the [[w:Stephens College|Stephens College]]. After graduating, she moved to [[w:New York City|New York City]], acting in stage productions and joining the [[w:Actor's Studio|Actor's Studio]].<ref name="bio">{{cite_web|url=http://www.judithchapman.com/Bio.html|title=Biography on Judith Chapman's Official Site|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

Outside of her various roles in daytime soap operas, she has worked extensively in various [[Glen A. Larson]] productions including ''[[w:BJ and the Bear|BJ and the Bear]]'', ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo|The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'', and ''[[w:The Fall Guy|The Fall Guy]]''.
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In 1986, she was nominated for "Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role" by ''[[w:Soap Opera Digest|Soap Opera Digest]]''. 

During a hiatus from acting, she taught at the [[w:College of the Desert|College of the Desert]] in [[w:Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert, California]] for several semesters, but later returned to acting and began a stint as a director as well.<ref name="bio"/>

She presently resides in [[w:Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs, California]] with her life partner, James.<ref name="bio"/> In addition, she is presently playing the role of Gloria Fisher Abbot in ''[[w:The Young and the Restless|The Young and the Restless]]'', a role she had since 2005. 

== References ==

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[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]