Judith Barcroft
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Judith Barcroft (born July 6, 1942 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Broadway and soap opera actress.
She began her soap career in 1966 by creating the role of Lenore Moore on Another World, a role she played until 1971. In 1970, she made a cameo appearance as Lenore on the AW spin-off, Somerset.
After leaving Another World, she took over the role of Ann Tyler on All My Children. She played the role for six years, leaving All My Children in 1977 after it expanded to sixty minutes. for another ABC drama, The Edge of Night. Barcroft played Louise Cavanaugh on the series for a few episodes. Her scenes consisted only of flashback scenes.
That same year, she stepped in for Marie Masters in the role of Dr. Susan Burke Stewart on As The World Turns while Masters was on emergency leave. It was at this time that Barcroft took a three-year hiatus from acting, returning to daytime in 1981 on Ryan's Hope in the role of Barbara Wilde.
In 1983, she returned to As the World Turns in a role the writers wrote just for Barcroft. She played the short-term role of Sara Comstock for one year. Barcroft then departed the serial for The Edge of Night in a completely different role, playing Eleanor Prentice until the show was canceled in the winter of 1984.
In 1987, the producers of One Life to Live asked her to fill in for Erika Slezak as Viki Davidson while Slezak was on maternity leave. Her final appearance on soap operas has been in 1988, playing a pharmacist for one day on Another World.
Judith has been married to soap opera writer Wisner Washam since June 15, 1969. They have a son, Ian Washam, and a daughter, Amy Masterson.
Her Broadway credits are: "Mating Dance", "Dinner At Eight", "Plaza Suite", "All God's Chillun Got Wings", "Elephant Man", "Betrayal", & "Shimada".
