When you count her films, television series, music videos and short films, Judie Aronson has participated in a large number of projects. For her acting career, she is best known for her roles in many TV projects more than anywhere else.
The actress began her acting career in 1983 with an appearance on an episode of The Powers of Matthew Star. Since then, she’s starred in more popular titles like American Ninja, The Pursuit of Happiness, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
Judie Aronson – Biography
Judie was born Judith M. Aronson in Los Angeles on June 7, 1964. It is unclear who her family members are or where she received her elementary and high school education. However, the actress earned a degree in theater arts from the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles in 1981. She graduated in 1986.
However, Judie entered the film industry when she was 19 years old. After playing Lisa Wellman in a guest appearance on The Powers of Matthew Star (1983) and Ronda in two episodes of Simon and Simon (1983), she made her film debut the following year in Friday the 13th: The Last Chapter. She portrayed the character of Samantha in the 1984 horror film. Aronson then rounded out the year as Randi White in the film Things Are Looking Up.
The following year, she transitioned from horror to comedy playing Hilly in the comedy film Bizarre Science. She followed that with a role as Patricia Hickock in the popular 1985 film American Ninja.
The rest of the 80s was a busy time for Judie Aronson; the actress appeared in 10 other projects to complete this decade. These included Blacksmith’s Hammer! (1986), Full House (1987), One Beautiful Night (1988), and Charles in Charge (1989). Her busiest and most memorable role of the 1980s came when she played Sara Duncan on the television series The Pursuit of Happiness. Aronson appeared in 10 episodes of the series from 1987 to 1988.
Clearly comfortable with her role as a guest actress, Judie began the 1990s with another guest appearance on the family comedy series, Growing Pains. Along the same lines, she was Kim in The Sleeping Car and Cathy in Cold Blue. The actress also appeared in her debut music video, (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection. It was the accompanying video for the song by American hard rock band Nelson.
In 1991, Judie Aronson was Cassie Douglas in two episodes of Midnight Caller, Phoebe in Life Goes On, and Gina in Teech, all of which were guest roles. The rest of the ’90s saw her appear in just one movie, Desert Kickboxer (1992), and a slew of other TV series. These included Rock (1993), The Nightstand (1996), High Tide (1997), and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991 – 1998).
Her more recent works from the 2000s include Liz Picard Is Famous (2000), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and We Fight to Be Free (2006). In the 2010s, she was only in one project as Marie in the horror short, The Secret of 40 (2016).
Where is she now?
Since the beginning of the 2010s, the career of the actress has been in decline. However, his ability as an entrepreneur and business owner goes in the opposite direction.
She didn’t know she had the skills or the will to do business until a business idea came to her mind in 1992. Within a month of coming up with the idea, she had completely set up Handmade, its first store, in a 10,000 square foot location, marketing the wares of more than 150 artists, artisans and creatives in Los Angeles. By 1997, she had opened five more Handmade stores before selling the business and moving to New York.
While in New York, she hit a sour spot when she lost all her money in the stock market. Fearless, the actress immediately moved to resuscitate her finances. This involved returning to Los Angeles to revive her acting career. However, in a repeat of the events of years past, while trying to get her back on track, she was again inspired and another business idea was born, this time in the fitness niche.
Today, Judie Aronson runs her own Pilates brand studio, RockIt Body Pilates. She opened her first Pilates studio in Manhattan Beach and opened another one a year later in Redondo Beach. With the success she’s had with her Pilates studio since 2009, it’s doubtful Judie will ever fully return to acting.
Judie Aronson – Celebrity Facts
1. She has had many relationships with the likes of Grant Show, Kyle Secor, Jon Lindstrom with a rumored romantic stint with famed journalist George Stephanopoulos.
2. The actress has said in interviews that she is affectionately known as “the baby with the rhythm” by her family members. Indeed, at an early age, Judie was a serious dance enthusiast and had dance routines for many songs.
3. Aronson cried memorably on the set of her first movie in 1984 because she had to act out a scene that required her to stand in the middle of the lake on a cold December night. Her tears were from the biting cold she had to endure and she got hypothermia while filming this scene.
4. She recalled in an interview how the stuntman, Ted White, who was supposed to play her killer Jason Voorhees in the scene, noticed her discomfort and told the director he would quit the film if she didn’t get some rest not.