Judy Pace Passes On

Judy Pace, who appeared on the shows Peyton Place and The Young Lawyers, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 83. 

Judy Pace was born on June 15, 1942, in Los Angeles. Her father was an airplane mechanic and her mother owned Kitty's Place, which may have been the largest Black-owned ladies apparel shop west of Mississippi at the time. She went to Dorsey High School and then Los Angeles City College. 

She made her movie debut in a small role in the William Castle movie 13 Frightened Girls in 1963. In the Sixties, she appeared in the movies The Oscar (1966), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Three in the Attic (1968), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), and Up in the Cellar (1970). She guest starred in the shows Bewitched, Batman, I Spy, Run for Your Life, Days of Our Lives, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, Tarzan, The Mod Squad, My Friend Tony, The New People, and Insight. She had a regular role on the nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and starred on the short-lived show The Young Lawyers. 

In the Seventies, Judy Pace appeared in the TV movie Brian's Song. She guest starred on the shows Shaft, Medical Center, Kung Fu, Sanford and Son, That's My Mama, Ironside, Caribe, Good Times, What's Happening!!, and Beyond Westworld. She appeared in the movies Frogs (1972), Cool Breeze (1972), and The Slams (1973).

From the Eighties to the Naughts, she guest starred on the shows The New Odd Couple and Players at the Poker Palace. She had a recurring role on the web series Beauty and the Baller.

She co-founded the Kwanza Foundation in 1971 with Nichelle Nichols. The group's purpose was to support Black women working in the movie.