Judy Howard was born on 26 April 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was married to Rance Howard, James Hoopes, Warren Dale Romberger and Larry Ova Sullivan. She died on 17 January 2017 in Burbank, California, USA.
Both Judy Howard (nee O'Sullivan) and Rance Howard were widowed around the same time. Unable to cope with the single life, Rance still had Judy's phone number years after he'd appeared in one of her plays, called her, and the couple agreed to meet. They dated briefly and married soon after.