Buxton made her screen debut in an episode of
Dixon of Dock Green in 1972. She went on to have a regular role in the television series
General Hospital playing nurse Katy Shaw in twenty six episodes. Afterwards, Buxton had roles in several popular television series such as
The Sweeney,
Public Eye and
Get Some In!, before appearing in two episodes of
Rising Damp as Caroline Armitage and played Inga,
Roj Blake's cousin in ''
Blake's 7''. She returned to television in 1983, playing the main role of Susan Protheroe in
By The Sword Divided until the show's end in 1985 before having roles in
Bergerac and
Lovejoy and playing Ruth Carpenter, a main role, in the television comedy
On the Up from 1990 to 1992, alongside
Dennis Waterman and
Joan Sims. In the late 1980s, Buxton went onto narrate
My Little Pony book and tape sets from Tempo Talking Stories. In 1998, Buxton had a role in the romantic comedy film
Get Real. In 2006, she was in the cast of a well-received UK touring production of Noël Coward's
Star Quality. Judy stars alongside her husband in the sitcom
Barmy Dale. ==Personal life==