Judy Laufer was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her family started a new life in Montreal, Canada with five dollars, no language, no support from an extended family, and two small children. Passionate and driven in her quest to help others, Judy wrote a story that helps young children deal with grief, which went on to win the Golden Poet’s Award. She decided to try her hand at TV commercials and was continually cast as the All-American Mom which was quite humorous, since she had not yet become an American!