In 1970, Judy Carne was poised to return to series television when Sheldon Leonard agreed to make a pilot for a sitcom starring her as a journalist, tentatively called "Poor Judy." The series was never picked up and Carne's career as a television star was over for all intents and purposes.
Judy Carne played in a number of theatrical presentations before coming to the United States. Some of the best-known were starring turns in the musicals Chrysanthemum and The Boy Friend (replacing Julie Andrews). She also had a brief run of off-Broadway work after leaving television in the early 70s.
Carne caused a minor sensation in 1969 by removing her pants in response to the dress code of New York's "21 Club" that forbid admission of women wearing slacks. The incident was reported in Time magazine.
Judy Carne: (speaking on her relationship with Burt Reynolds) Actors and actresses shouldn't be together. Each is so involved in himself that there isn't room at the dinner table for the two of them.
Judy Carne: (on living alone after her first divorce) I have been high strung since I was a child and I don't sleep very well. I'm always hearing noises.