Janet Julian

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Janet Julian

Acting 67 July 10, 1959

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Janet Julian is an American former actress best known for her work on television and in genre films during the late 1970s through the early 1990s. She began her acting career in t…

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Knight Rider

Knight Rider

7.5 1982 TV Show
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1 1993 TV Show
King of New York

King of New York

6.8 1990 Movie
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

5.5 1981 TV Show
The Waltons

The Waltons

7.1 1972 TV Show
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

6.7 1981 TV Show
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

7.1 1978 TV Show
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

6.3 1990 Movie
Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

6.9 1978 Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

7.0 1971 TV Show

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Janet Julian is an American former actress best known for her work on television and in genre films during the late 1970s through the early 1990s. She began her acting career in the early 1970s, appearing on shows such as Alias Smith and Jones before landing one of her breakout roles as Nancy Drew in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries when she replaced Pamela Sue Martin in 1978. Around the same time she also appeared as Lt. Brie on Battlestar Galactica and as Tommy on the cult series B.J. and the Bear. Julian made guest appearances on a range of popular TV series including Knight Rider, Simon & Simon, Columbo, Swamp Thing, Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis: Murder. In film, she had roles in the 1978 surf drama Big Wednesday and genre favorites like the slasher Humongous (1982), the crime thriller Fear City (1984), and the acclaimed Abel Ferrara picture King of New York (1990).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1995
    Fudge

    TV show Jaguar Maiden

  2. 1993
    Diagnosis: Murder

    TV show Melanie

  3. 1991
    Heaven Is a Playground

    Movie Dalton Ellis

  4. 1990
    Taking Care of Business

    Movie Woman on Plane

  5. 1990
    Swamp Thing

    TV show Dr. Ann Fisk

  6. 1990
    King of New York

    Movie Jennifer

  7. 1986
    Choke Canyon

    Movie Vanessa Pilgrim

  8. 1984
    Ghost Warrior

    Movie Chris Welles

  9. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Ellen Harper

  10. 1984
    Fear City

    Movie Ruby

  11. 1982
    Knight Rider

    TV show Jody Tompkins

  12. 1982
    Humongous

    Movie Sandy Ralston

  13. 1981
    Falcon Crest

    TV show Diane 'Cookie' Nash

  14. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  15. 1981
    Smokey Bites the Dust

    Movie Peggy Sue Turner

  16. 1981
    Here's Boomer

    TV show Samantha

More credits
  1. 1980
    Enos

    TV show

  2. 1979
    California Fever

    TV show

  3. 1979
    240-Robert

    TV show

  4. 1979
    B. J. and the Bear

    TV show

  5. 1978
    Battlestar Galactica

    TV show Lieutenant Brie

  6. 1978
    Big Wednesday

    Movie Party Girl

  7. 1977
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    TV show Nancy Drew

  8. 1972
    The Waltons

    TV show

  9. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show Jill

  10. 1971
    Alias Smith and Jones

    TV show