Janet Julian also credited under her birth name Janet Louise Johnson, is an American

United States

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 actress who has starred in film and television.

Biography

Julian was born in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

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. She got her big break when she won the role of Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

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 in the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

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when Pamela Sue Martin

Pamela Sue Martin

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 left the show in 1978. Her other well-known TV role came a year later on the Cult TV series

Cult following

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 B. J. and the Bear as Tommy. She was credited as Janet Louise Johnson in these early roles. She also starred on the evening soap opera

Soap opera

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 Falcon Crest

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in 1989 as Cookie Nash.

Janet's first film role was in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

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; her most well-known film role was in the 1990 cult film

Cult film

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 King of New York

King of New York

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. She has made guest appearances on some TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)

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, The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

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, Knight Rider, Fudge

Fudge (TV series)

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, Columbo, Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

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, 240 Robert, Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

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, and Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

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.

Janet quit acting in 1994 to raise her three children with husband Michael Lansbury, and she later became a parent educator. Janet (now Lansbury) has served on the Board of Directors of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) since 1995 and teaches RIE Parent/Infant Guidance Classes. In 2009, Janet began a parent education blog (http://www.janetlansbury.com).

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1978	Big Wednesday Big Wednesday Big Wednesday is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius. Milius co-wrote Big Wednesday with Denny Aaberg, and it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled "No Pants Mance." The picture stars...	Party Girl #8
1981	Smokey Bites the Dust	Peggy Sue Turner
1982	Humongous Humongous Humongous is a 1982 horror film , starring Janet Julian and David Wallace. The movie is directed by Paul Lynch. There are two versions of the film, the American version which is rated R, and omits some violent scenes...	Sandy Ralston
1984	Fear City Fear City Fear City is a 1984 American action-thriller directed by Abel Ferrara. The lead roles are played by Billy Dee Williams and Tom Berenger.-Plot:...	Ruby
1986	Ghost Warrior aka Swordkill	Chris Welles
	Choke Canyon Choke Canyon Choke Canyon is a 1986 movie starring Stephen Collins as a "cowboy scientist" trying to develop an alternative energy source. It was filmed mostly in the vicinity of Moab, Utah.-Plot:Dr...	Vanessa Pilgrim
	Stand by Me Stand by Me (film) Stand by Me is a 1986 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on the novella The Body by Stephen King, the film takes its title from the Ben E. King song of the same name, which plays over the end credits.-Plot:...	(production secretary)
1990	King of New York King of New York King of New York is a 1990 American crime drama film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, and Giancarlo Esposito. It was directed by independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St...	Jennifer
	Taking Care of Business	Woman on Plane
1991	Heaven is a Playground	Dalton Ellis
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Alias Smith and Jones Alias Smith and Jones Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of Western cousin outlaws trying to reform...	Belle Haney	Episode: Only Three to a Bed
	The Waltons The Waltons The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...	Naomi Atkins	Episode: The Triangle
1978	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC...	Nancy Drew Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...	Episode: Voodoo Doll (1) Episode: Voodoo Doll (2) Episode: Mystery on the Avalanche Express Episode: Arson and Old Lace
1978, 1979	Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...	Lt. Brie	Episode: Lost Planet of the Gods (1) Lost Planet of the Gods "Lost Planet of the Gods" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series.-Re-Imagining:*This episode was remade into a nine-episode story arc in the new Battlestar Galactica starting with season one's Kobol's Last Gleaming in which Kobol is discovered and ending in... Episode: Lost Planet of the Gods (2) Lost Planet of the Gods "Lost Planet of the Gods" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series.-Re-Imagining:*This episode was remade into a nine-episode story arc in the new Battlestar Galactica starting with season one's Kobol's Last Gleaming in which Kobol is discovered and ending in... Episode: War of the Gods (1) War of the Gods (Battlestar Galactica) "War of the Gods" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series.-Part I:Four Vipers on patrol encounter mysterious orbs of light and are soon overtaken by a larger ship, which disables the Viper's instruments and emits a deafening sound. Aboard the Galactica, other...
1979	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American action/adventure sitcom that ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981. For its second season the show was renamed Lobo. The program aired Tuesday nights, at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The lead character, Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo, played by Claude Akins, was a spin-off...	Tommy	Episode: The Day that Shark Ate Lobo
	California Fever California Fever California Fever is an American teen drama series that ran on CBS in 1979. The show featured a group of Los Angeles teenagers living an exotic life of disco, the beach, the opposite sex and music. The series was short-lived, lasting only 10 episodes....	Sharon	Episode: Centerfold
	240-Robert 240-Robert 240-Robert is an American drama series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's search and rescue/paramedic teams.-Synopsis:...	Carol	Episode: Earthquake
1979–1981	B. J. and the Bear	Tommy	8 episodes
1980	Here's Boomer Here's Boomer Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that aired on the NBC beginning in March 1980. A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot. The show ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982...	Samantha	Episode: Private Eye
1981	Enos Enos (TV series) Enos is an American television series from the 1980–1981 season that aired on the CBS network. A spinoff of The Dukes of Hazzard, Enos focused on the adventures of Enos Strate, a former small-town deputy in Hazzard County, now having moved to Los Angeles to join the L.A.P.D...		Episode: The Hostage
1982	Today's F.B.I.		Episode: Bank Job
	The Fall Guy The Fall Guy The Fall Guy is an American action/adventure television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981 to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas. Majors and Barr are the only two actors to appear in all 112 episodes of the series...	Elizabeth	Episode: Hell on Wheels
1983	Simon & Simon Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida...	Model Tracy Penn	Episode: Design for Killing
1984	Knight Rider	Jody Tompkins	Episode: The Ice Bandits
1989	Falcon Crest Falcon Crest Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....	Cookie Nash	6 episodes
	Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective	Jill	NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...  TV-Movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
1991–1993	Swamp Thing Swamp Thing (TV series) Swamp Thing, also known as Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total of 72 episodes...	Dr. Ann Fisk	6 episodes
1991, 1993	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Bonnie Hartman Ellen Harper	Episode: The List of Yuri Lermentov Episode: The Phantom Killer
1994	Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...	Melanie	Episode: Woman Trouble
1995	Fudge Fudge (TV series) Fudge is an American children's television series produced by Amblin Entertainment in association with MTE, based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy nicknamed Fudge. The series ran for two seasons , with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-A-Mania,...	Jaguar Maiden	Episode: My Grandmother the Card

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