Janet Julian
Acting
Born 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 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
- Fudge — Jaguar Maiden
- Diagnosis: Murder — Melanie
- 1991Heaven Is a Playground — Dalton Ellis
- 1990King of New York — Jennifer
- Swamp Thing — Dr. Ann Fisk
- 1990Taking Care of Business — Woman on Plane
- 1986Choke Canyon — Vanessa Pilgrim
- 1984Fear City — Ruby
- 1984Ghost Warrior — Chris Welles
- Murder, She Wrote — Ellen Harper, Bonnie Hartman
- 1982Humongous — Sandy Ralston
- Knight Rider — Jody Tompkins
- Falcon Crest — Diane 'Cookie' Nash
- Here's Boomer — Samantha
- Simon & Simon
- 1981Smokey Bites the Dust — Peggy Sue Turner
- Enos
- 240-Robert
- B. J. and the Bear
- California Fever
- Battlestar Galactica — Lieutenant Brie
- 1978Big Wednesday — Party Girl
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries — Nancy Drew
- The Waltons
- Alias Smith and Jones
- Columbo — Jill