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Janet Julian

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Janet Julian

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jul 10, 1959 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

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).

Known For

Acting
1995FudgeJaguar Maiden
1993Diagnosis: MurderMelanie
1991Heaven Is a PlaygroundDalton Ellis
1990Taking Care of BusinessWoman on Plane
1990King of New YorkJennifer
1990Swamp ThingDr. Ann Fisk
1986Choke CanyonVanessa Pilgrim
1984Ghost WarriorChris Welles
1984Fear CityRuby
1984Murder, She WroteEllen Harper
1984Miami Vice
1984Murder, She WroteBonnie Hartman
1982HumongousSandy Ralston
1982Knight RiderJody Tompkins
1981Smokey Bites the DustPeggy Sue Turner
1981Falcon CrestDiane 'Cookie' Nash
1981Simon & Simon
1981Here's BoomerSamantha
1980Enos
1979B. J. and the Bear
1979240-Robert
1979California Fever
1978Big WednesdayParty Girl
1978Battlestar GalacticaLieutenant Brie
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesNancy Drew
1972The Waltons
1971ColumboJill
1971Alias Smith and Jones