7.5
TV
Acting
Janet Julian
- Born
- (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 26 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.5
TV
8.1
TV
Columbo
6.8
Movie
King of New York
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.1
TV
Battlestar Galactica
6.9
Movie
Big Wednesday
6.3
Movie
Taking Care of Business
7.1
TV
Diagnosis: Murder
5.4
Movie
Fear City
7.1
TV
The Waltons
6.7
TV
Simon & Simon
5.6
TV
Falcon Crest
4.9
Movie
Humongous
5.3
Movie
Ghost Warrior
6.9
TV
Alias Smith and Jones
7.1
TV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
5.6
TV
B. J. and the Bear
6.8
TV
Swamp Thing
Acting credits 26
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Fudge TV | Jaguar Maiden (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Melanie (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Heaven Is a Playground Film | Dalton Ellis |
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business Film | Woman on Plane |
| 1990 | Swamp Thing TV | Dr. Ann Fisk (4 ep) |
| 1990 | King of New York Film | Jennifer |
| 1986 | Choke Canyon Film | Vanessa Pilgrim |
| 1984 | Ghost Warrior Film | Chris Welles |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Ellen Harper, Bonnie Hartman (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Fear City Film | Ruby |
| 1982 | Knight Rider TV | Jody Tompkins (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Humongous Film | Sandy Ralston |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest TV | Diane 'Cookie' Nash (6 ep) |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon TV | (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust Film | Peggy Sue Turner |
| 1981 | Here's Boomer TV | Samantha (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Enos TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | California Fever TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | 240-Robert TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear TV | (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica TV | Lieutenant Brie (3 ep) |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday Film | Party Girl |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV | Nancy Drew (5 ep) |
| 1972 | The Waltons TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Jill (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones TV | (1 ep) |