Janet Julian

Janet Julian
Janet Julian
Born	Janet Louise Johnson; July 10, 1959; Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, author, teacher
Years active	1973–1995 (actress); 1995–present (teacher)
Spouse(s)	Michael Lansbury

Janet Lansbury (born Janet Louise Johnson; July 10, 1959) is an American educator who was an actress in film and television, credited as Janet Julian for much of her career.

Early life

Janet Louise Johnson was born on July 10, 1959 in Evanston, Illinois.

Career

Acting

Julian got her big break when she won the role of Nancy Drew in the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries when Pamela Sue Martin left the show in 1978. Her other well-known TV role came a year later on the Cult TV series B. J. and the Bear as Tommy. She starred on the evening soap opera Falcon Crest in 1989 as Cookie Nash.

Julian made guest appearances on several TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, Fudge, Columbo, Swamp Thing, 240 Robert, Murder, She Wrote, and Diagnosis: Murder. Her first film role was in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday. She also appeared in the 1990 cult film King of New York.

Educator

Janet left acting in 1995 to raise her three children with husband Michael Lansbury, and she later became a parent educator. Janet 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, she began a parent education blog. She later published two books, Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting and No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame. In 2015, Janet launched Janet Lansbury Unruffled, a podcast series about respectful parenting.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1978	Big Wednesday	Party Girl #8
1981	Smokey Bites the Dust	Peggy Sue Turner
1982	Humongous	Sandy Ralston
1984	Fear City	Ruby
1984	Ghost Warrior (aka Swordkill)	Chris Welles
1986	On Dangerous Ground	Vanessa Pilgrim
1990	King of New York	Jennifer
1990	Taking Care of Business	Woman on Plane
1991	Heaven is a Playground	Dalton Ellis
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Alias Smith and Jones	Belle Haney	Episode: Only Three to a Bed
1973	The Waltons	Naomi Atkins	Episode: The Triangle
1978	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Nancy Drew	Episode: Voodoo Doll (1) Episode: Voodoo Doll (2) Episode: Mystery on the Avalanche Express Episode: Arson and Old Lace
1978, 1979	Battlestar Galactica	Lt. Brie	Episode: Lost Planet of the Gods (1) Episode: Lost Planet of the Gods (2) Episode: War of the Gods (1)
1979	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Tommy	Episode: The Day that Shark Ate Lobo
	California Fever	Sharon	Episode: Centerfold
	240-Robert	Carol	Episode: Earthquake
1979–1981	B. J. and the Bear	Tommy	8 episodes
1980	Here's Boomer	Samantha	Episode: Private Eye
1981	Enos		Episode: The Hostage
1982	Today's FBI		Episode: Bank Job
1982	The Fall Guy	Elizabeth	Episode: Hell on Wheels
1983	Simon & Simon	Model Tracy Penn	Episode: Design for Killing
1984	Knight Rider	Jody Tompkins	Episode: The Ice Bandits
1989	Falcon Crest	Cookie Nash	6 episodes
1989	Columbo	Jill	Episode: Sex and the Married Detective
1991–1993	Swamp Thing	Dr. Ann Fisk	6 episodes
1991, 1993	Murder, She Wrote	Bonnie Hartman Ellen Harper	Episode: The List of Yuri Lermentov Episode: The Phantom Killer
1994	Diagnosis: Murder	Melanie	Episode: Woman Trouble
1995	Fudge	Jaguar Maiden	Episode: My Grandmother the Card

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