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name: "Janet Greek"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janet-greek"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-16T23:18:11.174120+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Janet Greek

Director. Born 1 January 1949 in Ohio.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1949, Ohio
- **Active:** 1982–1995
- **Works often with:** Bruce Seth Green, Charles Braverman, Doug Lefler, James Kahn, Jeff Vlaming, John Falsey

## Biography

Janet Greek is an American television and film director. Her credits include episodes of the series *St. Elsewhere* (1982), *L.A. Law* (1986), *Northern Exposure* (1990), *Melrose Place* (1992), *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995) and *Babylon 5* (1994), as well as the television film *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998) and the feature films *The Ladies Club* (1986, as A.K. Allen) and *Spellbinder* (1988).

She directed the music video for "Ricky" by "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1983 and previously directed plays in Ohio and San Francisco. Greek has also written episodes of *Renegade* and published the book *The Divorce Planner: Self-defense for Women When They Need It Most* in 2006. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, and has taught seminars on directing and screenwriting.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *Melrose Place* (1992), Director
- *Crusade* (1999), Director
- *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998), Director
- *Spellbinder* (1988), Director
- *L.A. Law* (1986), Director
- *Max Headroom* (1987), Director

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