---
name: "Janet Julian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janet-julian"
fi1m_id: "janet-julian"
imdb_id: "nm0432201"
tmdb_id: 59109
wikidata_id: "Q6153419"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 July 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T01:59:56.720252+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."
---

# Janet Julian

## Identity

Janet Julian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/janet-julian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** janet-julian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0432201
- **TMDB ID:** 59109
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6153419
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Lansbury, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153419, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59109

Actor. Born 10 July 1959 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 July 1959, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1971–1990
- **Also known as:**  Janet Louise Johnson , Janet Johnson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 1990s 70 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Lansbury, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153419, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59109

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*King of New York*](https://film.one/film/king-of-new-york.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Janet Julian, also credited as Janet Louise Johnson and Janet Johnson, is an American actress. Born on 10 July 1959 in Evanston, Illinois, she grew up in Southern California, attended North Hollywood High School and UCLA, and began her career as a model before moving into acting.

She is known for her role as Nancy Drew in *The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1978), Lieutenant Brie in *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), and guest appearances in series including *Knight Rider* (1982), *Columbo* (1989), *Murder, She Wrote* (1984–1993) and *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993). Her film credits include *Big Wednesday* (1978), *Fear City* (1984) and *King of New York* (1990). She left acting in the mid-1990s and later worked as a parent educator.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *King of New York* (1990), Fi1m 70, as Jennifer — [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-new-york.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Jill — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fudge* (1995), series, as Jaguar Maiden
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Melanie
- *Heaven Is a Playground* (1991), as Dalton Ellis
- *Taking Care of Business* (1990), as Woman on Plane
- *Swamp Thing* (1990), series, as Dr. Ann Fisk
- *King of New York* (1990), as Jennifer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-new-york.md)
- *Choke Canyon* (1986), as Vanessa Pilgrim
- *Ghost Warrior* (1984), as Chris Welles
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Ellen Harper, Bonnie Hartman
- *Fear City* (1984), as Ruby
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Jody Tompkins
- *Humongous* (1982), as Sandy Ralston
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Diane 'Cookie' Nash
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Smokey Bites the Dust* (1981), as Peggy Sue Turner
- *Here's Boomer* (1981), series, as Samantha
- *Enos* (1980), series, Actor
- *California Fever* (1979), series, Actor
- *240-Robert* (1979), series, Actor
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), series, as Lieutenant Brie
- *Big Wednesday* (1978), as Party Girl
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, as Nancy Drew
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Jill — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor

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