---
name: "Janet Sarno"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janet-sarno"
fi1m_id: "janet-sarno"
imdb_id: "nm0765423"
tmdb_id: 171117
wikidata_id: "Q22673865"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1933"
died: "15 March 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:41:31.188577+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 Sarno

## Identity

Janet Sarno

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/janet-sarno
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** janet-sarno
- **IMDb ID:** nm0765423
- **TMDB ID:** 171117
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22673865
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Sarno, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22673865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171117

Actor. Born 18 November 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Died 15 March 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1933, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 15 March 2023
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Sarno, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22673865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171117

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Requiem for a Dream*](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md) (80)

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## Biography

Janet Sarno (1933–2023) was an American character actress known for work in theatre, film and television. She trained at Yale Drama School, where she earned an MFA and twice received the Hill Award for Excellence in Acting.

Her stage career included Broadway appearances in *Dylan* (1964), *Equus* (1974–1977), *Knockout* (1979), *The Apple Doesn't Fall...* (1996) and *Fish in the Dark* (2015). Film roles encompassed *The Hospital* (1971), *Across 110th Street* (1972), *Power* (1986), *The Hard Way* (1991) and *Requiem for a Dream* (2000) as Mrs. Pearlman. She also appeared in television series including *Law & Order* and *New Amsterdam*.

Sarno taught acting and founded the Limelighters Theatre Group for older performers. She was married to New York State Supreme Court Justice Michael Joseph Dontzin until his death in 2012.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Mrs. Pearlman — [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *To Dust* (2019), as Faigy
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, as Debra Liu
- *All Is Bright* (2013), as Bartender #2
- *Conviction* (2006), series, as Aunt Renee
- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), as Mrs. Pearlman — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *Italian Movie* (1994), as Nina
- *The Hard Way* (1991), as Continental Representative
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Dr. Goldman, Marie Costas, Judge Monica Ferrante — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Power* (1986), as Moderator
- *Gorp* (1980), as Mrs. Kramer
- *Hardhat & Legs* (1980), as Josie
- *Across 110th Street* (1972), as Theresa D'Salvio
- *The Hospital* (1971), as Nurse Rivers (uncredited)
- *The People Next Door* (1970), as Night Nurse

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