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Janet Julian | |
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| Born | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | North Hollywood High School |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1973–1995 (actress) 1995–present (teacher) |
| Spouse | Michael Lansbury [1] |
| Children | 3 |
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| Website | janetlansbury |
Janet Lansbury is an American educator and former actress, credited as Janet Julian for much of her career. [2]
Janet Lansbury was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised there and in Southern California. [2] She graduated from North Hollywood High School [3] and attended the University of California, Los Angeles before moving to New York to become a model. She was a print and commercial model including commercials for Herbal Essences shampoo. [4]
Lansbury 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.
Lansbury made guest appearances on several TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica ; The Fall Guy ; Knight Rider ; Simon & Simon, Fudge ; Columbo ; Swamp Thing ; 240 Robert ; Murder, She Wrote ; and Diagnosis: Murder . Her first film role was in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday . She starred in two films directed by Abel Ferrara: Fear City (1984) and King of New York (1990).
Lansbury left acting in 1995 to raise her three children with husband Michael Lansbury, and she later became a parent educator. She 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, Lansbury launched Janet Lansbury Unruffled, a podcast series about respectful parenting.
Julian has been married to Michael Lansbury, the nephew of actress Angela Lansbury, since 1990. They have three children together.
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Party Girl | Credited as Janet Johnson |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | Peggy Sue Turner | |
| 1982 | Humongous | Sandy Ralston | |
| 1984 | Fear City | Ruby | |
| Ghost Warrior | Chris Welles | ||
| 1986 | On Dangerous Ground | Vanessa Pilgrim | |
| 1990 | King of New York | Jennifer | |
| Taking Care of Business | Woman on Plane | ||
| 1991 | Heaven Is a Playground | Dalton Ellis |
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1973 | Alias Smith and Jones | Belle Haney | Episode: "Only Three to a Bed" Credited as Janet Johnson |
| The Waltons | Naomi Atkins | Episode: "The Triangle" Credited as Janet Johnson | |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Nancy Drew | 4 episodes |
| 1978–79 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Brie | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Tommy | Episode: "The Day that Shark Ate Lobo" |
| California Fever | Sharon | Episode: "Centerfold" | |
| 240-Robert | Carol | Episode: "Earthquake" | |
| 1979–81 | 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" | |
| The Fall Guy | Elizabeth | Episode: "Hell on Wheels" | |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Tracy Penn | Episode: "Design for Killing" |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Jody Tompkins | Episode: "The Ice Bandits" |
| 1989 | Falcon Crest | Cookie Nash | 6 episodes |
| Columbo | Jill | Episode: "Sex and the Married Detective" | |
| 1991–93 | Swamp Thing | Dr. Ann Fisk | 4 episodes |
| Murder, She Wrote | Bonnie Hartman, Ellen Harper | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Melanie | Episode: "Woman Trouble" |
| 1995 | Fudge | Jaguar Maiden | Episode: "My Grandmother the Card" |
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