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Janet Julian

Janet Julian

Birthday: 1959-07-10 | Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Janet Julian is an American former actress best known for her work on television and in genre films during the late 1970s through the early 1990s. She began her acting career in the early 1970s, appearing on shows such as Alias Smith and Jones before landing one of her breakout roles as Nancy Drew in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries when she replaced Pamela Sue Martin in 1978. Around the same time she also appeared as Lt. Brie on Battlestar Galactica and as Tommy on the cult series B.J. and the Bear. Julian made guest appearances on a range of popular TV series including Knight Rider, Simon & Simon, Columbo, Swamp Thing, Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis: Murder. In film, she had roles in the 1978 surf drama Big Wednesday and genre favorites like the slasher Humongous (1982), the crime thriller Fear City (1984), and the acclaimed Abel Ferrara picture King of New York (1990).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
Heaven Is a Playground

as    Dalton Ellis

1990
King of New York

as    Jennifer

1986
Ghost Warrior

as    Chris Welles

1986
Choke Canyon

as    Vanessa Pilgrim

1985
Fear City

as    Ruby

1982
Humongous

as    Sandy Ralston

1981
Smokey Bites the Dust

as    Peggy Sue Turner