
Janet Julian
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1959-07-10 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Janet Louise Johnson · Janet Johnson
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (17)

Columbo
1971
as Jill

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ellen Harper / Bonnie Hartman

Falcon Crest
1981
as Diane 'Cookie' Nash

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Melanie

Knight Rider
1982
as Jody Tompkins

The Waltons
1972

Simon & Simon
1981

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Lieutenant Brie

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Nancy Drew

B. J. and the Bear
1979

240-Robert
1979

Enos
1980

Swamp Thing
1990
as Dr. Ann Fisk

Here's Boomer
1981
as Samantha

California Fever
1979
Fudge
1995
as Jaguar Maiden
Movies (9)

King of New York
1990
as Jennifer

Big Wednesday
1978
as Party Girl

Fear City
1984
as Ruby

Taking Care of Business
1990
as Woman on Plane

Ghost Warrior
1984
as Chris Welles

Choke Canyon
1986
as Vanessa Pilgrim

Humongous
1982
as Sandy Ralston

Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
as Peggy Sue Turner

Heaven Is a Playground
1991
as Dalton Ellis
About Janet Julian
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… With 26 credits spanning from 1971 to 1995, Janet Julian has appeared in 9 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janet Julian Movies
- King of New York (1990) — as Jennifer
- Big Wednesday (1978) — as Party Girl
- Fear City (1984) — as Ruby
- Taking Care of Business (1990) — as Woman on Plane
- Ghost Warrior (1984) — as Chris Welles
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