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Janet Julian

Janet Julian
Born Janet Louise Johnson
(1959-07-10) July 10, 1959 (age 57)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actress, teacher
Years active 1978-1994
Spouse(s) Michael Lansbury

Janet Julian (born July 10, 1959), also credited under her birth name Janet Louise Johnson, is an American actress who has starred in film and television.

Janet Louise Johnson was born on July 10, 1959 in Evanston, Illinois.

She 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.

She made guest appearances on some TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, Fudge, Columbo, Swamp Thing, 240 Robert, Murder, She Wrote, and Diagnosis: Murder.

Janet's first film role was in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday. She also appeared in the 1990 cult film King of New York.

Janet left acting in 1994 to raise her three children with husband Michael Lansbury, and she later became a parent educator. Janet Lansbury 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.


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