Born 1959 (age 66) · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Appears in 26 titles

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).

Filmography

King of New York
6.8
King of New York
1990
as Jennifer
Big Wednesday
6.9
Big Wednesday
1978
as Party Girl
Taking Care of Business
6.3
Taking Care of Business
1990
as Woman on Plane
Fear City
5.4
Fear City
1984
as Ruby
Humongous
5.0
Humongous
1982
as Sandy Ralston
Ghost Warrior
5.2
Ghost Warrior
1984
as Chris Welles
Choke Canyon
5.3
Choke Canyon
1986
as Vanessa Pilgrim
Smokey Bites the Dust
2.8
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
as Peggy Sue Turner
Heaven Is a Playground
6.0
Heaven Is a Playground
1991
as Dalton Ellis