Janet began her stage career, right out of high school, at the legendary Kansas City Starlight Theatre, appearing in many many musicals including: "Hello Dolly", "Guys and Dolls"," Mame", "Gypsy", "South Pacific", "Pajama Game", "Carousel" and many others. Janet continued her stage work in California for many years, starring opposite Cloris Leachman in "A Couple of White Chicks", starred with Lynn Redgrave and John Lithgow in "Lady Windemere's Fan", among other productions. Janet made her Broadway debut in "Little Women", alongside Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern. Her big break in films came when she was cast as Tom Cruise's mother in Risky Business (1983). From there, she went on to star in numerous films, working almost non-stop till last year. Her films include: Family Business (1989), Memories of Me (1988), Forces of Nature (1999), The Killing Time (1987), Enough (2002), Talent for the Game (1991), "My Guaranteed Student Loan", among many others. Her television career was just as busy, with recurring roles or lead roles in: The Bronx Zoo (1987), Murphy Brown (1988), Melrose Place (1992), Married with Children (1987), The Bonnie Hunt Show (1995), and guest appearances on: Brothers & Sisters (2006), Scrubs (2001), Designing Women (1986), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), Mary (1985), etc. Her co- stars includes such luminaries as: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Celeste Holm, Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, Billy Crystal, Alan King, Ben Affleck, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Brad Pitt, Matthew Broderick, Billy Campbell, Lorraine Bracco and Edward James Olmos, to name a few. Janet won the coveted Los Angeles Drama Logue Critics Award for outstanding achievement in theatre for Ezra Pound's "Electra". For eight years, she was the Artistic Director of The Jazz Series at The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, Janet was the co-founder of "The Victory Ball" in Westport CT, annually benefiting ALS Foundation(Lou Gehrig's Disease). She served on the Executive Board of Directors of Ginny Mancini's "Society of Singers" as VP of Development. Her ashes will be spread in the Edgebrook Lutheran Church Memorial Garden in Chicago, Illinois, in a ceremony to be determined at a later date.
Janet Carter is an actress born in Baltimore, MD, and a graduate of the prestigious George Washington Carver Center for Arts & Technology and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After completing her drama studies, she was admitted to the Academy's highly-selective advanced repertoire company. During that year, she honed her craft in a series of stage productions, including Bus Stop, The Brutality of Fact, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Chris Durang's uproarious A Mess of Plays. Informing Janet's process has been extensive international travel, residence in eight different US cities, competition as an endurance athlete and a prolific tenure as a ghostwriter, penning 1,200,000 words for diverse projects. She is currently performing in leading and supporting roles for various feature-length and short independent films, starring in national and international commercials, appearing in print and digital campaigns for numerous brands, and doing voice over work. She is a dramatic and comedic actress with a fondness for learning and exploring new territory.
Janet Chun is known for The Killer (1989), Lat sau san taam (1992) and Yan gaan hei kek (2010).
Janet Coleman is known for For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020) and Philosophy Talk (2003).
Janet grew up in Scottsdale, AZ, the middle daughter of Stephen and Margaret Craig. Janet attended Trinity University in San Antonio, TX where she received a BA in Theatre and played on the nationally-ranked women's tennis team. She played on the professional tennis circuit where she achieved world rankings in both singles and doubles. Janet also founded/franchised TennisKids Inc., a company dedicated to teaching young children tennis, which was featured in Success magazine and Lifetime TV. Her acting credits include a variety of roles on network television, film, and in theatre. Highlights on stage include working in a touring acting troupe performing Shakespeare's "Lovers & Fools" and working with the late Roy Brocksmith at his California Cottage Theatre. Janet has co-written two narrative feature films, one a passion project inspired by her work with foster and trafficked youth. She has directed over a dozen short films and co-founded ProReels creating original content. She has also been trained by renowned coaches Harry Mastrogeorge, Will Wallace and Howard Fine.
Janet Crawford is an actress, known for Boston Kickout (1995), Midnight Montage (2019) and Selling Hitler (1991).
Janet Cronsell is known for Cowboys vs Dinosaurs (2015).
Janet Cull is an actress, known for Body and Bones (2019) and Frontier (2016).
Born in London in the 1950's her Father, George Alfred Martin, was a London van delivery driver & her Mother, Marjorie Martin (Nee Stalley) was a singer. Following a Secondary Modern Education she left school to work in a leading West End Store. Deciding to expand her career options, she then took a job as an office junior to gain office experience whilst also working part-time as a cinema usherette and then as an office Temp to acquire wider experience and skills. After accepting a permanent job within a large company, offering more career opportunities, she worked her way up to supervisory, secretarial & PA positions. She then took another career change, where she worked, trained and gained Qualifications in Nursing & First Aid, Teaching & Presentations, also working and teaching in Medical & Health & Safety Departments at entertainment venues. After being offered a role in a short film has worked on a variety of 'Speaking & Non-Speaking roles' playing ages ranging from Minus 50 to 70 Plus i.e. Comedy, Commercial, Documentary, Drama, Feature Film, Music Video, Photo-Shoot, , Shorts, TV, Various Role-Play Actress, Voice-Over & also as a Stand-In,. Her career experiences make her used to mixing with people from all walks of life and to respect the need for confidentiality, reliability & discipline. They also provide very useful links to call on when working in this industry.
Janet Decker is known for The Secret Life of Amy Bensen (2022), In the Shadows (2023) and Secundum (2022).