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Janet MacLachlan

1933–201069 credits since 1962

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In the pictureSounder

ABOUT JANET

There’s no biography for Janet MacLachlan yet.

Born27 August 1933

Died11 October 2010

BirthplaceNew York City, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora39 of 69 titles

Known for

The titles people know Janet from.

Movie

Sounder

1972IMDb7.5

Movie

Pinocchio's Revenge

1996IMDb4.2

Movie

… tick… tick… tick…

1970IMDb6.7

Movie

Uptight

1968IMDb7.3

Movie

Darker Than Amber

1970IMDb6.1

Movie

She's in the Army Now

1981IMDb4.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 39
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: The Alfred Hitchcock HourIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1962

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

69 credits

The 2000s

2 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

Alias

2001–2006IMDb7.6

as Jane Banks · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Private Affair

2000

as Cynthia

The 1990s

14 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Series

Family Law

1999–2002IMDb6.7

as Judge Anne Taft · 2 episodes

Movie

The Thirteenth Floor

1999IMDb7.0

as Ellen

Not on Cineora

My Last Love

1999

as Dr. Francis

Movie

Pinocchio's Revenge

1996IMDb4.2

as Judge Allen

Not on Cineora

The Big Squeeze

1996

as Bank Manager

Not on Cineora

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

1994

as Nedda Losey

Movie

Criminal Passion

1994IMDb4.7

as Tracy's Lawyer

Series

1994–2009IMDb7.9

as Mother Lawrence · 1 episode

The 1980s

23 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not on Cineora

Killer Instinct

1988

as Nurse Stoddard

Series

Murphy Brown

1988–1998IMDb7.0

as Dr. Paula Hayes · 1 episode

Movie

For Keeps

1988IMDb6.0

as Miss Giles

Movie

Big Shots

1987IMDb5.8

as Welfare Worker

Series

Beauty and the Beast

1987–1990IMDb7.0

as Miss Kendrick · 1 episode

Series

L.A. Law

1986–1994IMDb7.1

as Erica Tuckman · 1 episode

Movie

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986IMDb6.6

as Mrs. D'Gregario

Movie

Murphy's Law

1986IMDb5.9

as Dr. Lovell

The 1970s

22 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

Knots Landing

1979–1993IMDb7.0

as Susan Barbiza · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Friends

1979

as Jane Summerfield · 5 episodes

Not on Cineora

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

as Mary Logan

Not on Cineora

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

as Mary Logan · 3 episodes

Series

What's Happening!!

1976–1979IMDb7.1

as Mrs. Cavendish · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Dark Victory

1976

as Eileen

Not on Cineora

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

1976

Series

Wonder Woman

1975–1979IMDb7.0

as Sakri · 2 episodes

The 1960s

8 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Change of Mind

1969

as Elizabeth Dickson

Movie

Uptight

1968IMDb7.3

as Jeannie

Series

The Name of the Game

1968–1971IMDb7.6

as Nicole · 1 episode

Series

The Invaders

1967–1968IMDb8.0

as Celia Baxter · 1 episode

CBS Playhouse

Not on Cineora

CBS Playhouse

1966

as Doreen Barnes · 1 episode

Series

Star Trek

1966–1969IMDb8.4

as Charlene Masters · 1 episode

Series

The Fugitive

1963–1967IMDb8.1

as Nurse · 1 episode

Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962–1965IMDb8.5

as Gayle · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Janet’s titles.

Molly RingwaldFor Keeps and Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Kathleen QuinlanFamily Law and She's in the Army Now

Carl LumblyAlias and Cagney & Lacey

Betty WhiteThe Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Paul WinfieldSounder and Big Shots

Lucy DeakinsThe Boy Who Could Fly and There Goes My Baby

Bruce BroughtonComposer · The Boy Who Could Fly and Big Shots

Lee HoldridgeComposer · Moonlighting and Beauty and the Beast