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Janet Carroll created the role of Aunt March in the original Broadway production of Little Women.
Janet's first feature film proved to be a "big break" playing Tom Cruise's Mom in the classic Risky Business. Feature film credits include Sidney Lumet's Family Business with Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick, The Killing Time with Kiefer Sutherland and Beau Bridges, Talent For the Game with Edward James Olmos and Lorraine Braccho, Memories Of Me with Billy Crystal and Alan King, Born To Be Wild with Peter Boyle and Alan Ruck, Destiny Turns On The Radio with Quentin Tarantino, James Belushi and Dylan McDermott, TimeMaster, The Platinum Triangle and Secret Admirer with C. Thomas Howell. Other feature films are The Omega Code w/Michael York, Dreamworks hit Forces Of Nature in which Janet played opposite Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock and Ugly Naked People with Henry Winkler. All You Need finds her most challenging film role thus far. Michael Apted's thriller Enough! features Janet with Jennifer Lopez and Billy Campbell. Changing Hearts costars Faye Dunaway, Lauren Holly, Tom Skerritt & Edie McClurg, followed by The Marriage Undone, Sweet Little Lies, Half-way Decent, Living 'til the End and Confession.
Janet has played an incredible range of television characters. For ten years she recurred simultaneously on "Murphy Brown" as Doris Dial, on "Melrose Place" as the troublesome Marian Shaw and on "Married With Children" as Al's boss, Gary. Comedy Channel's "Frank Leaves For The Orient", as Carroll Danzig on "The Bronx Zoo", as Mrs. Halloway on FOX's "Time Of Your Life" and as Jamie Gertz' doting mom on "Still Standing". She was also a series regular on "The Bonnie Hunt Show" as dreaded Diane Fulton; NBC's "I Gave At The Office," CBS's "Hat Squad," Showtime's "The Boys," CBS's "Double Dare", with Brad Pitt on "Glory Days," and in the 2006 season of "Scrubs." A few of her noted guest star appearances: Richard Fish's Mother, Ellen on Ally McBeal, attorney Ellen Marks on Judging Amy, Third Rock From The Sun's 100th episode, 7th Heaven, Cupid, Mad About You, Touched By An Angel, Maggie, Life Goes On, Golden Girls, Quantum Leap, Boy Meets World, Coach, L.A. Law, Matlock, Hill Street Blues, The Jeff Foxworthy Show & Dead Last.
Recent National TV commercials: Outback Steakhouse, ING Financial, 1ST Gov.Gov & Holiday Inn.
Janet won LA's coveted Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement In Theatre as Klytemnestra in Ezra Pound's Elektra. She created the roles of Julia in Shadow of Heros at the St. Nicholas Theatre in Chicago, Mary in Louis LaRusso's mellodrama Sweatshop at the Melrose Theatre to rave reviews and Dorothea in Nancy Shayne's musical comedy Two Bitter Women In A Coffee Shop featured at HBO's Aspen Comedy Fest and Ensemble Studio in New York, directed by Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City). Janet also created the role of Margaret in D.Ferrara's Sister Edith's Mission for the Malibu Stage Co. which was directed by stage and film veteran Billy Graham.
Janet's musical stage career includes leading roles in Mame, Gypsy, Hello Dolly!, Showboat, South Pacific, Guys & Dolls, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, West Side Story, Kismet, On A Clear Day, Carousel, The Sound Of Music, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Peter Pan, The Boyfriend, Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Funny Girl and the "Witch" in Into the Woods (to name a few). At Kansas City's legendary Starlight Theatre Janet appeared in eight major musicals every summer for five seasons as their Resident Actress. She's heard in radio and tv voice-overs and seen in educational films live convention, trade and industrial shows and hosted her own radio and tv talk shows.
The voice! "Janet Carroll was the Best Entertainer at the Sacramento Jazz Festival…She tore the joint down!" (Herb Caen - San Francisco Chronicle) Throughout her career she has also sung with her 7 piece band; swing, traditional jazz, the blues, and classic ballads. She continues to study with her classical coach, Douglas Susu-Mago. Since 1982 Janet has performed at jazz festivals throughout the United States and Canada, and was the recipient of the "Best Vocalist Award" from the Redding Jazz. Her 4th CD will be "A Tribute To The Great Ladies of Song".
For 8 years she was the Artistic Director of The Jazz Series at Simi Valley's Cultural Art Center, featuring great names in the jazz world and promising young artists. Janet is on the Board Of Directors of The Society of Singers and is founder and co-chair of "The Victory Ball" in Westport, CT annually benefiting the ALS Foundation. Also a long-standing member of Screen Actor's Guild, AFTRA & Actor's Equity Association.
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