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Janis Ward

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Janis Ward is an American actress recognized for her work in film and television. She hails from Monessen, Pennsylvania, where she spent her early years. Ward began her acting career in the early 1980s. She gained initial recognition for her role as Liz in the cult horror film The House on Sorority Row (1982), credited as Janis Zido. Her career continued with appearances in several notable television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including guest roles on Magnum, P.I., Remington Steele, T.J. Hooker, The Munsters Today, and Matlock. She also appeared in the television series Unfabulous and What a Dummy, and in the short film Girrl as Dr. Sanders.

Janis Ward's impact lies in her contributions to genre cinema and episodic television, particularly her role in The House on Sorority Row, which has maintained a following among horror enthusiasts. Her work across various television series has added to the landscape of American television entertainment during the late twentieth century.
BornOctober 14, 1950
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    Known for

    The House on Sorority Row (1982)
    The House on Sorority Row
    5.9
    • Liz(as Janis Zido)
    • 1982
    Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Les enquêtes de Remington Steele (1982)
    Les enquêtes de Remington Steele
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Dolores
    Tom Selleck in Magnum (1980)
    Magnum
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Rita Parker
    Hooker (1982)
    Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Gail Milton

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    • Girrl (2007)
      Girrl
      8.1
      Short
      • Dr. Sanders (as Janis Ward Adams)
      • 2007
    • Emma Roberts, Jordan Calloway, and Melise in Allie Singer (2004)
      Allie Singer
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Mildred Topper (as Janis Ward Adams)
      • 2006
    • Jason Marsden, Lee Meriwether, Howard Morton, John Schuck, and Hilary Van Dyke in Les nouveaux monstres sont arrivés (1988)
      Les nouveaux monstres sont arrivés
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Betty
      • 1991
    • What a Dummy (1990)
      What a Dummy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • 1990
    • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
      Matlock
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Jury Foreperson (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Ralph's Arm
      Short
      • 1989
    • Paul Sorvino and D.W. Moffett in Super flics (1987)
      Super flics
      6.7
      TV Series
      • 1987
    • Tom Selleck in Magnum (1980)
      Magnum
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Rita Parker
      • 1987
    • Hooker (1982)
      Hooker
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Gail Milton
      • 1985
    • Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Les enquêtes de Remington Steele (1982)
      Les enquêtes de Remington Steele
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Dolores
      • 1985
    • Steambath (1984)
      Steambath
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Meredith
      • 1984
    • The House on Sorority Row (1982)
      The House on Sorority Row
      5.9
      • Liz (as Janis Zido)
      • 1982

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      • Janis Ward Adams
    • Born
      • October 14, 1950
      • Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Mark Samuel Adams? - present (1 child)

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      Has a son, Samuel Nicholas Adams who was born in 1992 by her husband, attorney Mark Adams.

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