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Janet Angel MacLachlan was an American actress who had roles in such television series as The Rockford Files, Alias and The Golden Girls. She is best remembered for her key supporting part in the film Sounder (1972). MacLachlan worked with numerous well-known actors and actresses and celebrities such as Bill Cosby, Jim Brown, James Earl Jones, Maya Angelou and Morgan Freeman.
Born
Sunday, 27 August 1933
Died
Monday, 11 October 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Black Listed | Professor Westbrook | 2003 |
| Alias | Jane Banks | 2001 |
| Family Law | Judge Anne Taft | 1999 |
| The Thirteenth Floor | Ellen | 1999 |
| My Last Love | Dr. Francis | 1999 |
| Pinocchio's Revenge | Judge Allen | 1996 |
| The Big Squeeze | Bank Manager | 1996 |
| Murder One | Mrs. Latrell | 1995 |
| The Tuskegee Airmen | Hannibal's Mother | 1995 |
| Criminal Passion | Tracy's Lawyer | 1994 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Black Listed | Professor Westbrook | 2003 |
| Alias | Jane Banks | 2001 |
| Family Law | Judge Anne Taft | 1999 |
| The Thirteenth Floor | Ellen | 1999 |
| My Last Love | Dr. Francis | 1999 |
| Pinocchio's Revenge | Judge Allen | 1996 |
| The Big Squeeze | Bank Manager | 1996 |
| Murder One | Mrs. Latrell | 1995 |
| The Tuskegee Airmen | Hannibal's Mother | 1995 |
| Criminal Passion | Tracy's Lawyer | 1994 |
| ER | Mother Lawrence | 1994 |
| There Goes My Baby | Lottie | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Louise | 1993 |
| Heart and Souls | Agnes Miller | 1993 |
| Tracks of Glory | Mrs. Morris | 1992 |
| Reasonable Doubts | Diane Baxter | 1991 |
| Home Improvement | Dean Cummings | 1991 |
| Runaway Father | 1991 | |
| Gabriel's Fire | Ellie Graves | 1990 |
| A Family For Joe | Judge Delaney | 1990 |
| Free Spirit | The Special Master | 1989 |
| Generations | Benita Royal | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Ruth Wolinga | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Dr. Paula Hayes | 1988 |
| Midnight Caller | Cella Turner | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Nedda Losey | 1988 |
| For Keeps? | Miss Giles | 1988 |
| Big Shots | Welfare Worker | 1987 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Miss Kendrick | 1987 |
| Baby Girl Scott | Cathy | 1987 |
| Amen | Judge Wilson / Judge | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Erica Tuckman | 1986 |
| Our House | Sally Williams | 1986 |
| The Boy Who Could Fly | Mrs. D'Gregario | 1986 |
| Murphy's Law | Dr. Lovell | 1986 |
| Toughlove | Bess Dawson | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Sandra | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Angela Bridges | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Irene Matthews / Barbara Fisher | 1984 |
| Who's the Boss? | Melva Allen | 1984 |
| Punky Brewster | Lois Collins | 1984 |
| Tightrope | Dr. Yarlofsky | 1984 |
| Thursday's Child | Nurse Judy | 1983 |
| Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain | The Mother / The West Indian Woman | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Mildred | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Lynne Sutter / Lynn Sutter | 1981 |
| The Sophisticated Gents | Diane Walker | 1981 |
| She's in the Army Now | Sgt Reed / Sgt. Reed | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Mrs. Simons | 1981 |
| Knots Landing | Susan Barbiza | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Lindsay Merrick | 1979 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | Polly Swanson | 1979 |
| Friends | Jane Summerfield | 1979 |
| Rafferty | Lois Hahn | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Miss. Harrington | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Dena Leigh | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Jill Geary | 1976 |
| What's Happening!! | Mrs. Cavendish | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Loretta Stoddard | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Sakri | 1975 |
| The Blue Knight | Beth Willard | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Corrine Ogden | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Cleo | 1975 |
| Baretta | C.C.'s Mother | 1975 |
| Barney Miller | Miss Jackson | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Fashion Designer Adrienne Clarke | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Kathy Smith | 1974 |
| Good Times | Sandra Forbes | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Mrs. Cook | 1974 |
| Love Story | Carol Marshall | 1973 |
| Griff | Darlene Campbell | 1973 |
| Maurie | Dorothy | 1973 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Jackie Bruce | 1973 |
| Police Story | Frankie | 1973 |
| Trouble Comes to Town | Naomi Speare | 1973 |
| Sounder | Camille / Camille Johnson | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Corby Joplin | 1972 |
| The Man | Wanda | 1972 |
| The Man | Wanda | 1972 |
| Circle of Fear | Mrs. Dillon | 1972 |
| Cutter | 1972 | |
| Longstreet | Molly Richards | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Polly Lewis | 1971 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Sherry Wilson | 1970 |
| The Interns | Marsha | 1970 |
| Darker Than Amber | Noreen | 1970 |
| Halls of Anger | Lorraine Nash | 1970 |
| Tick, Tick, Tick | Mary Price | 1970 |
| Change of Mind | Elizabeth Dickson | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Laura | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Hannah Thompson | 1969 |
| Uptight | Jeannie | 1968 |
| Mod Squad | Ann Gibbon | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Roma / Nicole | 1968 |
| Ironside | Maria Wakefield | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Doreen Barnes | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Celia Baxter | 1967 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Nur | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Charlene Masters | 1966 |
| Daktari | Lee Baker | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Roberta Kern / Nancy / Maid | 1965 |
| I Spy | Laya | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Barbara Smith | 1965 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Fran | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Nurse 1 | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | The Secretary / Gayle | 1962 |
