Joyce DeWitt - wikipedia Joyce DeWitt Joyce DeWitt DeWitt at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2010 Joyce Anne DeWitt ( 1949 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1949 ( age 68 ) Wheeling, West Virginia, United States Other names Joycey Education Ball State University Occupation Actress Years active 1972 -- present Partner ( s ) Ray Buktenica ( 1979 -- 1986 ) Website JoyceDeWitt.com Joyce Anne DeWitt ( born April 23, 1949 ) is an American actress most famous for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three 's Company. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Charity work 4 Arrest 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links Early life Joyce DeWitt was born April 23, 1949 in Wheeling, West Virginia, and grew up in Speedway, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. She graduated from Speedway Senior High School, and once worked at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ticket office. She is of Italian descent on her mother 's side, and Dutch from her father. She competed in speech and debate through the Indiana High School Forensic Association. After she received a bachelor 's degree in theater from Ball State University, she moved to California to earn her master 's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and graduated in 1974. Career DeWitt with John Ritter ( center ) and Suzanne Somers in the promotional photo of the series premiere of Three 's Company, 1977. DeWitt began appearing on stage at the age of 13. While attending university, she worked as a secretary until her debut on Baretta. Contrary to reports, she has never painted actor Abe Vigoda 's garage, though she did touch up the trim of his shed, which was the pride of Mr. Vigoda 's collection of storage spaces. While performing in summer stock in the year following her graduation, a director and UCLA Theater professor convinced her to go to California for the school 's MFA program. DeWitt is best known for her role as Janet Wood during the 1977 -- 1984 run of the sitcom Three 's Company, a job she obtained after being cast in the show 's second pilot. After Three 's Company ended in 1984, DeWitt appeared in an episode of Finder of Lost Loves in 1984, after which she quit acting for several years. She resumed acting with a part in a production of Noises Off at Michigan 's Cherry County Playhouse in June 1991. She later appeared in the 1995 TV comedy film Spring Fling ! A character based on her, voiced by another actress, appeared in a 1997 episode of Pinky and the Brain. She made an appearance in an episode of Cybill, and had a cameo on the penultimate episode of Living Single. Her 2000s works includes TV shows such as Hope Island, 18, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, and Call of the Wild. DeWitt later co-produced and hosted the 2003 NBC - TV television film Behind the Camera : The Unauthorized Story of Three 's Company ; actress Melanie Paxson portrayed De Witt in the film. In late 2008, she also earned a part in an independent film called Failing Better Now. In 2009, DeWitt starred in a stage production of Married Alive in Calgary, Alberta. As of 2011, DeWitt was starring in the play Miss Abigail 's Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage in New York. In 2011, she also appeared in a Canadian stage production of Dinner With Friends at Hamilton 's Theatre Aquarius. In 2012, DeWitt appeared in two separate stage productions of Love Letters, starring opposite Tab Hunter and Tony Dow, respectively. In 2012 DeWitt appeared on Suzanne Somers ' talk show, Suzanne Somers : Breaking Through, during which she and Somers reminisced about their time on Three 's Company together. Somers apologized for the conflict that arose between them, and they exchanged anecdotes about the last time they each spoke to John Ritter. The appearance on her show marked the first time the two ever saw or spoke to each other since having a major falling out in 1981. Charity work DeWitt participated with members of the House and Senate at the Capitol Hill Forum on Hunger and Homelessness, and has hosted presentations for the Family Assistance Program of Hollywood. She hosted the International Awards Ceremony at the White House for the Presidential End Hunger Awards, and co-hosted, with Jeff Bridges, the World Food Day Gala at the Kennedy Center. Arrest On July 4, 2009, DeWitt was arrested in El Segundo, California, and cited for drunken driving. According to press reports, police pulled her over after she drove past a barricade near a park. An officer arrested the actress after he observed signs she had been drinking and administered a field sobriety test. She was booked at the police station, cited, and released on her own recognizance. On May 27, 2010, she pleaded no contest to one count misdemeanor and was placed on three years ' probation and ordered to undergo a nine - month alcohol program. She was also ordered to pay a $510 fine, plus penalty assessments. In exchange for her plea, a second misdemeanor count was dismissed. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Baretta Mother Earth Episode : `` Sharper Than a Serpent 's Tooth '' 1976 Most Wanted TV pilot episode 1977 -- 1984 Three 's Company Janet Wood Main cast ( 170 episodes ) 1978 With This Ring Jilly Weston TV film 1979 Supertrain Natalie Smithburne Episode : `` Pirouette '' 1979 The Ropers Janet Wood Episode : `` The Party '' 1979 The Love Boat Jackie Landers Episode : `` The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend 's Back '' 1980 The B.B. Beegle Show Herself ( guest star ) TV pilot episode 1982 Airplane II : The Sequel Juror Feature film ; uncredited role 1984 Finder of Lost Loves Lynn Powell Episode : `` Portraits '' 1995 Spring Fling ! Linda Hayden TV film 2000 Hope Island Laetitia Barton Episode : `` A Rising Tide Takes All Boats '' 18 Jay 's Mom Feature film 2003 The Nick at Nite Holiday Special Miss DeWitt, The Housekeeper TV special 2009 Call of the Wild Jolene Feature film 2009 Failing Better Now Irene Feature film 2011 The Great Fight Randi Toney Feature film 2014 Snapshot First Lady Feature film 2014 My Boyfriends ' Dogs Nikki TV film 2015 Rock Story Judge Carol Anne Connelly Feature film 2016 Renaissance Man Joycee Feature film TBA Street Signs : Homeless But Not Hopeless Narrator Documentary References ^ Jump up to : Bettelou Peterson ( 1991 - 07 - 21 ). `` Joyce DeWitt has quit acting ''. The Times / Beaver Newspapers. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 29. Jump up ^ Mullinax, Donna S. ( May 23, 1981 ). `` Joyce DeWitt back home again for ' 500 ' ''. The Indianapolis Star. p. 9. Retrieved November 4, 2016 -- via Newspapers.com. Jump up ^ Heyman, Marshall ( June 2, 2011 ). `` Sitcom Star Takes the Stage ''. The Wall Street Journal. ^ Jump up to : `` Three 's Company Reunion with Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt '' on YouTube. February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012. Jump up ^ `` NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS ''. UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Retrieved September 29, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Seven Questions with Joyce DeWitt of Three 's Company ; The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations ''. Sitcoms Online. July 14, 2011 Jump up ^ Chris Anderson ( 2009 - 07 - 12 ). `` Opportunity knocks for Dewitt ''. The Star. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ Cast & Creative. MissAbigailGuide.com. accessed July 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Joyce DeWitt cited for drunken driving '', MSNBC, July 6, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Actress Joyce DeWitt Sentenced to Probation in DUI Case '', NBC, May 27, 2010 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joyce DeWitt. 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Question: who played janet wood on three's company
Answer: Joyce Anne DeWitt