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Greek has amassed a number television credits in her career, they are ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]'', ''[[The Outsiders (TV series)|The Outsiders]]'', ''[[Over My Dead Body (TV series)|Over My Dead Body]]'', ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', ''[[The Burning Zone]]'', ''[[Melrose Place (1992 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]] and the ''[[Babylon 5]]' spin-off ''[[Crusade (TV series)|Crusade]]''. She also wrote two episodes of the series ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/92414/Janet-Greek Janet Greek filmography] at ''[[The New York Times]]''.com</ref> |
Greek has amassed a number television credits in her career, they are ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]'', ''[[The Outsiders (TV series)|The Outsiders]]'', ''[[Over My Dead Body (TV series)|Over My Dead Body]]'', ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', ''[[The Burning Zone]]'', ''[[Melrose Place (1992 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]] and the ''[[Babylon 5]]' spin-off ''[[Crusade (TV series)|Crusade]]''. She also wrote two episodes of the series ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/92414/Janet-Greek Janet Greek filmography] at ''[[The New York Times]]''.com</ref> |
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In 1983, Greek directed the music video for "[[Ricky (song)|Ricky]]", [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s first music video. |
In 1983, Greek directed the music video for "[[Ricky (song)|Ricky]]", [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s first official music video. |
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In 1988, she made her feature film directorial debut directing the film ''[[Spellbinder (1988 film)|Spellbinder]]'' starring [[Tim Daly]] and [[Kelly Preston]]. She previously directed a short film entitled ''Just My Luck'' (1984). |
In 1988, she made her feature film directorial debut directing the film ''[[Spellbinder (1988 film)|Spellbinder]]'' starring [[Tim Daly]] and [[Kelly Preston]]. She previously directed a short film entitled ''Just My Luck'' (1984). |
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In recent years, Greek has taught seminars on directing and screenwriting at universities in the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of both the [[Directors Guild of America]] and the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writers Guild of America]].<ref name="Personal Biography"/> |
In recent years, Greek has taught seminars on directing and screenwriting at universities in the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of both the [[Directors Guild of America]] and the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writers Guild of America]].<ref name="Personal Biography"/> |
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Revision as of 17:59, 31 January 2011
Janet Greek | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter and author |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Janet Greek (born 1949 in Timmins, Ohio) is an American director and writer of film and television. She best known for her directorial work on the science fiction series Babylon 5.
Career
Greek has amassed a number television credits in her career, they are St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Max Headroom, The Outsiders, Over My Dead Body, Northern Exposure, The Burning Zone, Melrose Place, Xena: Warrior Princess and the Babylon 5' spin-off Crusade. She also wrote two episodes of the series Renegade.[1]
In 1983, Greek directed the music video for "Ricky", "Weird Al" Yankovic's first official music video.
In 1988, she made her feature film directorial debut directing the film Spellbinder starring Tim Daly and Kelly Preston. She previously directed a short film entitled Just My Luck (1984).
In 2006, Greek published her first book entitled The Divorce Planner: Self-defense for Women When They Need It Most. She wrote the book after going through two divorces and stress she encountered not being prepared for them.[2]
In recent years, Greek has taught seminars on directing and screenwriting at universities in the U.S. and Canada. She is a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.[2]