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Joyce DeWitt

Joyce DeWitt

Actor · Born April 23, 1949 (77) · Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian known for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three's Company from 1977 to 1984. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joyce DeWitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 23, 1949 (77)
From
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Joyce DeWitt's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Morality
23%
Self
23%
Ideas
10%
Power
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Joyful
3
Tense
3
Romantic
2
Hopeful
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joyce DeWitt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Joyce DeWitt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ask Me to Dance(2022)

    as Nana

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Savant(2019)

    as Detective Randi Toney

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rock Story(2015)

    as Judge Carol Ann Connelly

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • My Boyfriends' Dogs(2014)

    as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Snapshot(2014)

    as First Lady

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Great Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Randi Toney

  • Failing Better Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Irene

  • Call of the Wild(2009)

    as Jolene

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nudes in the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet (archive footage)

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Laetitia Barton

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Spring Fling! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Linda Hayden

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lynn Powell

  • Saturday's the Place! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Hostess

  • The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty(1980)

    as Love God's Date

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The B.B. Beegle Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Presenting Susan Anton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ropers(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie Smithburne

  • With This Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jilly Weston

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackie Landers

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 171 episodes · as Janet Wood

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1975 to 2022; peak year 2014.

Highest rated

Three's Company (1976)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

19752022

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Joyce DeWitt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Savant (2019)

98th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)

Midcredits 80th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joyce DeWitt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joyce DeWitt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Del Vecchio shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers