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Janet Carroll

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 24, 1940-May 22, 2012)
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Birth name was Janet Carol Thiese
    Acted in 'Risky Business (1983),' 'Secret Admirer (1985),' 'The Killing Time (1987),' 'Memories of Me (1988),' 'Family Business (1989),' 'Talent for the Game (1991),' 'Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995),' 'Forces of Nature (1999),' and 'The Omega Code and Enough (2002)'
    Portrayed Peggy LaRue Nelson on Hill Street Blues (1983-86)
    Portrayed Doris Dial on Murphy Brown (1990-96)
    Portrayed Marion Ross on Melrose Place (1993-97)
    Portrayed Helen Michaels on Still Standing (2002-04)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her first California credit was the play 'A Couple of White Chicks' with Cloris Leachman.
    Her career spanned more than four decades but she will only ever be remembered as Tom Cruise's oblivious mother in 'Risky Business' - who is clueless to the fact that her son turned her house into a brothel while she was away.
    She took on the role of Al Bundy's ball-busting supervisor Gary (owner of Gary's Shoes) on Married ... with Children just as the show was beginning to jump the shark.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She earned the Los Angeles Drama Logue Critics Award for outstanding achievement in theatre for Ezra Pound's 'Electra.'
    She made her Broadway debut originating the role of Aunt March in the musical version of 'Little Women.'
    For eight years, she was the Artistic Director of The Jazz Series at The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.
    She was the co-founder of The Victory Ball in Westport CT, annually benefiting ALS Foundation.
    She was a skilled Jazz vocalist who recorded four solo albums and performed at Jazz festivals throughout the United States and Canada.
    She left a marked impression in 'Risky Business,' which was her first Hollywood movie role. She spent the next two decades doing character parts in movies and on television.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 160 Votes: 42.50% Annoying