
DeWitt first performed on stage at the age of 13 years old. DeWitt graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor's of Arts. During her summer stock performance she was persuaded by the director to apply to UCLA's Department of Theater MFA Program. She was given the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship as well as the Clifton Webb Scholarship. While at UCLA, she worked as a secretary until her TV debut in the show's episode Baretta.Contrary to reports that she was guided by actor Abe Vigoda, Dewitt has said that the two never had a conversation. DeWitt is most famous for her role as Janet Wood during the 1977-1984 period of sitcom Three's Company, a job she got after being cast in the second pilot episode of the show. She also portrayed Janet in an episode of the show in 1979. spinoff show The Ropers. Following the show's conclusion, Three's Company ended in 1984, DeWitt appeared in an episode of Finder of Lost Loves in 1984 in which she then resigned as an actor for several years. In June of 1991, she returned to acting, playing a part in Noises Off at Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse. The actress also was a part of Spring Fling, which was a 1995 TV comedy. A character based upon her voice, voiced by a different actress, was featured in a 1997 episode of Pinky and the Brain. The actress was also featured in an episode of Cybill. She's appeared on TV shows like Hope Island, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, and Call of the Wild in 2000.
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