Janet Greek (born 1949 in Timmins,

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) is an American director and writer of film and television. She is best known for her directorial work on the science fiction series ''

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Career

As a television director, Greek's credits include '' St. Elsewhere'', ''

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'', '' The Outsiders'', '' Over My Dead Body'', '' Northern Exposure'', ''

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'', '' Melrose Place'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', and the ''

'' spin-off '' Crusade''. She also wrote two episodes of the series ''

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''.Janet Greek filmography
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''.com In 1983, Greek directed the music video for " Ricky", "Weird Al" Yankovic's first official music video. In 1986, she made her feature film directorial debut directing the film ''

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'' (credited as A.K. Allen) starring Karen Austin and

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, followed by the film '' Spellbinder'' (1988) starring

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and

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. 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 the stress she encountered not being prepared for them.Janet Greek Personal Biography at official website
/ref> In recent years, Greek has taught seminars on directing and screenwriting at universities in the United States and Canada. She is a member of both the

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