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Janet G. Knutsen

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Janet G. Knutsen is known for Cobra (1986), Wolf (1994) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Sylvester Stallone in Cobra (1986)
    Cobra
    5.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Janet Knutsen)
    • 1986
    Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1994
    Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1991
    Sylvester Stallone, Tony Burton, and Burt Young in Rocky IV (1985)
    Rocky IV
    6.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Janet Knutsen)
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
      Sitting in Bars with Cake
      6.5
      • unit production manager
      • 2023
    • Katey Sagal in Rebel (2021)
      Rebel
      7.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2021
    • Cristin Milioti in Made for Love (2021)
      Made for Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2021
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
      7.8
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2019
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in A Million Little Pieces (2018)
      A Million Little Pieces
      6.3
      • production manager
      • 2018
    • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
      Love
      7.6
      TV Series
      • production manager (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2018
    • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
      Rizzoli & Isles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2011–2016
    • Drew Seeley, Matt Bush, Kelly Blatz, and Hartley Sawyer in Glory Daze (2010)
      Glory Daze
      7.8
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • production manager (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2010–2011
    • Summer Camp (2010)
      Summer Camp
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2010
    • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
      Boston Legal
      8.5
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • unit production manager (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2004–2008
    • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
      The Practice
      7.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • production manager
      • 1999–2004

    Producer

    • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
      Sitting in Bars with Cake
      6.5
      • executive producer (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2023
    • Cristin Milioti in Made for Love (2021)
      Made for Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • producer (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2021–2022
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
      7.8
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
      Love
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2018
    • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
      Rizzoli & Isles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-producer (as Janet Knutsen, as Janet Knutsen)
      • 2012–2016
    • Jan-Martin Svenzen, Jørgen Knutsen, and Jarle Solbakken Fremstad in Brus eller Bæsj (2014)
      Brus eller Bæsj
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
      Boston Legal
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004–2008
    • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
      The Practice
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer (as Janet Knutsen McCann)
      • 2002–2004
    • Ann Jillian in Mae West (1982)
      Mae West
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • associate producer (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1982

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
      The Practice
      7.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1997–1999
    • Tracey Takes On... (1996)
      Tracey Takes On...
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Kim Delaney in All Lies End in Murder (1997)
      All Lies End in Murder
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Party of Five (1994)
      Party of Five
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1996
    • NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1996
    • Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991)
      Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1991–1995
    • The Gift of Love (1994)
      The Gift of Love
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1994
    • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
      Wolf
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 1994
    • Lies of the Twins (1991)
      Lies of the Twins
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutson)
      • 1991
    • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
      Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
      6.3
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1991
    • China Beach (1988)
      China Beach
      8.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1991
    • The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)
      The Giant of Thunder Mountain
      6.1
      • second assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1990
    • Ben Gazzara, Eva Marie Saint, and Connie Sellecca in People Like Us (1990)
      People Like Us
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Janet Knutsen)
      • 1990
    • Settle the Score (1989)
      Settle the Score
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1989

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