Janit Baldwin

Janit Baldwin is a fashion designer and former actress whose screen career lasted about ten years. Raised in Kansas City by her actress mother, Dona Baldwin, she made her film debut at seventeen in Michael Ritchie's Prime Cut (1972). She went on to play Claudia Jennings' younger sister in Gatorbait (1973), a groupie in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and a hardened juvenile delinquent in the television film Born Innocent (1974). In Ruby (1977) she portrayed Piper Laurie's mute daughter, who became possessed by the spirit of a gangster. She also made guest appearances on Baretta, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, The Waltons, and Emergency!, and acted in stage plays and television commercials. After her portrayal of a spunky young lady in Humongous (1982), she left acting and went on to a successful career as a fashion designer.