Jan Broberg Explained

Jan Broberg
Birth Date:31 July 1962
Birth Place:Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Spouse:Larry Felt
Children:1
Known For:Two-time kidnapping victim
Notable Works:Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story

Jan Broberg Felt (July 31, 1962)[1] is an American actress, singer, dancer, and kidnapping victim.

As a child, Broberg was kidnapped on two occasions by a family friend, at ages twelve and fourteen. The experience has been documented in her mother Mary Ann Broberg's book, Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story, the documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, and the drama miniseries A Friend of the Family.

Early life

Broberg was born on July 31, 1962, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Robert "Bob" Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg. She was the couple's first child, and she was followed by two younger sisters, Karen and Susan.

Career

Broberg has appeared in over a dozen feature films. Some of her film credits are Slaughter of the Innocents (HBO), The Poof Point (Disney), Message in a Cell Phone (Disney), The Secret Keeper (Columbia TriStar), Bug Off, Hope For Troubled Teens, Nadir, Family First, Little Secrets (Columbia TriStar), Mobsters and Mormons, and . She also played the mother of the main character in Baptists at Our Barbecue,[2] and co-starred with Elijah Wood in Maniac.

Broberg has appeared in many television series, including: Touched by an Angel (CBS), Promised Land (CBS), Remember Me (PBS), Death Row (PBS), The Man With Three Wives (the Norman Grayson story), Harmful Intent (NBC), Siege at Marion (NBC), Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (CBS), Ancient Secrets of the Bible (CBS Miniseries). Perhaps her most notable role was in the WB series Everwood as Nurse Louise.

Broberg has had stage roles in the following: The Sound of Music (Tuacahn Theatre), I Do! I Do! (Sundance Theatre), Jane Eyre (Glendale Center), My Fair Lady (Scera Theatre), Carousel (Idaho State University), Trixie True, Teen Detective (BYU), No No Nanette (Playmill), and appeared with and directed for St. George Musical Theater.[3] [4]

In 2017, Broberg was executive director for the Kayenta Arts Foundation and Center for the Arts at Kayenta in Ivins, Utah.[3] [5] [6] [7]

Broberg helped produce A Friend of the Family,[8] a Peacock drama TV series about her life.[9]

Personal life

Broberg was kidnapped when she was twelve,[10] and again when she was fourteen, both times by Robert Berchtold,[11] [12] a friend of the family, who had sexual encounters with both parents.[10] [13] On October 30, 2003, she and her mother Mary Ann published a book titled Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story which completely omitted her father's sexual involvement with the perpetrator.[14] [15] Broberg's story was the feature of the true crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. Filmed and produced over a three-year period, it was released in January 2019.[16] Robert Berchtold committed suicide in 2005 following news that another prosecution for his crimes was imminent.[17] [18]

She has a son from a previous marriage.[19]

Recognition

In 2008, in St. George, Utah, the Local Chapter of National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs recognized, as the 2008 Women of Achievement, ten women, including Broberg.[20]

In 2017, Broberg spoke to the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber inspiration luncheon, and the Hurricane Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon.[21] [22]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022A Friend of the FamilyJan's psychologistMini series; also producer
The Gabby Petito StoryAttorneyTV movie
2020Holly & IvyLibrarianTV movie
Behind YouBethMovie
2019Check Inn to ChristmasEvelyn MasonTV movie
The Road Home for ChristmasMaggieTV movie
Love, Fall & OrderMargie WrightTV movie
2017–2019I'm SorryBonnie3 episodes
2018Dick DicksterCoco HartMovie
Chasing BullitJulianMovie
2017Abducted in Plain SightSelfDocumentary
2015We Are Your FriendsSandraMovie
i-LivedJosh's MomMovie
More Than WordsAllison MurphyShort
Alone in the DustSarahShort
They Want Dick DicksterCoco HartMovie
Sangre NegraJudge Blake1 episode
2014Happy MediumMotherShort
At the Devil's DoorRoyannaMovie
Uberta (singing voice)Direct-to-DVD
HauntMeredith TannerMovie
2013Criminal MindsLauren Morrison1 episode
The Flipside (TV Series short)1 episode
CoyoteMrs. Herlihy
Iron Man 3Senior TechnicianMovie
My Only SonRhonda PorterShort
2012DreamcatchersVidaShort
ManiacRitaMovie
40 (TV series)Charlotte Pefferele
Darling CompanionHysterical WifeMovie
2009Reality HellJan Bloom1 episode
2007Passage to ZarahemlaAunt CorrineMovie
2002–2006EverwoodNurse Louise32 episodes
2005Mobsters and MormonsLouise MeansMovie
2004Baptists at Our BarbecueTartan's MomMovie
ParadiseRachel DoveTV movie
2003SariahMovie
Clubhouse Detectives in Scavenger HuntElaineMovie
2002Clubhouse Detectives in Big TroubleElaineMovie
Clubhouse Detectives in Search of a Lost PrincessElaineMovie
2001Little SecretsCaroline LindstromMovie
The Poof PointCorkyDisney Channel Original Movie
Bug Off!MomMovie
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI FamilyHannah Marston1 episode
2000Message in a Cell PhoneJessMovie
1999Touched by an AngelReporter1 episode
1996NadirConnieMovie
1993The ButterCream Gang in Secret of Treasure MountainMinnieDirect-to-Video
Harmful IntentSheliaTV movie
Slaughter of the InnocentsCindy LockerbyMovie
The Man with Three WivesMotherTV movie
1992Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta ViewTV movie
In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionHeidi SwappTV movie

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. News: Baptists At Our Barbecue (2004). https://web.archive.org/web/20081204103003/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/314996/Baptists-At-Our-Barbecue/overview . 2008-12-04 . 2019-01-25. New York Times. 2019-01-28. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Passey . Brian . Volunteer gives melodramatic gift to the community . . June 27, 2017 . St. George, Utah.
  4. Web site: New Homepage . St. George Musical Theater . 6 October 2022 . en.
  5. News: Barcella . Laura . 'Abducted in Plain Sight' Victim Says Blaming Parents Is Unfair . 6 October 2022 . . June 7, 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: Kayenta Arts Foundation . Center for the Arts at Kayenta . 6 October 2022 . 15 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Center for the Arts . Center for the Arts at Kayenta . 6 October 2022 . 15 July 2020.
  8. News: Nelson . Allie . 'A Friend of the Family'—All About the Peacock Series, Including the Shocking True Story That Inspired It . 6 October 2022 . . October 3, 2022 . en.
  9. News: Show Shares Story Of Pocatello Girl Kidnapped By Family Friend . 6 October 2022 . . September 30, 2022 . en.
  10. News: O'Connell . John . Actress steps out of character - 'Nurse Louise' to tell her story . 6 October 2022 . . 2003-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031106234034/http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2003/10/19/news/local/news01.txt . 6 November 2003.
  11. News: Gilbert . Sophie . The Strangest True-Crime Story Yet . 6 October 2022 . . 7 February 2019 . en.
  12. Web site: Hofer . Dylan . How Robert Berchtold Got His Hooks In The Broberg Family - Grunge . . 6 October 2022 . 6 October 2022.
  13. News: Chaney . Jen . Abducted in Plain Sight Director on Why the Brobergs Were in 'Absolute Denial' . 6 October 2022 . . . 7 February 2019 . en-us.
  14. News: Finn . Natalie . Why the Unbelievable True Story of Abducted in Plain Sight Really Is That Disturbing . 6 October 2022 . . 16 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Rev Ranks: 'Abducted in Plain Sight' leaves viewers enraged at wrong party. lsureveille.com . 2004-03-07 . 2022-03-11.
  16. Web site: About . Abducted In Plain Sight.
  17. Abducted in Plain Sight: Even More Shocking Details About Jan Broberg's Kidnapping . 6 October 2022 . Vanity Fair . 15 February 2019.
  18. News: Moeller . Kathy . Netflix documentary shows how sexual predator tormented Idaho girl, family for years . 6 October 2022 . . February 7, 2019.
  19. Web site: Netflix documentary 'Abducted in Plain Sight' angers viewers, Jan Broberg Felt defends parents. Altatis. Conan. 2019-02-07. Conan Daily. en. 2019-03-02.
  20. Web site: St. George Chamber Newsletter . Local Women to be Presented 2008 "Woman of Achievement Award" by St. George Chapter of Business and Professional Women . Permission-Granted Email Marketing Solutions . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715031706/http://www.p-gems.com/newsletter/view.php?storyid=16429 . 15 July 2011 . St. George, Utah.
  21. Web site: St. George Chamber luncheon brings 'Everwood' star and abuse survivor Jan Broberg . St George News . Canyon Media . 6 October 2022 . July 30, 2017.
  22. Web site: Hurricane chamber luncheon to feature Jan Broberg, subject of documentary 'Abducted in Plain Sight' . St George News . Canyon Media . 6 October 2022 . February 19, 2019.