| Jan Shutan | |
| Birth Name: | Janice Dottenheim |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Date: | October 7, 2021 (aged 88) |
| Death Place: | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1963–1988 |
| Television: | Room 222 (1969–1970) (1969) Ben Casey (1963–1966) |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 2 |
Jan Shutan Levinson (born Janice Dottenheim; November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021) was an American actress,[3] best known for her appearance in , Sons and Daughters and The Andy Griffith Show.
Shutan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Henry & Shirley Dottenheim, and settled in Beverly Hills. In 1955, she was a winner on the TV program Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts as a singer, married, and began to raise a family.[4]
She appeared in TV roles on Ben Casey (as Joanie Shutan/Joanie Cramer) (1963–1966), Bonnie in Room 222 (1969–1970) and Ruth Cramer in Sons and Daughters (1974). She also appeared in The Outer Limits (1964), The Fugitive (1965), FBI (1965), as "cousin" Gloria in The Andy Griffith Show (1965),[5] and as Lt. Mira Romaine in the episode The Lights of Zetar (1969).
Shutan supplemented her acting on TV programs by making commercials, beginning with one for Tareyton cigarettes. She went on to do commercials, sometimes more than 20 in a year, for "everything from cars to soapsuds."[6]
Films she appeared in include Man in the Square Suit (1966), The Seven Minutes (1971),[7] Message to My Daughter (1973), Love Is Not Forever (1974), Dracula's Dog (1978),[8] and This House Possessed (1981).
Shutan died in Beverly Hills, California on October 7, 2021, at the age of 88.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Receptionist | Episode: Some Weeks are all Mondays | |
| 1964 | My Three Sons | Florence Proctor | Episode: House for Sale | |
| 1963–1966 | Ben Casey | Joanie | 5 episodes | |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Mrs. Subiron | Episode: The Inheritors: Part II | |
| 1965 | Barnaby | TV movie | ||
| 1965 | The Andy Griffith Show | Gloria | Episode: Guest in the House | |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Lois | Episode: The Old Man Picked a Lemon | |
| 1965 | Valentine's Day | Barbara Whitfield | 2 episodes | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Sgt. Judy Kessler | Episode: The Exiles | |
| 1966 | Man in the Square Suit | Marylin Johnson | TV movie | |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad | Sue Bradley | Episode: A Date with Terror | |
| 1967 | Dick Tracy | Lizz | TV movie | |
| 1969 | Lt. Mira Romaine | Episode: The Lights of Zetar | ||
| 1969-1970 | Room 222 | Bonnie | 8 episodes | |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | Mrs. Baker | Episode: Star Bright | |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutes | Anna Lou White | Movie | |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | Jane Blessington | Episode: Tell David... | |
| 1972 | Love, American Style | Janet | Love and the President | |
| 1973 | Message to My Daughter | Lorraine | TV movie | |
| 1974 | Sons and Daughters | Ruth Cramer | 9 episodes | |
| 1974 | Love Is Not Forever | Ruth Cramer | TV movie (two episodes of TV series Sons and Daughters)[10] | |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | Susan Aberling | Episode: Match Point | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Paula | Lady Killer | |
| 1976-1977 | Quincy, M.E. | Ginny, Lorraine | 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | Dracula's Dog | Marla Drake | Movie | |
| 1978 | Mother, Juggs & Speed | Mrs. Barry | TV movie | |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | Laura Winslow | Episode: Larry's First Date | |
| 1979 | Special Treat | Selena Jefries | Episode: I Don't Know Who I Am | |
| 1981 | This House Possessed | Helen | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Miracle at Beekman's Place | TV movie |