
DeWitt first appeared on stage when she was 13. DeWitt graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor's of Arts. The director advised her to apply for UCLA's Department of Theater MFA program. In the program, she was awarded the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship along with the Clifton Webb Scholarship. Dewitt said that she had not had a conversation with Abe Vigoda during her time at UCLA. DeWitt is most well-known for her portrayal of Janet Wood during the 1977-1984 period of the sitcom Three's Company, a job she landed after being selected for the second pilot episode of the show. Janet was also a part of an episode of The Ropers in 1979. Following the show's conclusion, Three's Company ended in 1984, DeWitt appeared in an episode of Finder of Lost Loves in 1984, in which she then resigned as an actor for several years. Acting was her first return to the stage in June of 1991 when she appeared in the Noises Off production at Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse. In the following year, she appeared in the 1995 TV comedy film Spring Fling! Pinky and the Brain aired a 1997 episode featuring an actress who was based on her. The voice was performed in part by another actress. She was featured in an episode of Cybill and made a brief appearance on Living Single's final episode. Her 2000s work include TV shows like Hope Island, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special and Call of the Wild.
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