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DeWitt began performing on stage at 13 years old. At the age of 13 years old, DeWitt began to perform on the stage. She received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Ball State University. Subsequently, while she was performing in summer stock, the director convinced her to join UCLA's Department of Theater MFA program,where she was awarded the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship as well as the Clifton Webb Scholarship. While at UCLA, she worked as a secretary up to her TV debut in the show's episode Baretta.Contrary to rumors that she was mentored by actor Abe Vigoda, Dewitt has declared that the two actors never did meet. DeWitt is well-known for her role as Janet Wood during the 1977-1984 period of sitcom Three's Company, a job she was offered after being cast in the show's second pilot. DeWitt also played Janet in an episode from 1979 on the spinoff show The Ropers. DeWitt was the last actor to be featured in the series' 1984 finale. She then appeared in an episode of Finder of Lost Lovers in 1984. Following that she ceased acting for a long time. The stage was her first time back on stage in June 1991 when she played a part on a Noises Off production in Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse. The actress also appeared in Spring Fling, which was a 1995 TV comedy. A character based upon her, voiced by another actress, appeared in a 1997 episode of Pinky and the Brain. She was featured in an episode of Cybill and made a brief appearance in Living Single's final episode. She's appeared on television shows such as Hope Island, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, and Call of the Wild in 2000.