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Janice Cooke
Other names Janice A. Cook
Janice A. Cooke
J. Cooke-Leonard
Janice Cooke-Leonard
Janice Cooke Leonard
Occupation Television director, television producer
Years active 1980–present

Janice Cooke is an American television director and producer. She has worked on many popular TV shows over the years. She helps bring stories to life on screen, both by managing the production and by guiding the actors and camera crew.

Janice Cooke's Journey in Television

Janice Cooke started her career in television in 1980. She began as an associate producer on the TV series Fantasy Island. An associate producer helps manage the daily tasks of making a show.

Producing TV Shows

After Fantasy Island, Janice Cooke worked as a producer on several other TV series. She helped make sure everything ran smoothly behind the scenes. Some of the shows she produced include:

  • Blue Thunder
  • Our Family Honor
  • Werewolf
  • Hard Time on Planet Earth
  • Moon Over Miami
  • The Marshal
  • Any Day Now

Directing Popular Series

Janice Cooke later started directing TV episodes. This means she was in charge of how each scene looked and how the actors performed. She made her directing debut with Any Day Now. Since then, she has directed episodes for many well-known shows, such as:

  • Dawson's Creek
  • Charmed
  • Summerland
  • 90210
  • One Tree Hill
  • Cold Case
  • Gossip Girl
  • How to Get Away with Murder
  • Station 19
  • Raising Dion
  • BMF
  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga
  • Joe Pickett

She also worked on a web series called Hollywood Is Like High School with Money. Janice Cooke continues to be an active and important part of the television world.

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