Jan Shutan Levinson Has Died
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Jan Shutan Levinson passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7th. Born in Los Angeles to Henry & Shirley Dottenheim, she was always a New Yorker at heart. Jan was ageless, in every sense of the word. Whether it was her vitality, her infectious spirit, her love of life, or the way she dressed, her elegance was always emulated and admired.Jan loved great restaurants, a great NY steak, and dirty martinis with extra olive juice on the side. She was the consummate party host and entertaining promised warmth, great food, laughter, and interesting guests. She was known for always punctuating anything worth touting about as, "The Best!"Her career was launched on her honeymoon in 1955, after she auditioned for and won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Hour as a singer. Settling in Beverly Hills to raise her family, she was a successful working actress in the 1960s and 70s, appearing in dozens of well-known commercials and making special guest spots on many popular series at the time, such as Andy Griffith, Star Trek and Charlies Angels. She has a cult-like following as a result of her guest starring role as 'Lt. Mira Romaine' on the original "Star Trek" series, the Lights of Zetar." She was also in the TV series "Sons and Daughters" – where she met and married the love of her life for 45 years, writer/producer, David Levinson. Jan loved the theatre, reading, travel, tennis, great hotels, shopping, her Golden Retriever Charlie, and her Wednesday poker game. She is survived by her children: Peter & Annie Shutan (by her then husband Robert Shutan), her step-children: Sid, Melissa and Amy Levinson – as well as her grandchildren: Tess, Mira, Emilio, Santiago & Mia. Loving spouses include: Amy, Manny and Carmen. A private Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, November 14th, 2021.
Career Credits
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 Star Trek: The
Original Series 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)
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
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