"Hess, Elizabeth"@en . "1953Z"^^ . "Elizabeth Hess (born 17 July 1953 in Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress best known for playing mother Janet Darling on the long-running American sitcom Clarissa Explains It All. She has also appeared on an episode of Law & Order. Currently, she is teaching acting at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts and at Fordham University at Lincoln Center.Her resume includes regional theater, as well as works on- and off- Broadway."@en . "1953-07-17Z"^^ . "Canadian actor" .