
DeWitt began appearing on stage when she was 13. When she was 13 Dewitt started performing on stage. She earned an undergraduate degree from Ball State University. In the following year, as she was performing in summer productions and was urged by the director to join UCLA's Department of Theater MFA program,where she was awarded the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship along with the Clifton Webb Scholarship. While at UCLA, she worked as a secretary until her television debut on an episode of Baretta.Contrary to reports that she was guided by actor Abe Vigoda, Dewitt has claimed that the two have never had a conversation. DeWitt is best known for her portrayal of Janet Wood during the 1977-1984 period of the sitcom Three's Company, a job she landed after being cast in the second pilot episode of the show. Janet also appeared in an episode of The Ropers in 1979. After Three's Company ended in 1984, DeWitt appeared in an episode of Finder of Lost Loves in the year 1984 after which she quit acting for a number of years. The stage was her first time back on stage in June 1991 when she appeared on an episode of the Noises Off production in Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse. Also, she performed in Spring Flan, an episode of 1995 TV comedy. Pinky and the Brain aired a 1997 episode featuring characters based on her. It was voiced in part by a different actress. The actress was in the episode Cybill and also made an appearance on Living Single's penultimate episode. She's been on TV shows like Hope Island, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, and Call of the Wild in 2000.
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