Jan Broberg

Jan Broberg Felt (July 31, 1962)^[1] is an American actress, singer, dancer, and kidnapping survivor.

Jan Broberg
Born	(1962-07-31) July 31, 1962 (age 62) Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer dancer
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Two-time kidnapping victim
Notable work	Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story Everwood
Spouse	Larry Felt
Children	1

As a child, Broberg was kidnapped on two occasions by a family friend, at ages twelve and fourteen. The experience has been documented in her mother Mary Ann Broberg's book, Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story, the documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, and the drama miniseries A Friend of the Family.

Early life

Broberg was born on July 31, 1962, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Robert "Bob" Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg. She was the couple's first child, and she was followed by two younger sisters, Karen and Susan.

Career

Broberg has appeared in over a dozen feature films. Some of her film credits are Slaughter of the Innocents (HBO), The Poof Point (Disney), Message in a Cell Phone (Disney), The Secret Keeper (Columbia TriStar), Bug Off, Hope For Troubled Teens, Nadir, Family First, Little Secrets (Columbia TriStar), Mobsters and Mormons, and The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey. She also played the mother of the main character in Baptists at Our Barbecue,^[2] and co-starred with Elijah Wood in Maniac.

Broberg has appeared in many television series, including: Touched by an Angel (CBS), Promised Land (CBS), Remember Me (PBS), Death Row (PBS), The Man With Three Wives (the Norman Grayson story), Harmful Intent (NBC), Siege at Marion (NBC), Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (CBS), Ancient Secrets of the Bible (CBS Miniseries). Perhaps her most notable role was in the WB series Everwood as Nurse Louise.^[3]

Broberg has had stage roles in the following: The Sound of Music (Tuacahn Theatre), I Do! I Do! (Sundance Theatre), Jane Eyre (Glendale Center), My Fair Lady (Scera Theatre), Carousel (Idaho State University), Trixie True, Teen Detective (BYU), No No Nanette (Playmill), and appeared with and directed for St. George Musical Theater.^[4][5]

In 2017, Broberg was executive director for the Kayenta Arts Foundation and Center for the Arts at Kayenta in Ivins, Utah.^[4][6][7][8]

Broberg helped produce A Friend of the Family,^[9] a Peacock drama TV series about her life.^[10]

Personal life

Broberg was kidnapped when she was twelve,^[3] and again when she was fourteen, both times by Robert Berchtold,^[11][12] a friend of the family, who had sexual encounters with both parents.^[3][13] On October 30, 2003, she and her mother Mary Ann published a book titled Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story which completely omitted her father's sexual involvement with the perpetrator.^[14][15] Broberg's story was the feature of the true crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. Filmed and produced over a three-year period, it was released in January 2019.^[16] Robert Berchtold committed suicide in 2005 following news that another prosecution for his crimes was imminent.^[17][18]

She has a son from a previous marriage.^[19]

Recognition

In 2008, in St. George, Utah, the Local Chapter of National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs recognized, as the 2008 Women of Achievement, ten women, including Broberg.^[20]

In 2017, Broberg spoke to the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber inspiration luncheon, and the Hurricane Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon.^[21][22]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	A Friend of the Family	Jan's psychologist	Mini series; also producer
	The Gabby Petito Story	Attorney	TV movie
2020	Holly & Ivy	Librarian	TV movie
	Behind You	Beth	Movie
2019	Check Inn to Christmas	Evelyn Mason	TV movie
	The Road Home for Christmas	Maggie	TV movie
	Love, Fall & Order	Margie Wright	TV movie
2017–2019	I'm Sorry	Bonnie	3 episodes
2018	Dick Dickster	Coco Hart	Movie
	Chasing Bullit	Julian	Movie
2017	Abducted in Plain Sight	Self	Documentary
2015	We Are Your Friends	Sandra	Movie
	i-Lived	Josh's Mom	Movie
	More Than Words	Allison Murphy	Short
	Alone in the Dust	Sarah	Short
	They Want Dick Dickster	Coco Hart	Movie
	Sangre Negra	Judge Blake	1 episode
2014	Happy Medium	Mother	Short
	At the Devil's Door	Royanna	Movie
	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale	Uberta (singing voice)	Direct-to-DVD
	Haunt	Meredith Tanner	Movie
2013	Criminal Minds	Lauren Morrison	1 episode
	The Flipside (TV Series short)		1 episode
	Coyote	Mrs. Herlihy
	Iron Man 3	Senior Technician	Movie
	My Only Son	Rhonda Porter	Short
2012	Dreamcatchers	Vida	Short
	Maniac	Rita	Movie
	40 (TV series)	Charlotte Pefferele
	Darling Companion	Hysterical Wife	Movie
2009	Reality Hell	Jan Bloom	1 episode
2007	Passage to Zarahemla	Aunt Corrine	Movie
2002–2006	Everwood	Nurse Louise[3]	32 episodes
2005	Mobsters and Mormons	Louise Means	Movie
2004	Baptists at Our Barbecue	Tartan's Mom	Movie
	Paradise	Rachel Dove	TV movie
2003	The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey	Sariah	Movie
	Clubhouse Detectives in Scavenger Hunt	Elaine	Movie
2002	Clubhouse Detectives in Big Trouble	Elaine	Movie
	Clubhouse Detectives in Search of a Lost Princess	Elaine	Movie
2001	Little Secrets	Caroline Lindstrom	Movie
	The Poof Point	Corky	Disney Channel Original Movie
	Bug Off!	Mom	Movie
	Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family	Hannah Marston	1 episode
2000	Message in a Cell Phone	Jess	Movie
1999	Touched by an Angel	Reporter	1 episode
1996	Nadir	Connie	Movie
1993	The ButterCream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain	Minnie	Direct-to-Video
	Harmful Intent	Shelia	TV movie
	Slaughter of the Innocents	Cindy Lockerby	Movie
	The Man with Three Wives	Mother	TV movie
1992	Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View		TV movie
	In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion	Heidi Swapp	TV movie

See also

• List of kidnappings
• List of solved missing person cases

References

1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
2. "Baptists At Our Barbecue (2004)". New York Times. 2019-01-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
3. O'Connell, John (2003-10-19). "Actress steps out of character - 'Nurse Louise' to tell her story". Idaho State Journal. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
4. Passey, Brian (June 27, 2017). "Volunteer gives melodramatic gift to the community". The Spectrum (Utah). St. George, Utah.
5. "New Homepage". St. George Musical Theater. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. Barcella, Laura (June 7, 2019). "'Abducted in Plain Sight' Victim Says Blaming Parents Is Unfair". People.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. "Kayenta Arts Foundation". Center for the Arts at Kayenta. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
8. "Center for the Arts". Center for the Arts at Kayenta. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
9. Nelson, Allie (October 3, 2022). "'A Friend of the Family'—All About the Peacock Series, Including the Shocking True Story That Inspired It". Parade.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
10. "Show Shares Story Of Pocatello Girl Kidnapped By Family Friend". 95.7 KEZJ-FM. September 30, 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
11. Gilbert, Sophie (7 February 2019). "The Strangest True-Crime Story Yet". The Atlantic. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
12. Hofer, Dylan (6 October 2022). "How Robert Berchtold Got His Hooks In The Broberg Family - Grunge". Grunge.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
13. Chaney, Jen (7 February 2019). "Abducted in Plain Sight Director on Why the Brobergs Were in 'Absolute Denial'". Vulture.com. New York. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
14. Finn, Natalie (16 February 2019). "Why the Unbelievable True Story of Abducted in Plain Sight Really Is That Disturbing". E! Online. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
15. "Rev Ranks: 'Abducted in Plain Sight' leaves viewers enraged at wrong party". lsureveille.com. 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
16. "About". Abducted In Plain Sight.
17. "Abducted in Plain Sight: Even More Shocking Details About Jan Broberg's Kidnapping". Vanity Fair. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
18. Moeller, Kathy (February 7, 2019). "Netflix documentary shows how sexual predator tormented Idaho girl, family for years". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
19. Altatis, Conan (2019-02-07). "Netflix documentary 'Abducted in Plain Sight' angers viewers, Jan Broberg Felt defends parents". Conan Daily. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
20. St. George Chamber Newsletter. "Local Women to be Presented 2008 "Woman of Achievement Award" by St. George Chapter of Business and Professional Women". Permission-Granted Email Marketing Solutions. St. George, Utah. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
21. "St. George Chamber luncheon brings 'Everwood' star and abuse survivor Jan Broberg". St George News. Canyon Media. July 30, 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
22. "Hurricane chamber luncheon to feature Jan Broberg, subject of documentary 'Abducted in Plain Sight'". St George News. Canyon Media. February 19, 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

• Jan Broberg at IMDb