Janine Melnitz — Ghostbusters Character Profile

About Janine Melnitz

Sharp-tongued receptionist and administrative backbone.

Janine Melnitz — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Office management, Communication, Ghost lore knowledge, Logistics

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Ghostbusters universe

Quick Facts about Janine Melnitz

Occupation

secretary

Janine Melnitz appears in 4 titles

• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Ghostbusters II (1989) — character page
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — character page
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Annie Potts

Appears in

Ghostbusters (1984)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Janine Melnitz — related — Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis)
• Janine Melnitz — related — Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)
• Janine Melnitz — related — Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson)
• Janine Melnitz — related — Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd)
• Janine Melnitz — related — Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson)

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• Louis Tully (Rick Moranis)
• Walter Peck (William Atherton)
• Dean Yager (Jordan Charney)
• Library Administrator (John Rothman)
• Larry King (Larry King)
• Violinist (Timothy Carhart)
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