Jank began her acting career in Hollywood in the 1980s, acting alongside
James Belushi in
Real Men and performing other roles in
Night Angel,
Cheers and
Airwolf. In 1992, she accepted a role in the German legal drama
Liebling Kreuzberg (Darling Kreuzberg). Jank joined the cast of the German soap opera
Verbotene Liebe as Clarissa von Anstetten in the show's premiere episode on 2 January 1995, and left on 5 September 2001. Jank returned to television in October of 2005, in the role of Annabelle Gravenberg in the
ZDF telenovela
Wege zum Glück. Jank stayed with the telenovela for three years until her character died on-screen in November of 2008, shortly before the show ended. Jank returned to
Verbotene Liebe from 21 June 2011 to 21 March 2013. Jank reprised the role of Clarissa von Anstetten in the 2020–2021 revival series,
Verbotene Liebe: Next Generation. ==References==