Janis Paige
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1922
- Died
- June 2, 2024 (aged 101)
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Janis Paige (September 16, 1922 - June 2, 2024; born as Donna Mae Tjaden in Tacoma, Washington) was an American film, musical theatre and television actress. She began singing in public from the age of five in local amateur shows. She then moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and then got a job as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. The Canteen, which was a studio-sponsored gathering spot for servicemen, is where Warner Bros. saw her potential and signed her up. She began her film career co-starring in secondary musicals, often paired with either Dennis Morgan or Jack Carson. She later was relegated to rugged adventures and dramas in which she was out of her element. Following her role in the forgettable Two Gals and a Guy released in 1951, she decided to leave the Hollywood scene. She then took to the Broadway boards and scored a huge hit with the 1951 comedy-mystery play, Remains to Be Seen, co-starring Jackie Cooper. She also toured successfully as a cabaret singer, performing everywhere from New York City and Miami to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Stardom came in 1954 with the role of "Babe" in the Broadway musical The Pajama Game. (Doris Day went on to play the role on film.) After a six-year hiatus, Paige returned to films in Silk Stockings (1957), which starred Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, plus the Doris Day comedy Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) followed by a role as a love-starved married neighbor in Bachelor in Paradise with Bob Hope (1961). One of her rare dramatic roles was "Marion," an institutionalized hooker, in the 1963 drama, The Caretakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janis Paige, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Movie · as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie · as Self
Legends
TV · as Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie · as Self
Family Law
TV · as Ann Fox · 1 ep
Caroline in the City
TV · as Loretta · 1 ep
Natural Causes
Movie · as Mrs. MacCarthy
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self
Shades of L.A.
TV · 1 ep
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Katherine Foster · 1 ep
No Man's Land
Movie · as Maggie Hodiak
We Think the World Is Round
Movie · as Nina (voice)
Night Court
TV · as Eleanor Brandon · 1 ep
Santa Barbara
TV · as Minx Lockridge · 761 eps
The Other Woman
Movie · as Mrs. barnes
Gun Shy
TV · as Nettie McCoy · 6 eps
Baby Makes Five
TV · 5 eps
Trauma Center
TV · 1 ep
Love at the Top
Movie · as Estelle
Capitol
TV · 260 eps
Matt Houston
TV · as Lauren Calder · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Dee Mackaluso · 1 ep
Flamingo Road
TV · 1 ep
Lewis & Clark
TV · 1 ep
Bret Maverick
TV · as Mandy Packer · 2 eps
Angel on My Shoulder
Movie · as Dolly Blaine
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Movie · as Madge
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · as Catherine Hackett · 19 eps
Fantasy Island
TV · as Charlotte, Brian's Mother · 1 ep
Eight Is Enough
TV · as Auntie V · 5 eps
Lanigan's Rabbi
TV · as Kate Lanigan · 2 eps
The Betty White Show
TV · as Wilma · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Phyllis Morrison · 1 ep
Lanigan's Rabbi
Movie · as Kate Lanigan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Alice
TV · as Paco · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Joan · 1 ep
All's Fair
TV · 2 eps
Cop on the Beat
Movie · as Irene
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Movie · as Lonnie
Medical Story
TV · as Nurse · 1 ep
Happy Days
TV · as Angela · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Miriam · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · as Irene · 1 ep
Banacek
TV · as Lydia · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Denise · 2 eps
Columbo
TV · as Goldie Williamson · 1 ep
Sarge
TV · as Marian Hart · 1 ep
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Charlene Maguire · 1 ep
Roberta
Movie · as Scharwenka
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Minnie Cahoon · 1 ep
Welcome to Hard Times
Movie · as Adah
Mannix
TV · as Georgia Durian · 1 ep
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Liz
The Caretakers
Movie · as Marion
Burke's Law
TV · as Sharon McCauley · 1 ep
The Fugitive
TV · as Hallie Martin · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bachelor in Paradise
Movie · as Dolores Jynson
87th Precinct
TV · as Cheryl Anderson · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Movie · as Deborah Vaughn
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Silk Stockings
Movie · as Peggy Dayton
Wagon Train
TV · as Nellie Jefferson · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
It's Always Jan
TV · 9 eps
Climax!
TV · as Barbara · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · 1 ep
The George Gobel Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
Two Gals and a Guy
Movie · as Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
Mister Universe
Movie · as Lorraine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bebe Evans · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as School Teacher, Janis Paige, Hatta Mari, Mrs. Cavendish · 1 ep
The Ezio Pinza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Side of the Law
Movie · as Nadine Taylor
Fugitive Lady
Movie · as Barbara Clementi
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Iris · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self, Madame Nunez · 13 eps
The House Across the Street
Movie · as Kit Williams
The Younger Brothers
Movie · as Kate Shepherd
Romance on the High Seas
Movie · as Mrs. Elvira Kent
Winter Meeting
Movie · as Peggy Markham
Wallflower
Movie · as Joy Linnett
One Sunday Afternoon
Movie · as Virginia Brush
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Movie · as Emily Carson
Love and Learn
Movie · as Jackie
Always Together
Movie · as Polly (uncredited)
Her Kind of Man
Movie · as Georgia King
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Movie · as Sue Jackson
Of Human Bondage
Movie · as Sally Athelny
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie · as Polly
Bathing Beauty
Movie · as Janis
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · as Studio Guide
I Won't Play
Movie · as Kim Karol / Sally