Janis Paige
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.
The House Across the Street
(Kit Williams)
Silk Stockings
(Peggy Dayton)
Romance on the High Seas
(Mrs. Elvira Kent)
Winter Meeting
(Peggy Markham)
Bathing Beauty
(Janis)
This Side of the Law
(Nadine Taylor)
Hollywood Canteen
(Studio Guide)
Fugitive Lady
(Barbara Clementi)
Her Kind of Man
(Georgia King)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
(Deborah Vaughn)
Bachelor in Paradise
(Dolores Jynson)
Follow the Boys
(Liz)
The Caretakers
(Marion)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(Self)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
(Sue Jackson)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self (archive footage))
The Younger Brothers
(Kate Shepherd)
Roberta
(Scharwenka)
I Won't Play
(Kim Karol / Sally)
Welcome to Hard Times
(Adah)
Of Human Bondage
(Sally Athelny)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
(Herself (uncredited))
Wallflower
(Joy Linnett)
Cheyenne
(Emily Carson)
One Sunday Afternoon
(Virginia Brush)
Love and Learn
(Jackie)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
(Polly)
Two Gals and a Guy
(Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour)
Lanigan's Rabbi
(Kate Lanigan)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
(Self)
Cop on the Beat
(Irene)
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
(Lonnie)
No Man's Land
(Maggie Hodiak)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
(Self)
Love at the Top
(Estelle)
Always Together
(Polly (uncredited))
Angel on My Shoulder
(Dolly Blaine)
Mister Universe
(Lorraine)
Natural Causes
(Mrs. MacCarthy)
Valentine Magic on Love Island
(Madge)
That's Entertainment! III
((archive footage))
This Is Bob Hope...
(Self (archive footage))
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
The Other Woman
(Mrs. barnes)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(Self)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
(Self)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Self)
Alice
Burke's Law
(Sharon McCauley)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Hawaii Five-O
(Minnie Cahoon)
All in the Family
(Denise)
Flamingo Road
Charlie's Angels
(Joan)
Happy Days
(Angela)
All's Fair
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Eight Is Enough
(Auntie V)
87th Precinct
(Cheryl Anderson)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lanigan's Rabbi
The Fugitive
(Hallie Martin)
Police Story
Family Law
(Ann Fox)
Capitol
Lux Video Theatre
(Iris)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Bebe Evans)
Matt Houston
(Lauren Calder)
Climax!
(Barbara)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Self)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
Lewis & Clark
Shades of L.A.
It's Always Jan
Gun Shy
(Nettie McCoy)
Baby Makes Five
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Columbo
(Goldie Williamson)
The Bob Hope Show
(Self)
The Red Skelton Show
(School Teacher)
Night Court
(Eleanor Brandon)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Bob Hope Show
(Madame Nunez)
Bret Maverick
(Mandy Packer)
Wagon Train
(Nellie Jefferson)
The Betty White Show
(Wilma)
The Rockford Files
(Miriam)
The Red Skelton Show
(Self)
Santa Barbara
(Minx Lockridge)
Mannix
(Georgia Durian)
The Love Boat
(Phyllis Morrison)
Legends
(Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited))
Trapper John, M.D.
(Catherine Hackett)
Mission: Impossible
(Katherine Foster)
St. Elsewhere
(Dee Mackaluso)
Sarge
(Marian Hart)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
(Charlene Maguire)
Banacek
(Lydia)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Studio 57
The Bell Telephone Hour
(Self)
The George Gobel Show
(Self)
General Electric Theater
The Red Skelton Show
(Hatta Mari)
The Red Skelton Show
(Mrs. Cavendish)
Caroline in the City
(Loretta)
Trauma Center