Janis Paige
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Columbo
1971
The Love Boat
1977
Hawaii Five-O
1969
0Tony Awards
1956
Charlie's Angels
1976
Wagon Train
1957
The Fugitive
1963
St. Elsewhere
1982
Night Court
1984
Happy Days
1974
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Columbo
as Goldie Williamson · 1971
The Love Boat
as Phyllis Morrison · 1977
Hawaii Five-O
as Minnie Cahoon · 1969
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Charlie's Angels
as Joan · 1976
Wagon Train
as Nellie Jefferson · 1957
The Fugitive
as Hallie Martin · 1963
St. Elsewhere
as Dee Mackaluso · 1982
Night Court
as Eleanor Brandon · 1984
Happy Days
as Angela · 1974
Mannix
as Georgia Durian · 1967
The Rockford Files
as Miriam · 1974
The Red Skelton Show
as School Teacher · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Janis Paige · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Mrs. Cavendish · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Hatta Mari · 1951
Climax!
as Barbara · 1954
Alice
as Paco · 1976
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self · 1963
Capitol
· 1982
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Charlene Maguire · 1970
All in the Family
as Denise · 1971
Fantasy Island
as Charlotte · 1978
Burke's Law
as Sharon McCauley · 1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950
Caroline in the City
as Loretta · 1995
Trapper John, M.D.
as Catherine Hackett · 1979
The Bob Hope Show
as Self · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
as Madame Nunez · 1950
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1956
Eight Is Enough
as Auntie V · 1977
Family Law
as Ann Fox · 1999
Matt Houston
as Lauren Calder · 1982
Mission: Impossible
as Katherine Foster · 1988
Studio 57
· 1954
Police Story
· 1973
Police Story
as Irene · 1973
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
· 1958
Lux Video Theatre
as Iris · 1950
The George Gobel Show
as Self · 1954
87th Precinct
as Cheryl Anderson · 1961
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self · 1959
Banacek
as Lydia · 1972
Santa Barbara
as Minx Lockridge · 1984
Legends
as Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2006
Flamingo Road
· 1981
Trauma Center
· 1983
Bret Maverick
as Mandy Packer · 1981
Medical Story
as Nurse · 1975
Shades of L.A.
· 1990
All's Fair
· 1976
Sarge
as Marian Hart · 1971
The Betty White Show
as Wilma · 1977
General Electric Theater
· 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bebe Evans · 1951
Lanigan's Rabbi
as Kate Lanigan · 1977
Bathing Beauty
as Janis · 1944
Lewis & Clark
· 1981
Silk Stockings
as Peggy Dayton · 1957
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Deborah Vaughn · 1960
Gun Shy
as Nettie McCoy · 1983
Welcome to Hard Times
as Adah · 1967
The Ezio Pinza Show
as Self · 1951
Bachelor in Paradise
as Dolores Jynson · 1961
Romance on the High Seas
as Mrs. Elvira Kent · 1948
Natural Causes
as Mrs. MacCarthy · 1994
No Man's Land
as Maggie Hodiak · 1984
It's Always Jan
· 1955
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self · 2003
Baby Makes Five
· 1983
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
as Self · 2009
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage) · 1976
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Hollywood Canteen
as Studio Guide · 1944
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self · 1990
Her Kind of Man
as Georgia King · 1946
Mister Universe
as Lorraine · 1951
This Side of the Law
as Nadine Taylor · 1950
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self · 2021
Cop on the Beat
as Irene · 1975
We Think the World Is Round
as Nina (voice) · 1984
Angel on My Shoulder
as Dolly Blaine · 1980
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self · 2003
Valentine Magic on Love Island
as Madge · 1980
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Self (uncredited) · 1947
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Lonnie · 1975
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Polly · 1946
The House Across the Street
as Kit Williams · 1949
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self · 2009
Cheyenne
as Emily Carson · 1947
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Sue Jackson · 1946
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
as Self · 2021
Follow the Boys
as Liz · 1963
Two Gals and a Guy
as Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour · 1951
I Won't Play
as Kim Karol / Sally · 1944
One Sunday Afternoon
as Virginia Brush · 1948
The Caretakers
as Marion · 1963
Love at the Top
as Estelle · 1982
Of Human Bondage
as Sally Athelny · 1946
Fugitive Lady
as Barbara Clementi · 1950
Winter Meeting
as Peggy Markham · 1948
Love and Learn
as Jackie · 1947
Always Together
as Polly (uncredited) · 1947
Roberta
as Scharwenka · 1969
The Younger Brothers
as Kate Shepherd · 1949
The Other Woman
as Mrs. barnes · 1983
Wallflower
as Joy Linnett · 1948
Lanigan's Rabbi
as Kate Lanigan · 1976