Janis Paige

Janis Paige

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1922-09-16 (101 years old)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Janis Paige (born as Donna Mae Tjaden, September 16, 1922, Tacoma, Washington) is 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.


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Filmography

all 90

Movies 45

TV Shows 45

self 14

Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Movie
Actress
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

Movie
Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends

Legends (2006)

TV
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)

Movie
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Movie
Family Law

Family Law (1999)

TV
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Movie
Mrs. MacCarthy
Natural Causes

Natural Causes (1994)

Movie
Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)

Movie
Minx Lockridge
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara (1984)

TV
6
Maggie Hodiak
No Man's Land

No Man's Land (1984)

Movie
Eleanor Brandon
Night Court

Night Court (1984)

TV
6
Blanche Riddle
Baby Makes Five

Baby Makes Five (1983)

TV
Mrs. barnes
The Other Woman

The Other Woman (1983)

Movie
Nettie McCoy
Gun Shy

Gun Shy (1983)

TV
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere (1982)

TV
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Capitol

Capitol (1982)

TV
Estelle
Love at the Top

Love at the Top (1982)

Movie
Mandy Packer
Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick (1981)

TV
Rose
Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark (1981)

TV
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road (1981)

TV
Dolly Blaine
Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder (1980)

Movie
Madge
Valentine Magic on Love Island

Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980)

Movie
Phyllis Morrison
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Wilma
The Betty White Show

The Betty White Show (1977)

TV
Auntie V
Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough (1977)

TV
Kate Lanigan
Lanigan's Rabbi

Lanigan's Rabbi (1977)

TV
Actress
The Nancy Walker Show

The Nancy Walker Show (1976)

TV
Joan
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
All's Fair

All's Fair (1976)

TV
Alice

Alice (1976)

TV
7.17
Kate Lanigan
Lanigan's Rabbi

Lanigan's Rabbi (1976)

Movie
Irene
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat (1975)

Movie
Lonnie
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)

Movie
Miriam
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974)

TV
7
Happy Days

Happy Days (1974)

TV
6.28
Police Story

Police Story (1973)

TV
Goldie Williamson
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Denise
All in the Family

All in the Family (1971)

TV
6.8
Scharwenka
Roberta

Roberta (1969)

Movie
Minnie Cahoon
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Georgia Durian
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Adah
Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times (1967)

Movie
5.11
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Sharon McCauley
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Hallie Martin
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Marion
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

Movie
Liz Bradville
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys (1963)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Dolores Jynson
Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise (1961)

Movie
6
87th Precinct

87th Precinct (1961)

TV
Deborah Vaughn
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Movie
6.67
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV
Nellie Jefferson
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Peggy Dayton
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings (1957)

Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Jan Stewart
It's Always Jan

It's Always Jan (1955)

TV
Barbara
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Bebe Evans
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Self / School Teacher
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show (1951)

TV
Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
Two Gals and a Guy

Two Gals and a Guy (1951)

Movie
Lorraine
Mister Universe

Mister Universe (1951)

Movie
Iris
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Nadine Taylor
This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law (1950)

Movie
Barbara Clementi
Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady (1950)

Movie
Self / Madame Nunez
The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show (1950)

TV
Kit Williams
The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street (1949)

Movie
Kate Shepherd
The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers (1949)

Movie
Virginia Brush
One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon (1948)

Movie
Elvira Kent
Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Joy Linnett
Wallflower

Wallflower (1948)

Movie
Peggy Markham
Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting (1948)

Movie
Polly (uncredited)
Always Together

Always Together (1947)

Movie
Herself (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

Movie
Emily Carson
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1947)

Movie
Jackie
Love and Learn

Love and Learn (1947)

Movie
Sue Jackson
The Time, The Place and The Girl

The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)

Movie
Polly Pringle
Two Guys from Milwaukee

Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)

Movie
Sally Athelny
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage (1946)

Movie
Georgia King
Her Kind of Man

Her Kind of Man (1946)

Movie
Studio Guide
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Movie
Kim Karol / Sally
I Won't Play

I Won't Play (1944)

Movie
Janis
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1922-09-16 (101 years old)

Birth Place
Tacoma, United States of America

Relationships
Ray Gilbert (1962-01-01 - 1976-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Janis Page, Donna Mae Tjaden, جانيس بيج

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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