Double Agent
1987 · Movie
as Dowager
Lois January
1912-10-05
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McAllen, Texas, USA
Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him, Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.
Filmography
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Movie
as Older Woman
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973 · Movie
as Nurse
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV Show
as Mrs. Sloan
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961 · Movie
as Mrs. Dean
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
Father Knows Best
1954 · TV Show
as Mrs. Martin
Three Cheers for the Girls
1943 · Movie
as Brunette in Dressing Room (uncredited)
The Trusted Outlaw
1937 · Movie
as Molly Clark
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937 · Movie
as Beth Harvey
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The Roaming Cowboy
1937 · Movie
as Jeannie Morgan
Lightnin' Crandall
1937 · Movie
as Sheila Shannon
The Red Rope
1937 · Movie
as Betty Duncan
Courage of the West
1937 · Movie
as Beth Andrews
Moonlight on the Range
1937 · Movie
as Wanda Brooks
Border Caballero
1936 · Movie
as Goldie Harris
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936 · Movie
as Dolores Costello
Rogue of the Range
1936 · Movie
as Stella Lamb
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Movie
as Mr. Perelin's Secretary
The Pace That Kills
1935 · Movie
as Jane Bradford
Life Returns
1935 · Movie
as Nurse
Stolen Harmony
1935 · Movie
as Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
Society Fever
1935 · Movie
as Julie Prouty
Arizona Bad Man
1935 · Movie
as Lucy Dunston
Skull and Crown
1935 · Movie
as Barbara Franklin
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934 · Movie
as Stenographer
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Tripping Through the Tropics
1934 · Movie
as Sally
Susie's Affairs
1934 · Movie
as Susie's Brunette Roommate
Let's Talk It Over
1934 · Movie
as Alice
The Human Side
1934 · Movie
as High School Girl (uncredited)
School for Romance
1934 · Movie
as Student
Uncertain Lady
1934 · Movie
as Maid (uncredited)
Umpa
1933 · Movie
as Nurse
By Candlelight
1933 · Movie
as Ann
Show Business
1932 · Movie
as Showgirl on Train (uncredited)
Too Many Women
1932 · Movie
as Girl in White Wool Hat (uncredited)
