Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
2021 · Movie
as Self
Janis Paige
1922-09-16
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Tacoma, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Movie
as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009 · Movie
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Movie
as Self
Legends
2006 · TV Show
as Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Movie
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 · Movie
as Self
Family Law
1999 · TV Show
as Ann Fox
Caroline in the City
1995 · TV Show
as Loretta
Natural Causes
1994 · Movie
as Mrs. MacCarthy
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
as (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Movie
as Self
Shades of L.A.
1990 · TV Show
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1988 · TV Show
as Katherine Foster
No Man's Land
1984 · Movie
as Maggie Hodiak
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We Think the World Is Round
1984 · Movie
as Nina (voice)
Night Court
1984 · TV Show
as Eleanor Brandon
Santa Barbara
1984 · TV Show
as Minx Lockridge
The Other Woman
1983 · Movie
as Mrs. barnes
Gun Shy
1983 · TV Show
as Nettie McCoy
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Baby Makes Five
1983 · TV Show
Trauma Center
1983 · TV Show
Love at the Top
1982 · Movie
as Estelle
Capitol
1982 · TV Show
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
as Lauren Calder
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
as Dee Mackaluso
Flamingo Road
1981 · TV Show
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Lewis & Clark
1981 · TV Show
Bret Maverick
1981 · TV Show
as Mandy Packer
Angel on My Shoulder
1980 · Movie
as Dolly Blaine
Valentine Magic on Love Island
1980 · Movie
as Madge
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
as Catherine Hackett
Fantasy Island
1978 · TV Show
as Charlotte
Eight Is Enough
1977 · TV Show
as Auntie V
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Lanigan's Rabbi
1977 · TV Show
as Kate Lanigan
The Betty White Show
1977 · TV Show
as Wilma
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
as Phyllis Morrison
Lanigan's Rabbi
1976 · Movie
as Kate Lanigan
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Alice
1976 · TV Show
as Paco
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Joan
All's Fair
1976 · TV Show
Cop on the Beat
1975 · Movie
as Irene
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975 · Movie
as Lonnie
Medical Story
1975 · TV Show
as Nurse
Happy Days
1974 · TV Show
as Angela
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
as Miriam
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
as Irene
Banacek
1972 · TV Show
as Lydia
All in the Family
1971 · TV Show
as Denise
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
as Goldie Williamson
Sarge
1971 · TV Show
as Marian Hart
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · TV Show
as Charlene Maguire
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Roberta
1969 · Movie
as Scharwenka
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Minnie Cahoon
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Movie
as Adah
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
as Georgia Durian
Follow the Boys
1963 · Movie
as Liz
The Caretakers
1963 · Movie
as Marion
Burke's Law
1963 · TV Show
as Sharon McCauley
The Fugitive
1963 · TV Show
as Hallie Martin
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Bachelor in Paradise
1961 · Movie
as Dolores Jynson
87th Precinct
1961 · TV Show
as Cheryl Anderson
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 · Movie
as Deborah Vaughn
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · TV Show
as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV Show
Silk Stockings
1957 · Movie
as Peggy Dayton
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Nellie Jefferson
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
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It's Always Jan
1955 · TV Show
Climax!
1954 · TV Show
as Barbara
Studio 57
1954 · TV Show
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The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV Show
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Two Gals and a Guy
1951 · Movie
as Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
Mister Universe
1951 · Movie
as Lorraine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as Bebe Evans
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
as School Teacher, Janis Paige, Hatta Mari, Mrs. Cavendish
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The Ezio Pinza Show
1951 · TV Show
as Self
This Side of the Law
1950 · Movie
as Nadine Taylor
Fugitive Lady
1950 · Movie
as Barbara Clementi
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
as Self
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Iris
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
as Self, Madame Nunez
The House Across the Street
1949 · Movie
as Kit Williams
The Younger Brothers
1949 · Movie
as Kate Shepherd
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Movie
as Mrs. Elvira Kent
Winter Meeting
1948 · Movie
as Peggy Markham
Wallflower
1948 · Movie
as Joy Linnett
One Sunday Afternoon
1948 · Movie
as Virginia Brush
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
as Self
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So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1947 · Movie
as Emily Carson
Love and Learn
1947 · Movie
as Jackie
Always Together
1947 · Movie
as Polly (uncredited)
Her Kind of Man
1946 · Movie
as Georgia King
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 · Movie
as Sue Jackson
Of Human Bondage
1946 · Movie
as Sally Athelny
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 · Movie
as Polly
Bathing Beauty
1944 · Movie
as Janis
Hollywood Canteen
1944 · Movie
as Studio Guide
I Won't Play
1944 · Movie
as Kim Karol / Sally
