Acting · Tacoma, Washington, USA · Born September 16, 1922
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.
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieJourney to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
2021
as Self
MovieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self
MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
TVLegends
2006
as Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieCole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
TVFamily Law
1999
as Ann Fox
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Loretta
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieNatural Causes
1994
as Mrs. MacCarthy
TVShades of L.A.
1990
MovieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
TVMission: Impossible
1988
as Katherine Foster
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Think the World Is Round
1984
as Nina (voice)
TVSanta Barbara
1984
as Minx Lockridge
MovieNo Man's Land
1984
as Maggie Hodiak
TVNight Court
1984
as Eleanor Brandon
TVTrauma Center
1983
Baby Makes Five
1983
MovieThe Other Woman
1983
as Mrs. barnes
TVGun Shy
1983
as Nettie McCoy
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Dee Mackaluso
TVMatt Houston
1982
as Lauren Calder
TVCapitol
1982
MovieLove at the Top
1982
as Estelle
TVBret Maverick
1981
as Mandy Packer
Lewis & Clark
1981
TVFlamingo Road
1981
MovieAngel on My Shoulder
1980
as Dolly Blaine
MovieValentine Magic on Love Island
1980
as Madge
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
as Catherine Hackett
TVFantasy Island
1978
as Charlotte
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Phyllis Morrison
TVThe Betty White Show
1977
as Wilma
TVEight Is Enough
1977
as Auntie V
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977
as Kate Lanigan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Joan
TVAll's Fair
1976
TVAlice
1976
as Paco
MovieLanigan's Rabbi
1976
as Kate Lanigan
TVMedical Story
1975
as Nurse
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Irene
MovieThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Lonnie
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Miriam
TVHappy Days
1974
as Angela
TVPolice Story
1973
TVBanacek
1972
as Lydia
TVSarge
1971
as Marian Hart
TVColumbo
1971
as Goldie Williamson
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Denise
TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Charlene Maguire
Roberta
1969
as Scharwenka
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Minnie Cahoon
TVMannix
1967
as Georgia Durian
MovieWelcome to Hard Times
1967
as Adah
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Self
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Sharon McCauley
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Hallie Martin
MovieThe Caretakers
1963
as Marion
MovieFollow the Boys
1963
as Liz
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieBachelor in Paradise
1961
as Dolores Jynson
TV87th Precinct
1961
as Cheryl Anderson
MoviePlease Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Deborah Vaughn
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVWagon Train
1957
as Nellie Jefferson
MovieSilk Stockings
1957
as Peggy Dayton
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
It's Always Jan
1955
TVClimax!
1954
as Barbara
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
TVStudio 57
1954
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
The Ezio Pinza Show
1951
as Self
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bebe Evans
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as School Teacher
MovieTwo Gals and a Guy
1951
as Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
MovieMister Universe
1951
as Lorraine
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Iris
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieThis Side of the Law
1950
as Nadine Taylor
MovieFugitive Lady
1950
as Barbara Clementi
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MovieThe House Across the Street
1949
as Kit Williams
MovieThe Younger Brothers
1949
as Kate Shepherd
MovieOne Sunday Afternoon
1948
as Virginia Brush
MovieRomance on the High Seas
1948
as Mrs. Elvira Kent
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieWallflower
1948
as Joy Linnett
MovieWinter Meeting
1948
as Peggy Markham
MovieAlways Together
1947
as Polly (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
as Self (uncredited)
MovieCheyenne
1947
as Emily Carson
MovieLove and Learn
1947
as Jackie
MovieThe Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as Sue Jackson
MovieTwo Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Polly
MovieOf Human Bondage
1946
as Sally Athelny
MovieHer Kind of Man
1946
as Georgia King
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Studio Guide
MovieI Won't Play
1944
as Kim Karol / Sally
MovieBathing Beauty
1944
as Janis
