Janis Paige
Born in Tacoma, Washington, USA — Sep 16 1922• Died Jun 02 2024
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 f…
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The Fugitive
Hallie Martin
Columbo
Goldie Williamson
Wagon Train
Nellie Jefferson
Mannix
Georgia Durian
Charlie's Angels
Joan
The Love Boat
Phyllis Morrison
Night Court
Eleanor Brandon
St. Elsewhere
Dee Mackaluso
Hawaii Five-O
Minnie Cahoon
The Rockford Files
Miriam
Climax!
Barbara
Happy Days
Angela
Alice
Caroline in the City
Loretta
Burke's Law
Sharon McCauley
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Charlene Maguire
All in the Family
Denise
Matt Houston
Lauren Calder
Trapper John, M.D.
Catherine Hackett
Family Law
Ann Fox
Eight Is Enough
Auntie V
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Legends
Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Studio 57
Police Story
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Capitol
Banacek
Lydia
Lux Video Theatre
Iris
Mission: Impossible
Katherine Foster
Trauma Center
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
87th Precinct
Cheryl Anderson
The George Gobel Show
Self
Flamingo Road
Shades of L.A.
Bret Maverick
Mandy Packer
Santa Barbara
Minx Lockridge
Sarge
Marian Hart
All's Fair
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bebe Evans
The Betty White Show
Wilma
General Electric Theater
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Lanigan's Rabbi
Kate Lanigan
Gun Shy
Nettie McCoy
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Lewis & Clark
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Deborah Vaughn
Bachelor in Paradise
Dolores Jynson
Silk Stockings
Peggy Dayton
Welcome to Hard Times
Adah
Romance on the High Seas
Mrs. Elvira Kent
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Bathing Beauty
Janis
Love and Learn
Jackie
Cheyenne
Emily Carson
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
Baby Makes Five
Her Kind of Man
Georgia King
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
It's Always Jan
Roberta
Scharwenka
Winter Meeting
Peggy Markham
Always Together
Polly (uncredited)
This Side of the Law
Nadine Taylor
The Caretakers
Marion
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Sue Jackson
Two Gals and a Guy
Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Polly
Hollywood Canteen
Studio Guide
Cop on the Beat
Irene
No Man's Land
Maggie Hodiak
Of Human Bondage
Sally Athelny
The Younger Brothers
Kate Shepherd
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Lonnie
Angel on My Shoulder
Dolly Blaine
Natural Causes
Mrs. MacCarthy
Follow the Boys
Liz
One Sunday Afternoon
Virginia Brush
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Self (uncredited)
The Other Woman
Mrs. barnes
I Won't Play
Kim Karol / Sally
The House Across the Street
Kit Williams
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self
Wallflower
Joy Linnett
Mister Universe
Lorraine
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Madge
Fugitive Lady
Barbara Clementi
Lanigan's Rabbi
Kate Lanigan
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Self
Love at the Top
Estelle
We Think the World Is Round
Nina (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter