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