Acting
Janis Paige
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
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Film · 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Film · 2021
This Is Bob Hope...
Film · 2017
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Film · 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Film · 2009
Legends
Series · 2006
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Film · 2003
Family Law
Series · 1999
Caroline in the City
Series · 1995
Natural Causes
Film · 1994
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Film · 1990
Shades of L.A.
Series · 1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1988
No Man's Land
Film · 1984
We Think the World Is Round
Film · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Santa Barbara
Series · 1984
The Other Woman
Film · 1983
Gun Shy
Series · 1983
Baby Makes Five
Series · 1983
Trauma Center
Series · 1983
Love at the Top
Film · 1982
Capitol
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Flamingo Road
Series · 1981
Lewis & Clark
Series · 1981
Bret Maverick
Series · 1981
Angel on My Shoulder
Film · 1980
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Film · 1980
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Eight Is Enough
Series · 1977
Lanigan's Rabbi
Series · 1977
The Betty White Show
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Lanigan's Rabbi
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Film · 1976
Alice
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
All's Fair
Series · 1976
Cop on the Beat
Film · 1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Film · 1975
Medical Story
Series · 1975
Happy Days
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
Police Story
Series · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
Banacek
Series · 1972
All in the Family
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Sarge
Series · 1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series · 1970
Roberta
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Welcome to Hard Times
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Follow the Boys
Film · 1963
The Caretakers
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Bachelor in Paradise
Film · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Film · 1960
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
Silk Stockings
Film · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
It's Always Jan
Series · 1955
Climax!
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
The George Gobel Show
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Two Gals and a Guy
Film · 1951
Mister Universe
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Ezio Pinza Show
Series · 1951
This Side of the Law
Film · 1950
Fugitive Lady
Film · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
The House Across the Street
Film · 1949
The Younger Brothers
Film · 1949
Romance on the High Seas
Film · 1948
Winter Meeting
Film · 1948
Wallflower
Film · 1948
One Sunday Afternoon
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Film · 1947
Cheyenne
Film · 1947
Love and Learn
Film · 1947
Always Together
Film · 1947
Her Kind of Man
Film · 1946
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Film · 1946
Of Human Bondage
Film · 1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Film · 1946
Bathing Beauty
Film · 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Film · 1944
I Won't Play
Film · 1944