People
Janis Paige
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 film career co-starring in secondary musicals, often paired with either Dennis Morgan or Jack Carson. She later was relegated to rugged... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self | 2021-08-14 |
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission | 2021-02-02 |
This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's as Self | 2009-05-19 |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self | 2009-01-01 |
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self | 2003-04-22 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self | 2003-04-03 |
That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
Natural Causes as Mrs. MacCarthy | 1994-04-01 |
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self | 1990-07-23 |
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
No Man's Land as Maggie Hodiak | 1984-05-27 |
The Other Woman as Mrs. barnes | 1983-03-22 |
Love at the Top as Estelle | 1982-01-01 |
Angel on My Shoulder as Dolly Blaine | 1980-05-11 |
Valentine Magic on Love Island as Madge | 1980-02-15 |
Lanigan's Rabbi as Kate Lanigan | 1976-06-17 |
Cop on the Beat as Irene | 1975-05-06 |
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Lonnie | 1975-04-12 |
Roberta as Scharwenka | 1969-11-06 |
Welcome to Hard Times as Adah | 1967-04-30 |
The Caretakers as Marion | 1963-08-21 |
Follow the Boys as Liz | 1963-02-27 |
Bachelor in Paradise as Dolores Jynson | 1961-11-01 |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Deborah Vaughn | 1960-03-31 |
Silk Stockings as Peggy Dayton | 1957-06-28 |
Two Gals and a Guy as Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour | 1951-07-01 |
Mister Universe as Lorraine | 1951-01-10 |
This Side of the Law as Nadine Taylor | 1950-06-17 |
Fugitive Lady as Barbara Clementi | 1950-05-08 |
The House Across the Street as Kit Williams | 1949-09-10 |
The Younger Brothers as Kate Shepherd | 1949-05-03 |
One Sunday Afternoon as Virginia Brush | 1948-12-25 |
Romance on the High Seas as Mrs. Elvira Kent | 1948-06-25 |
Wallflower as Joy Linnett | 1948-06-13 |
Winter Meeting as Peggy Markham | 1948-04-07 |
Always Together as Polly (uncredited) | 1947-12-10 |
So You Want to Be in Pictures as Herself (uncredited) | 1947-06-07 |
Cheyenne as Emily Carson | 1947-06-06 |
Love and Learn as Jackie | 1947-05-02 |
The Time, The Place and The Girl as Sue Jackson | 1946-12-26 |
Two Guys from Milwaukee as Polly | 1946-07-26 |
Of Human Bondage as Sally Athelny | 1946-07-05 |
Her Kind of Man as Georgia King | 1946-05-11 |
Hollywood Canteen as Studio Guide | 1944-12-15 |
I Won't Play as Kim Karol / Sally | 1944-11-11 |
Bathing Beauty as Janis | 1944-06-27 |