Janis Paige
An enthusiastic singer from childhood, Janis Paige was discovered by a talent scout while performing at the Hollywood Canteen, which quickly led to a career in movies. As a contract player for Warner Brothers, she graced such musicals as, appropriately enough, "Hollywood Canteen" (1944), "The Time, the Place and the Girl" (1946) and "Romance on the High Seas" (1948). Paige's spirited work during this period registered positively with the public, even if most of her pictures were formula exercises that rarely exceeded their expectations. After a brief period as a freelancer at the beginning of the 1950s, Paige found her true fame as a stage actress, impressing Broadway patrons in "Remains to be Seen" (1951-52) and the comic blockbuster "The Pajama Game" (1954-56), where she gave one of her trademark performances as a sexy union leader who falls in love with a factory supervisor. While the stage took on a special importance for her, Paige periodically reappeared on the silver screen, with "Silk Stockings" (1957) showcasing her appeal at its peak. She also briefly toplined her own sitcom and was a regular presence on TV programs of several genres. While not considered a top flight star in most circles, Paige was one of the true iron ladies of show business, boasting a career more than seven decades in duration, and was still delighting audiences on stage in her nineties.
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Janis Paige
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Natural Causes | Mrs. MacCarthy (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Other Woman | Mrs. Barnes (Character) | - | 1983 |
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Love at the Top | Estelle (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace | Mandy Packer (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Magic on Love Island | Madge (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valentine Magic on Love Island | Madge (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angel on My Shoulder | Dolly Blaine (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cadaver in the Clutter | Kate Lanigan (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friday the Rabbi Slept Late | Kate Lanigan (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Return of Joe Forrester | Irene (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gibbsville: The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Lonnie (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Welcome to Hard Times | Adah (Character) | - | 1967 |
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The Caretakers | Marion (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow the Boys | Liz Bradville (Character) | - | 1963 |
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Bachelor in Paradise | Dolores Jynson (Character) | - | 1961 |
57% |
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Deborah Vaughn (Character) | - | 1960 |
100% |
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Silk Stockings | Peggy Dainton (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Universe | Lorraine (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Gals and a Guy |
Della Oliver/ |
- | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Side of the Law | Nadine Taylor (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fugitive Lady | Barbara Clementi (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The House Across the Street | Kit Williams (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Younger Brothers | Kate Shepherd (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Sunday Afternoon | Virginia Brush (Character) | - | 1948 |
88% |
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Romance on the High Seas | Elvira Kent (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Winter Meeting | Peggy Markham (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wallflower | Joy Linnett (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Cheyenne | Emily Carson (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love and Learn | Jackie (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Time, the Place and the Girl | Sue Jackson (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Guys From Milwaukee | Polly (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Of Human Bondage | Sally Athelny (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Her Kind of Man | Georgia King (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Bathing Beauty | Janis (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Studio Guide (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Won't Play |
Kim Karol / |
- | 1944 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
60% | No Score Yet | Legend | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mission: Impossible | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Catherine Hackett (Character) | 1985-1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trauma Center | Susie (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 1981 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happy Days | Angela (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eight Is Enough | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Charlene Maguire (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Unknown (Character) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Georgia Durian (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Goldie Williamson (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Hallie Martin (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Nellie Jefferson (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I've Got a Secret | Guest | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dinah Shore Show | Guest | 1960 |