Janis Paige (born Donna Mae Tjaden; September 16, 1922) is an American retired actress and singer best known for Silk Stockings (1957), Winter Meeting (1948), and Please Dont Eat The Daisies (1960).
She was married to Frank Martinelli Jr., Arthur Stander, and Ray Gilbert.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1944: Bathing Beauty as Janis
- 1944: Hollywood Canteen as Studio Guide
- 1946: Her Kind Of Man as Georgia King
- 1946: Of Human Bondage as Sally Athelny
- 1946: Two Guys From Milwaukee as Polly Pringle
- 1946: The Time The Place And The Girl as Sue Jackson
- 1947: Love And Learn as Jackie
- 1947: Cheyenne as Emily Carson
- 1947: Always Together as Polly (Uncredited Role)
- 1948: Winter Meeting as Peggy Markham
- 1948: Wallflower as Joy Linnett
- 1948: Romance On The High Seas as Elvira Kent
- 1948: One Sunday Afternoon as Virginia Brush
- 1949: The Younger Brothers as Kate Shepherd
- 1949: The House Across The Street as Kit Williams
- 1950: La Strada Buia as Barbara Clementi
- 1950: This Side Of The Law as Nadine Taylor
- 1951: Mister Universe as Lorraine
- 1951: Two Gals And A Guy as Della Oliver/Sylvia Latour
- 1957: Silk Stockings as Peggy Dayton
- 1958: Roberta as Scharwenka
- 1960: Please Dont Eat The Daisies as Deborah Vaughn
- 1960: The Secret World Of Eddie Hodges as Circus Star
- 1961: Bachelor In Paradise as Dolores Jynson
- 1961: The Big Step as Singer
- 1963: The Caretakers as Marion
- 1967: Welcome To Hard Times as Adah
- 1969: Roberta as Schawrenka
- 1975: The Turning Point Of Jim Malloy as Lonnie
- 1975: Cop On The Beat as Irene
- 1980: Valentine Magic On Love Island as Madge
- 1980: Angel on My Shoulder as Dolly Blaine
- 1983: The Other Woman as Mrs. Barnes
- 1984: No Mans Land as Maggie Hodiak
- 1994: Natural Causes as Mrs. MacCarthy
Television Roles
- 1955-1956: Its Always Jan as Jan Stewart
- 1957: Lux Video Theatre as Iris
- 1958: Schlitz Playhouse as Bebe Evans
- 1958: Shower Of Stars as Janis Paige
- 1959: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as The Redhead
- 1959-1965: The Red Skelton Hour as Hatta Mari/Mrs. Cavendish/School Teacher (3 episodes)
- 1960: The Ann Sothern Show as Edith
- 1961: Wagon Train as Nellie Jefferson
- 1961: The Chevy Show as Kathy Hewitt
- 1961: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Kathy Hewitt
- 1962: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Cheryl Anderson
- 1962: Alcoa Premiere as Connie Rankin
- 1964: Burke's Law as Sharon McCauley
- 1964: The Fugitive as Hallie Martin
- 1971: Sarge as Marian Hart
- 1972: Columbo as Goldie Williamson
- 1972: Banacek as Lydia
- 1973: Mannix as Georgia Durlan
- 1974-1975: Police Story as Mrs. Driscoll/Harry's Wife (2 episodes)
- 1975: Joe Forrester as Irene
- 1975: Medical Story as Nurse
- 1976: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Charlene Maguire
- 1976: Alls Fair as Barbara
- 1976-1977: Lanigans Rabbi as Kate Lanigan
- 1976-1978: All in the Family as Denise (3 episodes)
- 1977: The Betty White Show as Wilma
- 1977-1980: Eight is Enough as Auntie V (5 episodes)
- 1978: The Love Boat as Phyllis Morrison
- 1978: Alice as Ruth
- 1978: Hawaii Five-O as Minnie Cahoon
- 1978: Charlie's Angels as Joan
- 1978: The Rockford Files as Miriam
- 1978-1983: Fantasy Island as Brian's Mother/Mabel Martin/Charlotte (3 episodes)
- 1981: Happy Days as Angela
- 1981: Bret Maverick as Mandy Packer
- 1981: Flamingo Road as Jenny
- 1981: Lewis And Clark as Rose
- 1982: Too Close for Comfort as Irene Miller
- 1982: Romance Theatre as Estelle
- 1983: Matt Houston as Lauren Calder
- 1983: St. Elsewhere as Dee Mackaluso
- 1983: Gun Shy as Nettie McCoy
- 1983: Baby Makes Five as Blanche Riddle
- 1984: Night Court as Eleanor Brandon
- 1985-1986: Trapper John, M.D. as Catherine Hackett (15 episodes)
- 1987: Capitol as Laureen Clegg
- 1989: Mission: Impossible as Katherine Foster
- 1989-1990: General Hospital as Iona Huntington (40 episodes)
- 1990: Shades Of LA as Ruth Lockwood
- 1990-1993: Santa Barbara as Minx Lockridge (109 episodes)
- 1992: Hearts Are Wild as Camille March
- 1992: Room For Two as Charlotte Agnoletti
- 1995: Legend as Delilah Pratt
- 1997: Caroline in the City as Loretta
- 2001: Family Law as Ann Fox
Shorts
- 1944: I Won't Play as Kim Karol/Sally
- 1960: Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1984: We Think The World Is Round as Nina (also producer)
- 1985: Rockhopper as Helen Larabee
