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 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.
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Filmography
all 91
TV Shows 46
Movies 45
self 13
![This Is Bob Hope...](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44975-this-is-bob-hope.jpg)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
![Legends](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/577513-legends.jpg)
Legends (2006)
![That's Entertainment! III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3554-that-s-entertainment-iii.jpg)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
![Natural Causes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36992-natural-causes.jpg)
Natural Causes (1994)
![Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/716311-happy-birthday-bob-50-stars-salute-your-50-years-with-nbc.jpg)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
![Santa Barbara](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34123-santa-barbara.jpg)
Santa Barbara (1984)
![No Man's Land](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56663-no-man-s-land.jpg)
No Man's Land (1984)
![Night Court](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25224-night-court.jpg)
Night Court (1984)
![Baby Makes Five](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Baby Makes Five (1983)
![The Other Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/590789-the-other-woman.jpg)
The Other Woman (1983)
![Gun Shy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/699213-gun-shy.jpg)
Gun Shy (1983)
![Love at the Top](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1056027-love-at-the-top.jpg)
Love at the Top (1982)
![Bret Maverick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55609-bret-maverick.jpg)
Bret Maverick (1981)
![Angel on My Shoulder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48359-angel-on-my-shoulder.jpg)
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
![Trapper John, M.D.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23822-trapper-john-m-d.jpg)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
![The Love Boat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73178-the-love-boat.jpg)
The Love Boat (1977)
![Eight Is Enough](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111350-eight-is-enough.jpg)
Eight Is Enough (1977)
![Lanigan's Rabbi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Lanigan's Rabbi (1977)
![All's Fair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/404112-all-s-fair.jpg)
All's Fair (1976)
![Lanigan's Rabbi](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/788911-lanigan-s-rabbi.jpg)
Lanigan's Rabbi (1976)
![Columbo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11509-columbo.jpg)
Columbo (1971)
![Roberta](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Roberta (1969)
![Hawaii Five-O](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27460-hawaii-five-o.jpg)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
![Mannix](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27014-mannix.jpg)
Mannix (1967)
![Burke's Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27456-burke-s-law.jpg)
Burke's Law (1963)
![The Fugitive](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12879-the-fugitive.jpg)
The Fugitive (1963)
![Follow the Boys](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66495-follow-the-boys.jpg)
Follow the Boys (1963)
![Bachelor in Paradise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67257-bachelor-in-paradise.jpg)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
![Please Don't Eat the Daisies](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39446-please-don-t-eat-the-daisies.jpg)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
![Wagon Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138965-wagon-train.jpg)
Wagon Train (1957)
![Silk Stockings](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20134-silk-stockings.jpg)
Silk Stockings (1957)
![Tony Awards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/188950-tony-awards.jpg)
Tony Awards (1956)
![It's Always Jan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
It's Always Jan (1955)
![Climax!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80652-climax.jpg)
Climax! (1954)
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487939-schlitz-playhouse-of-stars.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
![The Red Skelton Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23603-the-red-skelton-show.jpg)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
![Two Gals and a Guy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/783645-two-gals-and-a-guy.jpg)
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
![Mister Universe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137825-mister-universe.jpg)
Mister Universe (1951)
![This Side of the Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103306-this-side-of-the-law.jpg)
This Side of the Law (1950)
![Fugitive Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98784-fugitive-lady.jpg)
Fugitive Lady (1950)
![The Bob Hope Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/948045-the-bob-hope-show.jpg)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
![The House Across the Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109135-the-house-across-the-street.jpg)
The House Across the Street (1949)
![The Younger Brothers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96487-the-younger-brothers.jpg)
The Younger Brothers (1949)
![One Sunday Afternoon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105780-one-sunday-afternoon.jpg)
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
![Romance on the High Seas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74638-romance-on-the-high-seas.jpg)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
![Wallflower](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39467-wallflower.jpg)
Wallflower (1948)
![Winter Meeting](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39451-winter-meeting.jpg)
Winter Meeting (1948)
![Always Together](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86366-always-together.jpg)
Always Together (1947)
![So You Want to Be in Pictures](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
![Cheyenne](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/79024-cheyenne.jpg)
Cheyenne (1947)
![The Time, The Place and The Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91015-the-time-the-place-and-the-girl.jpg)
The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)
![Two Guys from Milwaukee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68795-two-guys-from-milwaukee.jpg)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
![Of Human Bondage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93859-of-human-bondage.jpg)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
![Her Kind of Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39417-her-kind-of-man.jpg)
Her Kind of Man (1946)
![Hollywood Canteen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53201-hollywood-canteen.jpg)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
![I Won't Play](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117057-i-won-t-play.jpg)
I Won't Play (1944)
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-09-16
Deathday2024-06-02 (101 years old)
Birth PlaceTacoma, United States of America
RelationshipsRay Gilbert (1962-01-01 - 1976-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJanis Page, Donna Mae Tjaden, جانيس بيج
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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