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Janis Paige is a Actor American born on 16 september 1922 at Tacoma (USA)

Janis Paige

Janis Paige
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Birth name Donna Mae Tjaden
Nationality USA
Birth 16 september 1922 at Tacoma (USA)
Death 2 june 2024 (at 101 years)

Janis Paige (born September 16, 1922) is an American film, musical theatre and television actress.

Biography

Janis Paige chante sur scène dès l'âge de 5 ans. Quelques années plus tard, le recruteur de la Warner, Jack Carson lui signe un contrat.

Best films

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
(1948)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Janis Paige (29 films)

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Actress

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
, 1h53
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Documentary films about films
Actors Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Esther Williams
Roles (archive footage)
Rating74% 3.7389153.7389153.7389153.7389153.738915
Troisième volet de "Il était une fois Hollywood", "That's Entertainment III" nous propose un nouveau panorama de l'age d'or de la MGM mais aussi des chutes rarissimes, des séquences coupées lors de la sortie des films et des essais d'autres stars que celles qui furent finalement choisies.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1984)
, 1h40
Directed by Rod Holcomb
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Marc Alaimo, Frank Bonner, Donna Dixon, Estelle Getty, Sam J. Jones, Janis Paige
Roles Maggie Hodiak
Rating63% 3.1707753.1707753.1707753.1707753.170775
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
, 1h43
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige, John Anderson, Aldo Ray
Roles Adah
Rating57% 2.898022.898022.898022.898022.89802
A vicious stranger, the "Man from Bodie" (Aldo Ray), terrorizes the small settlement of Hard Times. (In Doctorow's book, the town is in the Dakota territory. In the movie, it is assumed to be in western Nevada.) He kills the only men who stand up to him, town founder Mr. Fee (Paul Birch) and town undertaker Mr. Hanson (Elisha Cook, Jr.), as well as raping and killing Fee's girlfriend Flo (Ann McCrea). Before he leaves, he burns down the handful of buildings.
The Caretakers
The Caretakers (1963)
, 1h37
Directed by Hall Bartlett
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Joan Crawford, Robert Stack, Polly Bergen, Janis Paige, Constance Ford, Herbert Marshall
Roles Marion
Rating56% 2.805562.805562.805562.805562.80556
Optimistic psychiatrist Dr. Donovan MacLeod wants to prove his theory that mental patients can benefit from group therapy. His method of treatment, with no violence or punishment, is met with a great deal of resistance from his unyielding and self-righteous head nurse, Lucretia Terry, who believes in traditional methods such as strait-jackets and padded cells for treating the mentally ill.
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1963)
, 1h35
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, La provence, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Dany Robin, Janis Paige, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Long
Roles Liz
Rating53% 2.6597852.6597852.6597852.6597852.659785
Quatre jeunes femmes suivent la côte depuis Cannes jusqu'en Italie, leurs maris ou amis étant embarqués sur un navire de guerre américain...
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
, 1h49
Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Virginia Grey, Jim Hutton
Roles Dolores Jynson
Rating62% 3.1497753.1497753.1497753.1497753.149775
A.J. Niles is a provocative best-selling author who discovers that he has a large tax debt owed to the IRS, due to being ripped off by his accountant, Herman Wapinger. He goes undercover under the alias "Jack Adams" in a California suburban community called Paradise Village to research a new book about the wives and lives there. Niles is pursued by a flirtatious married woman named Dolores while falling in love with a woman, Rosemary, who rents her house to him. Wapinger is found, Niles' cash is returned to him, and he reveals his true identity on national television. The husbands in Paradise Village all file for divorce, believing their wives are all having affairs with Niles. In divorce court, Niles reveals that he is in love with Rosemary and asks her to marry him. Everyone lives happily ever after.
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
, 1h52
Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Richard Haydn, Spring Byington, Patsy Kelly
Roles Deborah Vaughn
Rating63% 3.1975253.1975253.1975253.1975253.197525
Professor Lawrence Mackay (David Niven) and his wife Kate (Doris Day) are struggling with four small boys in a tiny, two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Months before, they had announced their intention to move to a larger apartment, but haven't been able to find one. Meanwhile, their lease has expired and the landlord has rented out their apartment to someone who insists they vacate immediately. They decide to should look for a house in the country, but the only thing they can afford is a run-down mansion complete with secret panels and trap doors. They have no choice but to move in and start fixing it up.
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings (1957)
, 1h57
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, Jules Munshin, George Tobias
Roles Peggy Dayton
Rating67% 3.397943.397943.397943.397943.39794
A brash American film producer, Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire), wants Russian composer Peter Illyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to write music for his next picture, which is being made in Paris. But when the composer expresses his wish to stay in Paris, three comically bumbling operatives, Comrades Brankov (Peter Lorre), Bibinski (Jules Munshin) and Ivanov (Joseph Buloff), are sent from Moscow to take Boroff back.
Two Gals and a Guy
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
, 1h10
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Janis Paige, Robert Alda, Patty McCormack, James Gleason, Lionel Stander, Arnold Stang
Roles Della Oliver / Sylvia Latour
Rating70% 3.5245553.5245553.5245553.5245553.524555
A singing couple (Alda and Paige) get their own weekly TV show, and the strain jeopardizes their relationship.
This Side of the Law
This Side of the Law (1950)
, 1h14
Directed by Richard L. Bare
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Kent Smith, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Janis Paige, John Alvin, Monte Blue
Roles Nadine Taylor
Rating63% 3.1745153.1745153.1745153.1745153.174515
David Cummins (Kent Smith) is trapped in a dry cistern and wondering whether he will die there. The largest portion of the rest of the film is a flashback to a week earlier then forward, detailing the events that landed him in that precarious pit.
The Younger Brothers
The Younger Brothers (1949)
, 1h18
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton, Geraldine Brooks, Alan Hale
Roles Kate Shepherd
Rating52% 2.6192452.6192452.6192452.6192452.619245
Determined to reform from their outlaw ways, Cole, Jim and Bob Younger ride to Cedar Creek, Minnesota, where a parole hearing will be held. If they steer clear of trouble, the Youngers will be free to return home to Missouri and their farm.