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Lois January

Lois January

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 05, 1912
Died Aug 07, 2006 (93)
Birthplace McAllen, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 26, 2024
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him ... , Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.

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Filmography

Double Agent

Double Agent

1987

as Dowager

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977

as Older Woman

Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls

1943

as Brunette in Dressing Room (uncredited)

Bar-Z Bad Men

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937

as Beth Harvey

The Red Rope

The Red Rope

1937

as Betty Duncan

The Trusted Outlaw

The Trusted Outlaw

1937

as Molly Clark

Lightnin' Crandall

Lightnin' Crandall

1937

as Sheila Shannon

Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range

1937

as Wanda Brooks

Courage of the West

Courage of the West

1937

as Beth Andrews

The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

as Jeannie Morgan

Rogue of the Range

Rogue of the Range

1936

as Stella Lamb

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

as Dolores Costello

Border Caballero

Border Caballero

1936

as Goldie Harris

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

as Mr. Perelin's Secretary

The Pace That Kills

The Pace That Kills

1935

as Jane Bradford

Arizona Bad Man

Arizona Bad Man

1935

as Lucy Dunston

Skull and Crown

Skull and Crown

1935

as Barbara Franklin

Life Returns

Life Returns

1935

as Nurse

Society Fever

Society Fever

1935

as Julie Prouty

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Girl in Sextette (uncredited)

School for Romance

School for Romance

1934

as Student

Susie's Affairs

Susie's Affairs

1934

as Susie's Brunette Roommate

The Human Side

The Human Side

1934

as High School Girl (uncredited)

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Alice

Umpa

Umpa

1933

as Nurse

By Candlelight

By Candlelight

1933

as Ann

Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1932

as Girl in White Wool Hat (uncredited)

Show Business

Show Business

1932

as Showgirl on Train (uncredited)

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