Janis Paige: Janis Paige. Actress: Silk Stockings. Joyous scene-stealer Janis Paige started out playing rather bland film ingénues, but never seemed to be comfortable in those roles--she had too much snap, crackle and pop to be confined in such a formulaic way. Born Donna Mae Tjaden in 1922 in Tacoma, Washington, she was singing in public from age 5 in local amateur shows. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school...
Known For: Silk Stockings (Peggy Dayton), Romance on the High Seas (Elvira Kent), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Deborah Vaughn), Winter Meeting (Peggy Markham)