Janis Paige – 1922

Janis Paige began singing in local amateur shows at the tender age of five. Following high school, she moved to Los Angeles, where she became a singer at the Hollywood Canteen and a pin-up model. Eventually, this led to a film contract with the Warner Brothers. Later, she left the studio to pursue live theater work, where she appeared in several Broadway shows, such as Here’s Love, Sweet Charity, Applause, Guys and Dolls, Ballroom, and others.

She alternated between theater work and film throughout her career and made several television appearances, including starring in her own sitcom, It’s Always Jan, 87th Precinct, Columbo, General Hospital, and many others. Paige is one of the last surviving actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a career that spanned over 60 years, putting a lot of investments in her profession.