Lois January

Lois January

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    McAllen, Texas, USA
    Birthday
    10/5/1912
The Pace That Kills
The Pace That Kills
2.6
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
4
Life Returns
Life Returns
4.2
Border Caballero
Border Caballero
5.8
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Lightnin' Bill Carson
5
Rogue of the Range
4
Umpa
Umpa
2.5
Bar-Z Bad Men
Bar-Z Bad Men
2.3
The Trusted Outlaw
The Trusted Outlaw
6
By Candlelight
By Candlelight
5.8
Show Business
Show Business
6
Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony
6
Society Fever
Society Fever
6
The Richard Pryor Special?
6.3
The Roaming Cowboy
0
Too Many Women
Too Many Women
9
Let’s Be Ritzy
Let’s Be Ritzy
0
Arizona Bad Man
Arizona Bad Man
5
Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall
3
Tripping Through the Tropics
0
Skull and Crown
Skull and Crown
6
Three Cheers for the Girls
Three Cheers for the Girls
6.2
The Red Rope
The Red Rope
6
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
6
Susie's Affairs
Susie's Affairs
5
Courage of the West
Courage of the West
0
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over
0
The Human Side
The Human Side
0
School for Romance
School for Romance
3
Moonlight on the Range
Moonlight on the Range
0
One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon
4.6
Double Agent
Double Agent
4.6
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