- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1912
- Place of Birth
- McAllen, Texas, USA
- Died
- August 7, 2006
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 Badma…
Filmography
movieDouble Agent
1987 · Dowager
movieThe Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Older Woman
movieMy Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973 · Nurse
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Mrs. Sloan
movieThe Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961 · Mrs. Dean
tvMy Three Sons
1960
tvFather Knows Best
1954 · Mrs. Martin
movieThree Cheers for the Girls
1943 · Brunette in Dressing Room (uncredited)
movieCourage of the West
1937 · Beth Andrews
movieThe Red Rope
1937 · Betty Duncan
movieMoonlight on the Range
1937 · Wanda Brooks
movieThe Trusted Outlaw
1937 · Molly Clark
movieBar-Z Bad Men
1937 · Beth Harvey
movieLightnin' Crandall
1937 · Sheila Shannon
The Roaming Cowboy
movieThe Roaming Cowboy
1937 · Jeannie Morgan
movieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Mr. Perelin's Secretary
movieRogue of the Range
1936 · Stella Lamb
movieLightnin' Bill Carson
1936 · Dolores Costello
movieBorder Caballero
1936 · Goldie Harris
movieSkull and Crown
1935 · Barbara Franklin
movieThe Pace That Kills
1935 · Jane Bradford
movieSociety Fever
1935 · Julie Prouty
movieStolen Harmony
1935 · Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
movieArizona Bad Man
1935 · Lucy Dunston
movieLife Returns
1935 · Nurse
movieThe Human Side
1934 · High School Girl (uncredited)
Tripping Through the Tropics
movieTripping Through the Tropics
1934 · Sally
movieSusie's Affairs
1934 · Susie's Brunette Roommate
movieLet's Talk It Over
1934 · Alice
movieLet’s Be Ritzy
1934 · Stenographer
movieUncertain Lady
1934 · Maid (uncredited)
movieSchool for Romance
1934 · Student
movieBy Candlelight
1933 · Ann
movieUmpa
1933 · Nurse
movieShow Business
1932 · Showgirl on Train (uncredited)
movieToo Many Women
1932 · Girl in White Wool Hat (uncredited)