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.Januarys 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.Januarys 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.
Jane Bradford
Filme 1935
Mrs. Dean
Filme 1961
Nurse
Filme 1935
Goldie Harris
Filme 1936
Dolores Costello
Filme 1936
Stella Lamb
Filme 1936
Nurse
Filme 1933
Molly Clark
Filme 1937
Beth Harvey
Filme 1937
Ann
Filme 1933
Showgirl on Train (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
Filme 1935
Julie Prouty
Filme 1935
Older Woman
Filme 1977
Jeannie Morgan
Filme 1937
Girl in White Wool Hat (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Stenographer
Filme 1934
Lucy Dunston
Filme 1935
Sheila Shannon
Filme 1937
Sally
Filme 1934
Barbara Franklin
Filme 1935
Brunette in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Filme 1943
Betty Duncan
Filme 1937
Nurse
Filme 1973
Susie's Brunette Roommate
Filme 1934
Beth Andrews
Filme 1937
Alice
Filme 1934
High School Girl (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Student
Filme 1934
Wanda Brooks
Filme 1937
Mr. Perelin's Secretary
Filme 1936
Tv 1960
Mrs. Sloan
Tv 1969