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
Most Rating 2.267
Birthday 1912-10-05
Place of Birth McAllen, Texas, USA
Also Known As Laura Lois January,
The Pace That Kills
1935

The Pace That Kills

Life Returns
1935

Life Returns

Border Caballero
1936

Border Caballero

Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Rogue of the Range
1936

Rogue of the Range

Umpa
1933

Umpa

Bar-Z Bad Men
1937

Bar-Z Bad Men

The Trusted Outlaw
1937

The Trusted Outlaw

Show Business
1932

Show Business

Stolen Harmony
1935

Stolen Harmony

Society Fever
1935

Society Fever

The Roaming Cowboy
1937

The Roaming Cowboy

Too Many Women
1932

Too Many Women

Arizona Bad Man
1935

Arizona Bad Man

Lightnin' Crandall
1937

Lightnin' Crandall

Tripping Through the Tropics
1934

Tripping Through the Tropics

Skull and Crown
1935

Skull and Crown

Three Cheers for the Girls
1943

Three Cheers for the Girls

The Red Rope
1937

The Red Rope

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

Susie's Affairs
1934

Susie's Affairs

Courage of the West
1937

Courage of the West

Let's Talk It Over
1934

Let's Talk It Over

The Human Side
1934

The Human Side

School for Romance
1934

School for Romance

Moonlight on the Range
1937

Moonlight on the Range

One Rainy Afternoon
1936

One Rainy Afternoon

Double Agent
1987

Double Agent

By Candlelight
1933

By Candlelight

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

The Richard Pryor Special?
1977

The Richard Pryor Special?