Lois January

Personal Info

Birthday

October 5, 1912

Day of Death

2006-08-07

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

McAllen, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Laura Lois January

Lois January

Biography

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".

Known For

Marcus Welby, M.D.

One Rainy Afternoon

Stolen Harmony

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Life Returns

Bar-Z Bad Men

Umpa

Double Agent

Filmography

1987
Double Agent
as Dowager
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Older Woman
1973
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
as Nurse
1961
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
as Mrs. Dean
1943
Three Cheers for the Girls
as Brunette in Dressing Room (uncredited)
1937
Courage of the West
as Beth Andrews
The Red Rope
as Betty Duncan
Moonlight on the Range
as Wanda Brooks
The Trusted Outlaw
as Molly Clark
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Beth Harvey
Lightnin' Crandall
as Sheila Shannon
The Roaming Cowboy
as Jeannie Morgan
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
as Mr. Perelin's Secretary
Rogue of the Range
as Stella Lamb
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Dolores Costello
Border Caballero
as Goldie Harris
1935
Skull and Crown
as Barbara Franklin
The Pace That Kills
as Jane Bradford
Society Fever
as Julie Prouty
Stolen Harmony
as Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
Arizona Bad Man
as Lucy Dunston
Life Returns
as Nurse
1934
The Human Side
as High School Girl (uncredited)
Tripping Through the Tropics
as Sally
Susie's Affairs
as Susie's Brunette Roommate
Let's Talk It Over
as Alice
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Stenographer
School for Romance
as Student
1933
By Candlelight
as Ann
Umpa
as Nurse
1932
Show Business
as Showgirl on Train (uncredited)
Too Many Women
as Girl in White Wool Hat (uncredited)