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Home/People/Dorothy Janis
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Born
Feb 19, 1912Died: Mar 10, 2010
Lived 98 years
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

8
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dorothy King
Dorothy Penelope Jones
IMDb Profile

Dorothy Janis

Acting

Biography
Dorothy Janis (born Dorothy Penelope Jones) was an American actress best remembered for a small number of films (primarily 1929's The Pagan) she made during the final years of the Silent cinema era.
Lummox poster

Lummox

as Chita
1930
The Pagan poster

The Pagan

as Tito
1929
The Overland Telegraph poster

The Overland Telegraph

as Dorothy
1929
White Shadows in the South Seas poster

White Shadows in the South Seas

as Girl
1928
Fleetwing poster

Fleetwing

as Thurya
1928
Kit Carson poster

Kit Carson

as Sings-in-the-Clouds
1928
The Green Archer poster

The Green Archer

Cast
1925
Camille of the Barbary Coast poster

Camille of the Barbary Coast

as Dora Malcolm
1925