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Dorothy Janis - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Dorothy Janis
Born
Feb 19, 1912
Died: Mar 10, 2010
Lived 98 years
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
7
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dorothy King
Dorothy Penelope Jones
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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.
Movies
7
TV Shows
0
Lummox
as
Chita
1930
The Pagan
as
Tito
1929
The Overland Telegraph
as
Dorothy
1929
White Shadows in the South Seas
as
Girl
1928
Fleetwing
as
Thurya
1928
The Green Archer
Cast
1925
Camille of the Barbary Coast
as
Dora Malcolm
1925