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Jan Miner

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 10/15/1917 († 86, 02/15/2004) | Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Jan Miner (October 15, 1917 – February 15, 2004) was an American actress best known for her role as the character "Madge", the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing detergent television commercials beginning in the 1960s. ()

Jan Miner was an American actress of film, television, radio and stage.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back ...

The Swimmer

Certification unknown

1968 | 3.7/5 | 1h 35min
Drama
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Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins ...

Mermaids

PG-13

1990 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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We arrive just after the death of Gertrude Stein. Her ghost returns to Alice B. Toklas and the genesis and development of their relationship is richly portrayed. ...

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

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1987 | 1h 28min
 
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The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public. ...

Lenny

R

1974 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Drama
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Movies with Jan Miner as Actress(9)

as Mother Superior1990 Mermaids
as Laurie Bembenek1989 Used Innocence
as Gertrude Stein1987 Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
as Mrs. Switzer1981 Endless Love
as Maria Kaufman1980 Willie and Phil
as Cousin Daisy1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year
1978 Out of Our Fathers' House
as Sally Marr1974 Lenny
as Lillian Hunsacker1968 The Swimmer

TV Shows/Series with Jan Miner as Actress(20)

as Edna Hodge1990 Law & Order
1982 Cagney & Lacey
1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
1971 Great Performances
as Grace Harkness1959 One Step Beyond
as Elsie Knauf1958 Naked City
as Lia Wallace1958 Naked City
as Rosie Wilkin1958 Naked City
as Superintendent1958 Naked City
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Lesley1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Julia1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Janet Ballard1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jennie Ward1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Irene1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Enid Garroway1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Melinda Phillips1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mother1948 Studio One
1946 Lights Out

Full Name: Jan Miner
Born: Monday, 10/15 1917 (October) in Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 02/15 2004 (February) in Bethel (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Beaver Country Day School, Vesper George School of Art
Jan Miner frequently works together with these people:
John Newland (25x, Crew)
Vaughn Taylor (23x, Actor)
Anne Seymour (17x, Actress)
Skip Homeier (16x, Actor)
Geraldine Fitzgerald (15x, Actress)
Charlton Heston (14x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (13x, Actor)
John Forsythe (13x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (13x, Actor)
James Daly (13x, Actor)
Nina Foch (12x, Actress)
Paul Mazursky (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:517093, Added: 10/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024