Jan Miner
Acting
Born: 1917-10-15 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2004-02-15
Biography
Janice Miner (October 15, 1917 – February 15, 2004) was an American actress best known as the character Madge the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing detergent television commercials from the 1960s to the 1990s. Janice Miner was the daughter of a dentist and a painter, and had three brothers, Sheldon, Donald and Lyndsey. She studied at the Vesper George School of Art in her native Boston, then studied acting under Lee Strasberg and others. She made her stage debut in 1945 in a Boston productio
🎬 Movies (10)
Mermaids
1990
Mother Superior
Stood Up!
1990
Mrs. Abbott
Used Innocence
1989
Laurie Bembenek
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
1987
Gertrude Stein
Endless Love
1981
Mrs. Switzer
Willie & Phil
1980
Maria Kaufman
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Cousin Daisy
Out of Our Fathers' House
1978
Lenny
1974
Sally Marr
The Swimmer
1968
Lillian Hunsacker
📺 TV Shows (20)
Remember WENN
1996
Aunt Agatha
Law & Order
1990
Edna Hodge
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Stella Wall
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
1974
Great Performances
1971
One Step Beyond
1959
Grace Harkness
Naked City
1958
Elsie Knauf
Naked City
1958
Lia Wallace
Naked City
1958
Rosie Wilkin
Naked City
1958
Superintendent
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951
Ann Williams
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Julia
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Janet Ballard
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Lesley
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Jennie Ward
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Irene
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Melinda Phillips
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Enid Garroway