Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely. After graduating high school she attempted, with the help of her mother, to break into films, but to no avail. In 1935, after attending the University of Missouri, she began a career as a radio singer, which led to her first name change to Jane Durrell. In 1936 she signed a contract with Warner Bros. Pictures and that led to another name change, the more familiar one of Jane Wyman. Under that name she appeared in "A" and "B" pictures at Warners, including two with her future husband, Ronald Reagan: Brother Rat (1938) and its sequel, Brother Rat and a Baby (1940). In the early 1940s she moved into comedies and melodramas and gained attention for her role as Ray Milland's long-suffering girlfriend in The Lost Weekend (1945). The following year she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Ma Baxter in The Yearling (1946), and won the coveted prize in 1949 as deaf-mute rape victim Belinda MacDonald in Johnny Belinda (1948). She followed that with a number of appearances in more prestigious films, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950), Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951), Michael Curtiz's The Story of Will Rogers (1952) and the first movie version of The Glass Menagerie (1950). She starred opposite Bing Crosby in the musical Just for You (1952). She was Oscar-nominated for her performances in The Blue Veil (1951) and Magnificent Obsession (1954). She also starred in the immensely popular So Big (1953), Lucy Gallant (1955), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Miracle in the Rain (1956). In addition to her extensive film career, she hosted TV's Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (1955) and starred in most of the episodes of the show, which ran for three seasons. She came back to the big screen in Holiday for Lovers (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and her final film, How to Commit Marriage (1969). Although off the big screen, she became a presence on the small screen and starred in two made-for-TV movies, including The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979). In early 1981, in the 49th year of her career, she won the role of conniving matriarch Angela Channing Erikson Stavros Agretti in the movie "The Vintage Years", which was the unaired pilot for the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest (1981), later in the year. For nine seasons she played that character in a way that virtually no other actress could have done, and became the moral center of the show. The show was a ratings winner from its debut in 1981, and made stars out of her fellow cast members Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, Abby Dalton and Susan Sullivan. At the end of the first season the story line had her being informed that her evil son, played by David Selby, had inherited 50% of a California newspaper company, and the conflicts inherent in that situation led to even bigger ratings over the next five years. Wyman was nominated six times for a Soap Opera Digest Award, and in 1984 she won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series Drama. By the show's eighth season, however, she was emotionally drained and the strain of constantly working to keep up the quality of a hit show took its toll on her. In addition, there was friction on the set among cast members. All of these events culminated in her departure from the show after the first two episodes of the ninth season (her character was hospitalized and slipped into a coma) for health reasons. After a period of recuperation, she believed that she had recovered enough to guest-star in the last three episodes of the season (her doctor disagreed, but she did it anyway). She then guest-starred as Jane Seymour's mother on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) and three years later appeared in Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995). In the late 1990s she purchased a home in Rancho Mirage, California, where she lived in retirement. Her daughter, Maureen Reagan (who died in August 2001), was a writer who also involved herself in political issues and organized a powerful foundation. Also, she placed her 3200-sq.-ft. Rancho Mirage condominium on the market. Jane Wyman died at the age of 90, at her Palm Springs, California home, on September 10, 2007, having long suffered from arthritis and diabetes. It was reported that Wyman died in her sleep of natural causes at the Rancho Mirage Country Club.
Jane Yamamoto was born on January 27, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for America's Sweethearts (2001), Imagine That (2009) and Dinocroc (2004).
Jane de Wet is an actress, known for Griekwastad (2019), The Other Side and Trackers (2019).
Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, to Joan, a secretary, and Carmine Garofalo, an Exxon executive. She is of Italian and Irish descent. Janeane had many jobs before breaking into show biz. She worked as a bike messenger, a shoe saleswoman, waitress and temp secretary. Watching David Letterman on TV inspired her to write comedy, and by 1985 she was doing stand up comedy. As such, Janeane has become a cult figure, giving a voice to a generation, venting her frustration at T.V., romance, life in general and anything that ticks her off in particular. Janeane did sketches on The Ben Stiller Show (1992) (an Emmy-winning, but canceled show). She would continue to collaborate with Ben Stiller in future projects. Janeane received 2 Emmy nominations for her work on The Larry Sanders Show (1992), developing her signature character: a smart, cynical woman with a razor wit. She was not happy with her Saturday Night Live (1975) stint in 1994, and was vocal about it (of course). Transferring her persona from TV to the big screen, she moved on to movies, basically playing the character she had defined for herself. In Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) she portrayed a smart, cynical, successful businesswomen with a razor wit, and this time with swear words (in the movie she had developed a brand of cigarettes with fast-burning paper, for the gal on the go; in real life it is alleged she smokes Marlboros). Janeane continues to work in TV and movies, often collaborating with Ben Stiller in a number of movies like Mystery Men (1999), his easygoing style being a counterpoint to her caustic nature.
Janee Bolden is an actress, known for Love You Right (2021).
Geneva "Gee" was born into a large family with deep roots in the Seventh Ward. She is what New Orleans natives call a "Creole's Creole". Her father was a barber who owned a business on St. Anthony Street and her mother was a hairdresser. She was the second born in a close knit family of four siblings which consisted of an older brother Walbert and two younger sisters, Zernell and Zona. She always wanted to be an entertainer and as a child would dance and rehearse skits to perform for family and friends in the neighborhood. Encouraged by Mrs. Leah McKenna, Principal at Rivers Frederick Junior High School, she participated in whatever recital or program being presented at the school or other venue. She credits her mother for being her staunchest supporter "who was the foundation of my life and all my successes." Her earliest memories of performers who inspired her are of Pearl Bailey, Eartha Kitt and Lena Horne appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. The family relocated and she arrived in LA convinced she would make it. She got an agent and changed her name to Janell Michelle. She was also enrolled at the time in Manual Arts High School. While she commuted weekly to Las Vegas to work as a dancer, she graduated 25th scholastically in a class of 500. After graduation, she acted in bit parts in made for television programs finally landing a roll in Buffalo Soldier (1970) and Mephisto Waltz (1971. At 23, she met and fell in love with and married Robert DuQui, a widower with 4 children. This marriage produced a son, Robert Diego Duqui and ended in divorce. She married Robert Tucker in 1979. In 1983 the couple welcomed a baby girl, Iam. She is a successful businesswoman in New Orleans LA.
Janeece Francis is an actress, known for The Red Effect (2017).
Janeen Damian was born on July 17, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Falling for Christmas (2022), Christmas Waltz (2020) and Much Ado About Christmas (2021). She has been married to Michael Damian since June 18, 1998.
Born and raised in Springfield Massachusetts, Janeen Ferdinand is a singer, songwriter, producer and voiceover talent with three independent Pop / RnB releases and a Boston Music Award Nomination. She is the founder of Mentoring with Music & The Blessing Publishing House and has worked with multi-platinum, Grammy award winning producers Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun, Donnie Wahlberg, (New Edition and New Kids on the Block), Gerald Lee (composer for the multiple Grammy award winning singer, Patti LaBelle and Herb Alpert) and Grammy nominated producer / saxophonist Scott Mayo. Janeen toured around the U.S. for many years performing, recording and opening for numerous national acts including multiple Grammy Award winners The Fugees. Janeen now resides just outside of Los Angeles California and spends most of her time songwriting and producing music for various artists with Hollywood stuntman, speaker and new reality show host Sammy Maloof, while continuing to work on projects in advertising, television and film.
Janek Ambros is a writer/producer/director and founder of Assembly Line Entertainment, a financing and production company formed in 2012 that has produced over a dozen films ranging from narrative films that have premiered at festivals such as Sundance and TIFF to documentaries and experimental films from around the globe. His slate of films span all genres while covering topics such as the rise of fascism in the West, human rights, classicism, and American imperialism. Notable films as producer include "Human Capital" starring Liev Shrieber and Marisa Tomei and "Ten Thousand Saints" starring Ethan Hawke and Hailee Steinfeld. Notable films as a writer/director include "Le Quinze Mai à Paris" produced by Barbara De Fina (Goodfellas, Casino), "Imminent Threat", which tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and executive produced by Academy Award nominee James Cromwell, and the theatrically released psychedelic comedy he co-wrote and directed, "Mondo Hollywoodland," also executive produced by Cromwell. His most recent film, "Potyahy z Ukrayiny" is short documentary about an anonymous Ukrainian citizen telling her story about the Russian invasion. It was shot on the border of Poland and Ukraine and is executive produced by two time Academy Award winner Janusz Kaminski.