Janis Hansen obit

Actress Janis Hansen has died 

She was not on the list.

Raised in Jamestown, and later Lakewood, both in Chautauqua County, New York, Hansen is the daughter of Roger, an accountant, and Jeanette Hansen. She and her one sibling, elder sister Sheryn Rae, attended Southwestern High School in Jamestown, New York, graduating in 1955 (Sheryn) and 1958 (Janis).

A one-time Playboy bunny, Hansen appeared on Broadway in The Riot Act (March–April 1963), a short-lived comedy, starring Dorothy Stickney, Ruth Donnelly, Sylvia Miles, and another young ingenue, Linda Lavin.

Hansen may be best known for her recurring role as "Gloria", the ex-wife of Felix Unger on The Odd Couple (1970–1975). She had guest roles on such television programs as Bonanza, The Big Valley, Gidget, It Takes a Thief, The FBI (Season 5 episode 12, "The Inside Man" aka episode 126 as "Andrea Gray"), and I Dream of Jeannie. She portrayed "Sister Katherine Grace" in the 1970 film Airport. She last acted in 1982.

Hansen founded Hansen Management, a talent management company in Los Angeles, serving as agent, coach and manager.

Hansen was married to Joseph Roland Mikolas (1927–1996), an actor known for his appearances on the Ernie Kovacs Show. They remained together until his death in 1996. The couple had two children. She remarried, on July 27, 2002, to Andrew Michael Roemer.

Hansen died in Los Angeles on November 30, 2021, aged 81, of undisclosed causes.

Actress

T.J. Hooker (1982)

T.J. Hooker

Denice Clark

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Angel on My Shoulder (1980)

Angel on My Shoulder

Cissy

TV Movie

1980

 

Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)

Vega$

Freedom East

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

The Streets of San Francisco

Julia DrakeMaggie Collins

TV Series

1975–1977

2 episodes

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

Diana

TV Series

1977

1 episode

 

Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

Paula Morgan

TV Series

1976

1 episode

 

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Terry

TV Movie

1975

 

Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)

The Odd Couple

GloriaGloria Unger

TV Series

1971–1975

12 episodes

 

Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

Mrs. Harrison

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)

Movin' On

Cathy

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

Nurse Coulter

TV Series

1974

1 episode

 

The Death Squad (1974)

The Death Squad

Dispatcher

TV Movie

1974

 

Love, American Style (1969)

Love, American Style

Dora Bradley (segment "Love and Lover's Lane")

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

Cannon for Cordoba

Girl

1970

 

Airport (1970)

Airport

Sister Katherine Grace

1970

 

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

I Dream of Jeannie

Patricia Schaeffer (as Janis Hanson)

TV Series

1969

1 episode

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

Andrea GrayEmily Foxx

TV Series

1969

2 episodes

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

BethJanie Moore

TV Series

1968–1969

2 episodes

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

Anne Rohrer

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

Bob Denver and Herb Edelman in The Good Guys (1968)

The Good Guys

Diane

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

The Blonde

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad

The Other Woman

1967

 

The Rounders (1966)

The Rounders

Sally

TV Series

1966

5 episodes

 

My Favorite Martian (1963)

My Favorite Martian

Kerry Green

TV Series

1966

1 episode

 

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)

The Wild Wild West

Waitress

TV Series

1966

1 episode

 

Gidget (1965)

Gidget

Della MaeGirl

TV Series

1965–1966

2 episodes

 

Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

The Donna Reed Show

Lucy Ann

TV Series

1965

1 episode

 

Bonanza (1959)

Bonanza

Millie

TV Series

1965

1 episode

 

Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)

The Doctors and the Nurses

Miss Styles

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

Johnny ScoutLittle Miss Pioneer (uncredited)

TV Series

1962

1 episode