Janis Hansen
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Janis Hansen is an American
talent agent and retired television and stage actress.
bunny, Hansen was probably best known for her recurring role as "Gloria", ex-wife of Felix Unger
on The Odd Couple
between 1971 and 1975. She had guest roles on other television programs, including Gidget
and I Dream of Jeannie
.
Some may remember her as "Sister Katherine Grace" in the film "Airport" (1970). She last acted in 1982.
actor (The Ernie Kovacs Show
).
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talent agent and retired television and stage actress.
Acting career
A one-time PlayboyPlayboy
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bunny, Hansen was probably best known for her recurring role as "Gloria", ex-wife of Felix Unger
Felix Unger
Felix Unger was one of the principal characters in Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. Felix was portrayed in the original Broadway production of the play by Art Carney, in the film by Jack Lemmon, and in the television series by Tony Randall.-Character overview:Felix is a divorced, middle-aged man...
on The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (TV series)
The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon.Felix and Oscar are two divorced men....
between 1971 and 1975. She had guest roles on other television programs, including Gidget
Gidget
Gidget is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach at Malibu. The name Gidget is a portmanteau of "girl and midget"...
and I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries...
.
Some may remember her as "Sister Katherine Grace" in the film "Airport" (1970). She last acted in 1982.
Talent Management
Hansen owned and operated Hansen Management, a talent management company in Los Angeles, where she was an agent, coach and manager.Personal life
She was married to Joe Mikolas (1924—1997), an AmericanUnited States
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actor (The Ernie Kovacs Show
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs was a Hungarian American comedian and actor.Kovacs' uninhibited, often ad-libbed, and visually experimental comedic style came to influence numerous television comedy programs for years after his death in an automobile accident...
).