Janis Hansen (manager)


Janis Ann Hansen is an American talent agent and retired actress.
as Nancy, Oscar's girlfriend, Fred Beir as Nancy's brother, Ray, and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison.
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 and 1958.

Acting career

A one-time Playboy bunny, Hansen appeared on Broadway in The Riot Act, 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. She had guest roles on such television programs as Bonanza, The Big Valley, Gidget, It Takes a Thief, The FBI, and I Dream of Jeannie. She portrayed "Sister Katherine Grace" in the 1970 film Airport. She last acted in 1982.

Talent management

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

Personal life

Hansen was married to Joseph Roland Mikolas, known as Joe Mikolas, an American actor until his death. The couple had two children. She remarried, on July 27, 2002, to Andrew Michael Roemer.

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