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Jan Miner(1917-2004)

  • Actress
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Jan Miner in Law & Order (1990)
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
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Lenny (1974)
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Jan Miner was born on 15 October 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Mermaids (1990), Lenny (1974) and The Swimmer (1968). She was previously married to Richard Merrell, Terry O'Sullivan, Thomas Samuel Carr and Jack Harvey Campbell Berry. She died on 15 February 2004 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA.
BornOctober 15, 1917
DiedFebruary 15, 2004(86)
BornOctober 15, 1917
DiedFebruary 15, 2004(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

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Horace McMahon and Jan Miner in Naked City (1958)

Known for

Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, Cher, and Bob Hoskins in Mermaids (1990)
Mermaids
6.7
  • Mother Superior
  • 1990
Lenny (1974)
Lenny
7.6
  • Sally Marr
  • 1974
Burt Lancaster in The Swimmer (1968)
The Swimmer
7.6
  • Lillian Hunsacker
  • 1968
Gertrude Stein and a Companion! (1987)
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
8.6
TV Movie
  • Gertrude Stein
  • 1987

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Actress

  • Remember WENN (1996)
    Remember WENN
    • Aunt Agatha
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • Edna Hodge
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, Cher, and Bob Hoskins in Mermaids (1990)
    Mermaids
    • Mother Superior
    • 1990
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    • Mrs. Abbott
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Gertrude Stein and a Companion! (1987)
    Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
    • Gertrude Stein
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Nurse Guinness
    • TV Series
    • 1978–1985
  • Morgan Fairchild, Terry Farrell, Lloyd Bridges, and Nicollette Sheridan in Paper Dolls (1984)
    Paper Dolls
    • Booker #2
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    • Stella Wall
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Endless Love (1981)
    Endless Love
    • Mrs. Switzer
    • 1981
  • Willie & Phil (1980)
    Willie & Phil
    • Mrs. Kaufman
    • 1980
  • Jason Robards in F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
    F.D.R.: The Last Year
    • Daisy
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • One Day at a Time (1975)
    One Day at a Time
    • Rose Stegemuller
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)
    Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
    • Marge Dreyfuss
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Lenny (1974)
    Lenny
    • Sally Marr
    • 1974
  • Rx for the Defense
    • TV Movie
    • 1973

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  • Born
    • October 15, 1917
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 2004
    • Bethel, Connecticut, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Richard MerrellMay 6, 1963 - September 13, 1998 (his death)
  • Parents
      Walter Curtis Miner
  • Other works
    (1960s) TV commercials: Palmolive dishwashing liquid (as "Madge").
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She became a TV icon to generations of viewers as Madge, the wisecracking manicurist for Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent. She played this role for 27 years, one of the longest ongoing product endorsement relationships in TV history.
  • Quotes
    "I'd dip my hands in Palmolive the rest of my life," (reflecting on her past experience in Palmolive commercials gave her the ability to pick and choose her theater roles)
  • Nicknames
    • Tilly
    • Madge

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