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Janis Annie Hansen (June 14, 1940 – November 30, 2021) was an American talent agent and actress.
Raised inJamestown, and laterLakewood, both inChautauqua 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 inJamestown, New York, graduating in 1955 (Sheryn) and 1958 (Janis).
A one-timePlayboy bunny, Hansen appeared on Broadway inThe Riot Act (March–April 1963), a short-lived comedy, starringDorothy 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 ofFelix Unger onThe Odd Couple[1] (1970–1975). She had guest roles on such television programs asBonanza,The Big Valley,Gidget,It Takes a Thief,The FBI (Season 5 episode 12, "The Inside Man" aka episode 126 as "Andrea Gray"), Death Valley Days (s17e11 “The World’s Greatest Swimming Horse”) andI Dream of Jeannie. She portrayed "Sister Katherine Grace" in the 1970 filmAirport. She last acted in 1982.
Hansen founded Hansen Management,[when?] a talent management company in Los Angeles, serving as agent, coach and manager.[citation needed]
Hansen was married to Joseph Roland Mikolas (1927–1996), an actor known for his appearances on theErnie Kovacs Show. They remained together until his death in 1996. The couple had two children.[2] She remarried, on July 27, 2002, to Andrew Michael Roemer.[citation needed]
Hansen died in Los Angeles on November 30, 2021, at the age of 81.[3]
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