Jan Miner(1917-2004)

Actress

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)

Jan Miner was born on 15 October 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Mermaids (1990), The Swimmer (1968) and Lenny (1974). She was married to Richard Merrell, Terry O'Sullivan, Thomas Samuel Carr and John Harvey Campbell Berry. She died on 15 February 2004 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Mermaids

6.7

Mother Superior

1990

The Swimmer

7.6

Lillian Hunsacker

1968

Lenny

7.5

Sally Marr

1974

Gertrude Stein and a Companion!

8.7

TV Movie

Gertrude Stein

1987

Credits

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Actress

Remember WENN
8.7
TV Series
- Aunt Agatha
- 1997
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- Edna Hodge
- 1994
Mermaids
6.7
- Mother Superior
- 1990
ABC Afterschool Specials
7.2
TV Series
- Mrs. Abbott
- 1990
Gertrude Stein and a Companion!
8.7
TV Movie
- Gertrude Stein
- 1987
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- Nurse Guinness
- 'Mother' Mary Jones
- 1978–1985
Cagney & Lacey
6.9
TV Series
- Stella Wall
- 1983
Endless Love
5.0
- Mrs. Switzer
- 1981
Willie & Phil
5.9
- Mrs. Kaufman
- 1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.8
TV Movie
- Daisy
- 1980
One Day at a Time
6.6
TV Series
- Rose Stegemuller
- 1978
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
7.4
TV Series
- Marge Dreyfuss
- 1974
Lenny
7.5
- Sally Marr
- 1974
Rx for the Defense
TV Movie
- 1973
The Jackie Gleason Show
7.9
TV Series
- Stella the Makeup Lady
- 1969

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Personal details

Born
- October 15, 1917
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- February 15, 2004
- Bethel, Connecticut, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Parents
Other works
(1960s) TV commercials: Palmolive dishwashing liquid (as "Madge").
Publicity listings
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Did you know

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)