Facts: - death place: bethel , connecticut , united states - other names: janice miner - years active: 1944 -- 2004 - caption: miner as '' madge '' - death date: 15 february 2004 - spouse: richard merrell 1963 1998 -lrb- his death -rrb- - birth date: 15 october 1917 - name: jan miner - image: madge palmolive.jpg - birth place: boston , massachusetts , united states - occupation: radio , television , film and stage actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jan miner .
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jan miner -lrb- october 15 , 1917 -- february 15 , 2004 -rrb- was an american actress of film , television , radio and stage , but was best known for her iconic role as the character of madge the manicurist , in a 27-year series of television commercials as a spokesmodel for colgate palmolive dish-washing detergent , from the 1960s until the early 1990s .