Janis was Playmate of the Month for February 1978. Her pictorial was titled Meet Her in St. Louis.
Janis was born March 14, 1947, in St. Louis, MO. She worked as a Bunny at the Playboy Club in St. Louis. She made her first appearance in Playboy in the pictorial Bunnies of ’77 in November 1977.
Following her Playmate of the Month pictorial, Janis was one of six Playmate brand ambassadors for Michelob Light. She had a small part in the comedy film “History of the World: Part I” and appeared as herself on an episode of the comedy music variety television show “Pink Lady.”
As of 2009, Janis was living in St. Louis, where she is a grandmother.
Playboy appearances:
- Bunnies of ’77, November 1977
- Playmate of the Month pictorial, Meet Her in St. Louis, February 1978
- Dear Playboy, May 1978
- Bunnies of ’78, November 1978
- Playboy’s Playmate Review, January 1979
- Playmates’ Progress, January 1979
- Playboy’s Annual Awards, January 1979
- Photography by: Ken Marcus, May 1979
- Playboy’s Pajama Parties, January 1980
Calendars:
NSS:
- Book of Lingerie, 1984
- Bunnies #2, 1979
- Bunnies #3, 1983
- Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 2, 1999
- The Girls of Playboy 4, 1980
- Holiday Girls, 1987
- New Holiday Album, 1981
- Playmates – The Second Fifteen Years, 1984
- Special Collector’s Edition ‘70s Playmates, July 2014
- Sporting Women, 1986
- Women on the Move, 1988
- Wet & Wild Women, 1990
Foreign:
- Argentine edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, March 1988
- Brazilian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, March 1978
- Brazilian edition pictorial, As Melhores do Ano, December 1978
- Brazilian edition pictorial, As Coelhinhas 79, April 1979
- Brazilian edition pictorial, Por Que Os Homens Preferem Playboy, August 1980
- Brazilian edition NSS As Garotas de Playboy, 1980
- French edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, February 1978
- Italian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Bice Ama in Bici, August 1979
- Japanese edition pictorial Bunnies of 1977, January 1978
- Japanese edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Janis Schmitt, April 1978
- Japanese edition pictorial, Best Playmate Contest, December 1978
- Japanese 1979 Date Calendar, February 1979
- Japanese edition cover, February 1979
- Japanese edition Playmates’ Progress, February 1979
- Japanese NSS Playmates 312, 1980
- Japanese NSS Playboy Part 2, 1981
- Japanese NSS Playmates Collection 1, 1982
- Japanese edition Mandala Calendar, January 1982
- Mexican edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Nos Espera En St. Louis, February 1978
- Russian edition, August 2005
- Spanish edition pictorial, Bunnies of ’78, November 1978
- Spanish edition pictorial Playmates del 78, January 1979
- Spanish edition feature Las Playmates un Año Despues (Playmates’ Progress), January 1979
- Spanish edition NSS Las Chicas de Playboy, 1979
Other publications:
Movies:
- History of the World: Part I (1981) as a vestal virgin
Television:
- Pink Lady (1980) in a guest appearance along with other Playmates
Pipe and PJs: The Seventies 