Jane Withers

Jane Withers

Known for
Acting
Born
April 12, 1926
Died
August 7, 2021 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of 3, Withers was a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s, and probably best known for playing the obnoxious Joy Smythe in the film Bright Eyes, where she paired with Shirley Temple.

Known For

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Filmography

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Movie · as Self

2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

Movie · as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints poster

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Movie · as Self

1998
Memories of Giant poster

Memories of Giant

Movie · as Self

1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie · as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)

1996
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Movie · as Self

1993
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling poster

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Movie · as Self

1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen poster

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

Movie · as Self

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Marge Allen, Alma Sobel · 1 ep

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep

1977
ABC Weekend Specials poster

ABC Weekend Specials

TV · 2 eps

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Gladys · 1 ep

1975
All Together Now poster

All Together Now

Movie · as Helen Drummond

1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife poster

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

Movie · as Self

1964
The Munsters poster

The Munsters

TV · as Fanny Pike · 2 eps

1963
Captain Newman, M.D. poster

Captain Newman, M.D.

Movie · as Lt. Grace Blodgett

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Edith Swinney · 1 ep

1961
The Right Approach poster

The Right Approach

Movie · as Liz Fargo

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1960
Pete and Gladys poster

Pete and Gladys

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Heart Is a Rebel poster

The Heart Is a Rebel

Movie · as Grace

1957
Armored Attack! poster

Armored Attack!

Movie · as as Clavdia Kurin

1956
Giant poster

Giant

Movie · as Vashti Synthe

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Sue Ann Baines, Betty Hamilton · 1 ep

1947
Danger Street poster

Danger Street

Movie · as Pat Marvin

1946
Affairs of Geraldine poster

Affairs of Geraldine

Movie · as Geraldine Cooper

1946
Peeks at Hollywood poster

Peeks at Hollywood

Movie

1944
My Best Gal poster

My Best Gal

Movie · as Kitty O'Hara

1944
Faces in the Fog poster

Faces in the Fog

Movie · as Mary Elliott

1943
The North Star poster

The North Star

Movie · as Clavdia Kurin

1942
Johnny Doughboy poster

Johnny Doughboy

Movie · as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan

1942
The Mad Martindales poster

The Mad Martindales

Movie · as Kathy Martindale

1942
Young America poster

Young America

Movie · as Jane Campbell

1941
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

Movie · as Self

1941
Small Town Deb poster

Small Town Deb

Movie · as Patricia Randall

1941
Golden Hoofs poster

Golden Hoofs

Movie · as Jane Drake

1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Movie

1941
Her First Beau poster

Her First Beau

Movie · as Penelope 'Penny' Wood

1941
A Very Young Lady poster

A Very Young Lady

Movie · as Kitty Russell

1940
Youth Will Be Served poster

Youth Will Be Served

Movie · as Eadie-May

1940
High School poster

High School

Movie · as Jane Wallace

1940
Shooting High poster

Shooting High

Movie · as Jane Pritchard

1940
The Girl from Avenue A poster

The Girl from Avenue A

Movie · as Jane

1939
Pack Up Your Troubles poster

Pack Up Your Troubles

Movie · as Colette

1939
Hollywood Hobbies poster

Hollywood Hobbies

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1939
Chicken Wagon Family poster

Chicken Wagon Family

Movie · as Addie Fippany

1939
Boy Friend poster

Boy Friend

Movie · as Sally Murphy

1939
The Arizona Wildcat poster

The Arizona Wildcat

Movie · as Mary Jane Patterson

1938
Always in Trouble poster

Always in Trouble

Movie · as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington

1938
Keep Smiling poster

Keep Smiling

Movie · as Jane Rand

1938
Rascals poster

Rascals

Movie · as Gypsy

1937
Angel's Holiday poster

Angel's Holiday

Movie · as June 'Angel' Everett

1937
Checkers poster

Checkers

Movie · as Checkers

1937
The Holy Terror poster

The Holy Terror

Movie · as Corky

1937
45 Fathers poster

45 Fathers

Movie · as Judy

1937
Wild and Woolly poster

Wild and Woolly

Movie · as Arnette Flynn

1936
Paddy O'Day poster

Paddy O'Day

Movie · as Paddy O'Day

1936
Little Miss Nobody poster

Little Miss Nobody

Movie · as Judy Devlin

1936
Pepper poster

Pepper

Movie · as Pepper Jolly

1936
Can This Be Dixie? poster

Can This Be Dixie?

Movie · as Peg Gurgle

1936
Gentle Julia poster

Gentle Julia

Movie · as Florence Atwater

1935
Ginger poster

Ginger

Movie · as Ginger

1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife poster

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Movie · as Della

1935
The Good Fairy poster

The Good Fairy

Movie · as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)

1935
This Is the Life poster

This Is the Life

Movie · as Geraldine Revier

1934
Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

Movie · as Joy Smythe

1934
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

1934
Buddy's Garage poster

Buddy's Garage

Movie · as Cookie (voice) (uncredited)

1933
Mary Stevens, M.D. poster

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Movie · as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)

1933
Buddy's Day Out poster

Buddy's Day Out

Movie · as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)

1933
Zoo in Budapest poster

Zoo in Budapest

Movie · as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)