Jane Powell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 1, 1929
- Died
- September 16, 2021 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Portland, Oregon, USA
Biography
Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in commercials, and in a workout video. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carousel," and a one-woman show "The Girl Next Door and How She Grew," from which she took the title of her 1988 autobiography. From the 1980s to the 2010s, Powell lived with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore, in New York City and Connecticut, active in television and theater through the 2000s. Moore passed away in 2015 and Powell moved full-time to Wilton, Connecticut after that. Jane Powell passed away on September 16, 2021, of natural causes, at the age of 92. Despite the same last name she is not related to actors William Powell, Dick Powell, or Eleanor Powell.
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Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Movie · as Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Movie · as Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Movie · as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Movie · as Kit Andre
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
Movie · as Delia Ferguson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Bess Sherman · 1 ep
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Movie · as Herself
Private Screenings
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Movie · as Host
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie
Growing Pains
TV · as Irma Seaver Overmier · 8 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Rev. Mother Claire · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Fantasy Island
TV · as Joan Wade · 1 ep
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Movie · as Kitty Douglass
The Love Boat
TV · as Aunt Loretta, Grace Bostwick · 1 ep
Tubby the Tuba
Movie · as Celeste (voice)
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Letters
Movie · as Elaine Anderson
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Judy Garland Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Feathertop
Movie · as Julie Balfour
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie · as Esther Smith
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Lois Walters · 1 ep
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Girl Most Likely
Movie · as Dodie
Enchanted Island
Movie · as Fayaway
The Female Animal
Movie · as Penny Windsor
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz, Harriet Kennedy, Kathy Dorn · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self, Self - Singer · 1 ep
Hit the Deck
Movie · as Susan Smith
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie · as Bride Milly Pontipee
Athena
Movie · as Athena
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as Performer (segment "Maytime")
Small Town Girl
Movie · as Cindy Kimbell
Three Sailors and a Girl
Movie · as Penny Weston
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Royal Wedding
Movie · as Ellen Bowen
Rich, Young and Pretty
Movie · as Elizabeth Rogers
Two Weeks with Love
Movie · as Patti Robinson
Nancy Goes to Rio
Movie · as Nancy Barklay
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Date with Judy
Movie · as Judy Foster
Luxury Liner
Movie · as Polly Bradford
Three Daring Daughters
Movie · as Tess Morgan
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Holiday in Mexico
Movie · as Christine Evans
Delightfully Dangerous
Movie · as Sherry Williams
Song of the Open Road
Movie · as Jane Powell