Jane Powell
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
Self (archive)
movieThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
Delia Ferguson
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bess Sherman
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
tvGrowing Pains
1985
Irma Seaver Overmier
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Rev. Mother Claire
tvFantasy Island
1978
Joan Wade
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Aunt Loretta / Grace Bostwick
movieMayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
Kitty Douglass
movieTubby the Tuba
1975
Celeste (voice)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Letters
1973
Elaine Anderson
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host / Self
movieFeathertop
1961
Julie Balfour
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Lois Walters
movieMeet Me in St. Louis
1959
Esther Smith
movieEnchanted Island
1958
Fayaway
movieThe Female Animal
1958
Penny Windsor
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957
Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz / Harriet Kennedy / Kathy Dorn
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self / Self - Singer
movieHit the Deck
1955
Susan Smith
movieDeep in My Heart
1954
Performer (segment "Maytime")
movieAthena
1954
Athena
movieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Bride Milly Pontipee
movieThree Sailors and a Girl
1953
Penny Weston
movieSmall Town Girl
1953
Cindy Kimbell
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieRich, Young and Pretty
1951
Elizabeth Rogers
movieRoyal Wedding
1951
Ellen Bowen
movieTwo Weeks with Love
1950
Patti Robinson
movieNancy Goes to Rio
1950
Nancy Barklay
movieLuxury Liner
1948
Polly Bradford
movieA Date with Judy
1948
Judy Foster
movieThree Daring Daughters
1948
Tess Morgan
movieHoliday in Mexico
1946
Christine Evans
movieDelightfully Dangerous
1945
Sherry Williams
movieSong of the Open Road
1944
Jane Powell