Jane Powell
Acting
Born: 1929-04-01 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 2021-09-16
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 caree
🎬 Movies (30)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
Self
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
2007
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
Kit Andre
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
Delia Ferguson
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
Herself
That's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
Host
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Self
That's Dancing!
1985
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
Kitty Douglass
Tubby the Tuba
1975
Celeste (voice)
That's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Letters
1973
Elaine Anderson
Feathertop
1961
Julie Balfour
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
Esther Smith
The Girl Most Likely
1958
Dodie
Enchanted Island
1958
Fayaway
The Female Animal
1958
Penny Windsor
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Self
Hit the Deck
1955
Susan Smith
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Bride Milly Pontipee
Athena
1954
Athena
Deep in My Heart
1954
Performer in Maytime
Small Town Girl
1953
Cindy Kimbell
📺 TV Shows (19)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bess Sherman
Private Screenings
1996
Self
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
Self
Growing Pains
1985
Irma Seaver Overmier
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Rev. Mother Claire
Fantasy Island
1978
Joan Wade
The Love Boat
1977
Grace Bostwick
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Lois Walters
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Self
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Kathy Dorn
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Singer
The Oscars
1953
Self
What's My Line?
1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self