Jane Powell
Born
April 1, 1929
Died
September 16, 2021 (92 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
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
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
2014
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Herself
2011
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Self
2007
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
Delia Ferguson
2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Kit Andre
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bess Sherman · (1 episode)
1999
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Herself
1997
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Host
1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self · (1 episode)
1991
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Growing Pains
Irma Seaver Overmier · (8 episodes)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
That's Dancing!
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Rev. Mother Claire · (1 episode)
1984
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Fantasy Island
Joan Wade · (1 episode)
1978
The Love Boat
Aunt Loretta · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Grace Bostwick · (1 episode)
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Kitty Douglass
1977
Tubby the Tuba
Celeste (voice)
1975
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
The Letters
Elaine Anderson
1973
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (2 episodes)
1964
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (1 episode)
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Lois Walters · (1 episode)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Alcoa Theatre
Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz · (1 episode)
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Harriet Kennedy · (1 episode)
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Kathy Dorn · (1 episode)
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1956
Billete para Tánger
Vicky
1955
Feathertrop
Julie Balfour
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (7 episodes)
1948
Private Screenings
Self · (1 episode)
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer / Singer · (1 episode)
1964
Meet Me in St. Louis
Esther Smith
1959
Enchanted Island
Fayaway
1958
The Girl Most Likely
Dodie
1958
The Female Animal
Penny Windsor
1958
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1956
Hit the Deck
Susan Smith
1955
Deep in My Heart
Performer in Maytime
1954
Athena
Athena Mulvain
1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Bride Milly Pontipee
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
Penny Weston
1953
Small Town Girl
Cindy Kimbell
1953
Rich, Young and Pretty
Elizabeth Rogers
1951
Royal Wedding
Ellen Bowen
1951
Two Weeks with Love
Patti Robinson
1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
Nancy Barklay
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
Luxury Liner
Polly Bradford
1948
A Date with Judy
Judy Foster
1948
Three Daring Daughters
Tess Morgan
1948
Holiday in Mexico
Christine Evans
1946
Delightfully Dangerous
Sherry Williams
1945
Song of the Open Road
Jane Powell
1944