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Jane Powell
Born · April 1, 1929
Died · September 16, 2021 (92 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
Bio
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.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
0.0
2021
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
7.3
2014
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Herself
0.0
2011
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
0.0
2009
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Self
0.0
2007
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
7.0
2003
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
Delia Ferguson
6.0
2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Kit Andre
6.1
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bess Sherman · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Herself
7.5
1997
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
7.0
1994
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Host
0.0
1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1991
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
7.7
1987
Growing Pains
Irma Seaver Overmier · (8 episodes)
6.5
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
8.0
1985
That's Dancing!
7.0
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Rev. Mother Claire · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
Fantasy Island
Joan Wade · (1 episode)
6.3
1978
The Love Boat
Aunt Loretta · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
The Love Boat
Grace Bostwick · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Kitty Douglass
6.5
1977
Tubby the Tuba
Celeste (voice)
0.0
1975
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
7.3
1974
The Letters
Elaine Anderson
6.7
1973
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer / Singer · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (2 episodes)
4.5
1964
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Lois Walters · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Esther Smith
5.0
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1959
Enchanted Island
Fayaway
4.5
1958
The Girl Most Likely
Dodie
3.7
1958
The Female Animal
Penny Windsor
5.6
1958
Alcoa Theatre
Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Harriet Kennedy · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Kathy Dorn · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (4 episodes)
5.3
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Billete para Tánger
Vicky
0.0
1955
Hit the Deck
Susan Smith
4.8
1955
Deep in My Heart
Performer in Maytime
6.8
1954
Athena
Athena Mulvain
5.6
1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Bride Milly Pontipee
7.2
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
Penny Weston
6.0
1953
Small Town Girl
Cindy Kimbell
5.7
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
6.9
1953
Rich, Young and Pretty
Elizabeth Rogers
5.6
1951
Royal Wedding
Ellen Bowen
6.5
1951
Two Weeks with Love
Patti Robinson
5.9
1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
Nancy Barklay
5.7
1950
Luxury Liner
Polly Bradford
5.2
1948
A Date with Judy
Judy Foster
6.0
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (7 episodes)
6.6
1948
Three Daring Daughters
Tess Morgan
5.7
1948
Holiday in Mexico
Christine Evans
6.2
1946
Delightfully Dangerous
Sherry Williams
5.3
1945
Private Screenings
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
6.8
1950
Song of the Open Road
Jane Powell
0.0
1944