Jane Powell
Acting
1929-04-01 · 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.
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as Self · 2021 · 0.0
moviePrivate Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self · 2014 · 7.3
movieDon Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
as Herself · 2011 · 0.0
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive) · 2009 · 0.0
movieRoyal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
as Self · 2007 · 0.0
movieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self · 2003 · 7.0
movieThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra
as Delia Ferguson · 2000 · 6.6
moviePerfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Kit Andre · 2000 · 5.7
movieSobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself · 1997 · 8.0
movieThat's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) · 1994 · 7.0
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as Host · 1992 · 10.0
movieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self · 1987 · 6.0
movieNight of 100 Stars II
as Self · 1985 · 8.0
movieThat's Dancing!
as · 1985 · 6.9
movieNight of 100 Stars
as Self · 1982 · 6.8
movieMayday at 40,000 Feet
as Kitty Douglass · 1977 · 6.4
movieTubby the Tuba
as Celeste (voice) · 1975 · 8.0
movieThat's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1974 · 7.4
movieThe Letters
as Elaine Anderson · 1973 · 6.8
movieFeathertop
as Julie Balfour · 1961 · 9.0
movieMeet Me in St. Louis
as Esther Smith · 1959 · 6.0
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
as Self · 1958 · 6.0
movieEnchanted Island
as Fayaway · 1958 · 4.9
movieThe Girl Most Likely
as Dodie · 1958 · 3.3