Jane Powell

Actor

Born: April 1, 1929
Died: September 16, 2021 (age 92)
From: 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…

Filmography (41)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)
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Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter (2011)
Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)
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Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007)
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
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The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)
Delia Ferguson
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
Kit Andre
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
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)
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Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
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That's Dancing! (1985)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
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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 All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
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Enchanted Island (1958)
Fayaway
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
Dodie
The Female Animal (1958)
Penny Windsor
Hit the Deck (1955)
Susan Smith
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Performer (segment "Maytime")
Athena (1954)
Athena
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Bride Milly Pontipee
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Penny Weston