Jane Powell
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.
Filmography (60 titles)
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self · 2021
7.3MoviePrivate Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self · 2014
MovieDon Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Herself · 2011
MovieHollywood 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
7.0MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self · 2003
6.6MovieThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra
Delia Ferguson · 2000
5.7MoviePerfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Kit Andre · 2000
8.0ShowLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bess Sherman · 1999
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Herself · 1997
8.5ShowPrivate Screenings
Self · 1996
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) · 1994
10.0MovieNelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Host · 1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self · 1991
6.0MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self · 1987
6.5ShowGrowing Pains
Irma Seaver Overmier · 1985
6.8MovieNight of 100 Stars II
Self · 1985
6.9MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
7.5ShowMurder, She Wrote
Rev. Mother Claire · 1984
5.8MovieNight of 100 Stars
Self · 1982
6.5ShowFantasy Island
Joan Wade · 1978
6.3ShowThe Love Boat
Aunt Loretta · 1977
6.4MovieMayday at 40,000 Feet
Kitty Douglass · 1977
8.0MovieTubby the Tuba
Celeste (voice) · 1975
7.4MovieThat's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1974
6.8MovieThe Letters
Elaine Anderson · 1973
5.0ShowThe Hollywood Palace
Self · 1964
8.2ShowThe Judy Garland Show
Self · 1963
6.6ShowThe Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1962
5.8ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1961