Jane Powell
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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
Credits
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Athena (1954)
as Athena
Hit the Deck (1955)
as Susan Smith
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
as Bride Milly Pontipee
Song of the Open Road (1944)
as Jane Powell
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Female Animal (1958)
as Penny Windsor
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
as Elizabeth Rogers
Royal Wedding (1951)
as Ellen Bowen
Small Town Girl (1953)
as Cindy Kimbell
That's Dancing! (1985)
Actor
A Date with Judy (1948)
as Judy Foster
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
as Kit Andre
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
as Tess Morgan
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Deep in My Heart (1954)
as Performer (segment "Maytime")
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
as Sherry Williams
Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)
as Kitty Douglass
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
as Dodie
Luxury Liner (1948)
as Polly Bradford
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
as Nancy Barklay
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
as Esther Smith
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997)
as Herself
Enchanted Island (1958)
as Fayaway
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
as Penny Weston
The Letters (1973)
as Elaine Anderson
Tubby the Tuba (1975)
as Celeste (voice)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)
as Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007)
as Self
Holiday in Mexico (1946)
as Christine Evans
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)
as Delia Ferguson
Feathertop (1961)
as Julie Balfour
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
as Patti Robinson
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter (2011)
as Herself
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts (1992)
as Host