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