Jane Powell
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 caree...
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
as Herself
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
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Kit Andre
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
as Delia Ferguson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Bess Sherman
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
as Herself
Private Screenings
1996
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
as Host
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
Growing Pains
1985
as Irma Seaver Overmier
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Rev. Mother Claire
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Fantasy Island
1978
as Joan Wade
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
as Kitty Douglass
The Love Boat
1977
as Aunt Loretta
The Love Boat
1977
as Grace Bostwick
Tubby the Tuba
1975
as Celeste (voice)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Letters
1973
as Elaine Anderson
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Feathertop
1961
as Julie Balfour
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
as Esther Smith
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Lois Walters
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
The Girl Most Likely
1958
as Dodie
Enchanted Island
1958
as Fayaway
The Female Animal
1958
as Penny Windsor
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Harriet Kennedy
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Kathy Dorn
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Hit the Deck
1955
as Susan Smith
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Bride Milly Pontipee
Athena
1954
as Athena
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "Maytime")
Small Town Girl
1953
as Cindy Kimbell
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Penny Weston
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Royal Wedding
1951
as Ellen Bowen
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Elizabeth Rogers
Two Weeks with Love
1950
as Patti Robinson
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Nancy Barklay
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
A Date with Judy
1948
as Judy Foster
Luxury Liner
1948
as Polly Bradford
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Tess Morgan
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Holiday in Mexico
1946
as Christine Evans
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
as Sherry Williams
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Jane Powell